MECCANO/ STANDARD MECHANISMS/ STANDARD MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS/ CONSTRUCTED AND DEMONSTRATED/ WITH MECCANO
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
213 mm (height); 282 mm (width)
Place of origin
Binns Road
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671438
Summary
A Meccano booklet in a yellow paper binding. The title and manufacturer are printed on the front cover. The cover is illustrated with black and white illustrations of a young boy playing with a Meccano crane. In addition there are two circles which show close ups of the model. There are forty pages providing instruction on the workings of Meccano models.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss R. Bousfield in October 1992.
Marks and inscriptions
In the bottom right-hand corner of the front: 'COPYRIGHT BY/ MECCANO LTD./ BINNS ROAD/ LIVERPOOL 13/ ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, engraver and publisher