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Subject: Re: Killer - chapter 3 erector set

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Ian

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Date Posted: 07:17:03 08/02/15 Sun
In reply to: Julian Thomas 's message, "Killer - chapter 3 erector set" on 21:46:34 07/30/15 Thu

>Brings back memories of the erector sets

I grew up in England, and they were called Meccano sets.

According to Wikipedia
"Meccano is a model construction system created in Liverpool, UK by Frank Hornby. It is now based in Calais, France. It consists of re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices.

The ideas for Meccano were first conceived by Hornby in 1898 and he developed and patented the construction kit as "Mechanics Made Easy" in 1901. The name was later changed to "Meccano" and manufactured by the British company, Meccano Ltd, between 1908 and 1980. It is now manufactured in France and China by Meccano S.N. of France, part of the Canadian Spin Master toy company. In the USA, Meccano is sold under the Erector Set brand.

Ian

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Allen McIntosh
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Date Posted: 11:23:34 08/02/15 Sun

>>Brings back memories of the erector sets
>
>I grew up in England, and they were called Meccano
>sets.

In Canada also. Erector sets may have been available due to our proximity to the U.S., but the set I had in the early 60's was definitely Meccano.

Meccano's website says:

"In 2000 Meccano bought the Erector brand, which had been sold in the United States since 1913, and unified its presence on all continents. Even today, Meccano is sold under the Erector brand in the United States."

and indeed www.meccano.com is similar to www.erector.us. The history sections are different.