Meccano set
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
c. 1950 - c. 1960
Materials
Metal Meccano set with chains and electric cable
Measurements
690 x 480 x 220 mm
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672691.1
Summary
A vintage Meccano set, comprised of assorted metal pieces of various shapes and sizes coloured yellow, blue and silver. These pieces can be connected together using small metal screws to build a fairground ride model. When constructed the model has two triangular shaped sides between which there is a revolving arm with bucket seats at either end. The set comes with a small electrically operated motor that provides power for two chain mechanisms to operate the revolving arm. The motor also provides power to a set of twelve small coloured light bulbs (six red and six green) with eight of these located on the revolving arm and four on one of the triangular shaped sides. One of the sides also has a rectangular blue sign attached to it which has MECCANO printed on it in white letters together with the number 100609.
Provenance
Manufactured at Meccano Liverpool factory circa 1950. Purchased by The National Trust via ebay on 15th February 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, manufacturer