Once-popular engineering toy, in decline since the 1950s, will still be manufactured by partner companies It is the children’s toy, invented in Britain, that inspired a passion for engineering, ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fascinating footage captured the final days inside a famous Liverpool factory 45 years ago. For decades, Meccano was one of the ...

The only factory in Europe dedicated to producing iconic British construction toy brand Meccano is set to close. The plant, in Calais, France, will shut down by the first quarter of next year, leaving ...

A collection of Dinky Toy cars, Meccano construction kits, Hornby model trains, and other rarities is to go under the hammer tomorrow. The items, many never seen in public before, were rescued from ...

For decades, one Liverpool factory employed generations and made toys that are now "worth a fortune." The ECHO recently took a look back at unseen photos of the Meccano factory on Binns Road which ...

The French Meccano factory is to close by early next year – Copyright AFP Manjunath KIRAN The owners of the world’s last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said ...

Fascinating footage captured the final days inside a famous Liverpool factory 45 years ago. For decades, Meccano was one of the city's most well-known and thriving factories, employing generations. It ...

The last factory for the British model construction system Meccano, situated in France, is to close. Photo by MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE / AFP The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have ...