Constructional toy
Meccano Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1957
Materials
Metal and cardboard
Measurements
Each piece (min) - 6 mm (length); 6 mm (width), Each piece (max) - 317 mm (length); 51 mm (width), Box - 341 mm (length); 155 mm (width)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664412
Summary
A set of meccano (circa 1957) in a black, damaged cardboard box with a broken lid. A very dirty label on the lid reads 'Meccano Accessory Outfit containing all the parts necessary to convert a No.1 Meccano Outfit into a No.2. The World's Mechanical Wonders in Every Home 1A Manufactured By Meccano Ltd. Liverpool Eng. Fully Patented', in red ink. The box is lined with green paper and contains 26 metal pieces of Meccano in different sizes and shapes, including girders, brackets, screws, nuts, wheels etc. There is also a broken piece of the box and a length of cardboard with fine cord wound around it. Total number of items is 30
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd., maker