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Tag Archives: History of Toys
The Toys that made Christmas
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!
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