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South American Pre-war Meccano Dinky Toys Literature
When the Meccano factory decided to expand operations overseas in the mid 1920’s, it opened…
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Dinky 102 Joe’s Car
From 1965 to 1970, I worked on product design in Meccano’s drawing office. Sometime during…
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Hornby Modelled Miniatures
Dinky Toys have been around since 1934 and have amazed boys of pre-war Britain and…
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Refurbishing the Dinky 104 Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle
My Dinky 104 Spectrum Pursuit vehicle, or SPV, was purchased for me by my mom…
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Meccano Memories
In 1961, I joined Meccano Ltd. as an Apprentice Toolmaker based at their factory in…
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Dinky Toy Design and Manufacture
It must be pointed out that although the focus of this article is about Dinky…
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Dinky Pre-War Gift Sets
Meccano Ltd and Dinky Toys made a grand entrance prior to the start of WWII. In these…
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Dinky Toys for our Hornby Trains — AA Patrolmen, RAC Patrolmen and Policemen
The first part of this article concerns two influential motoring organizations with very different backgrounds…
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Lady Penelope’s FAB1 with Chauffeur Parker
Dinky Toys No. 100 is a true gem for any collector and fan of classic…