Constructional toy
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
318mm (max length of pieces); 20mm (min length of pieces)
Place of origin
Liverpool
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659986
Summary
Two groups of Meccano parts with covering letter. One groups consists of 29 wheels, gears and engineering components, brass-plated. The other group of 30 is of girders and strips of silver coloured metal. A typed letter with it reads '31st July, 1973/ Dear Nicholas Hayes,/ Thank you very much indeed for giving some early Meccano to the Museum - it is nice to/be able to show visitors the un-coloured variety. I have quite/a large collection of Meccano magazines, so eventually we/shall build up a useful exhibition. Your pieces will look/nice mounted on a coloured board. Just one of the many jobs I/shall have to do in the winter when the museum is closed./Yours sincerely/ (hand-written) From Nicholas Hayes/71, Moor Pool Avenue/B/ham B17 9DS Total number of items is sixty
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker