Once again, The Toys that made Christmas, that I contributed to a few years ago, will be boradcast on BBC4, Saturdayu 22 December at 19.30.
There are a lot of toys and their histories in it including Meccano, Lego, dolls and trainsets!
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Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys – Britain, Germany & the USA.
The fascinating and entrepreneurial Frank Hornby was the inventor of Meccano, The Hornby Railway and Dinky Cars – one of the great toy designers. Importantly, he believed that all children should play with, and so understand, mechanics; which is still relevant as we search for more engineers. More in Deborah’s book The History of Toys.
Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys
Deborah will give the inaugural lecture to the new South Yorkshire Branch of the Newcomen Society, at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield on 23 January 2017. The lecture will be Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys – Britain, Germany & the USA. The fascinating and entrepreneurial Frank Hornby was the inventor of Meccano, The Hornby Railway and Dinky Cars – one of the great toy designers. The lecture is based on Deborah’s research for The History of Toys. Further information here
Lecture: Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys – Britain, Germany & the USA
Deborah is delighted to have been asked to give the inaugural lecture to the new South Yorkshire Branch of the Newcomen Society, at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield on 23 January 2017. The lecture will be Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys – Britain, Germany & the USA. She will also give the lecture to the North East Branch on 21 March and in London on 12 April, 2017. Continue reading Lecture: Frank Hornby & Mechanical Toys – Britain, Germany & the USA