The search engine Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of visionary toy maker Frank Hornby, whose model railways, Meccano sets and Dinky toys are still being played with by children today. Born in ...

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, ...

Hornby invented Meccano and was said to have been inspired by the railway in Liverpool A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker is to be ...

A FILM company run by the man who made movie blockbuster Ghost signed a deal to bring Meccano to the silver screen. Helix Films plan to make the 100-year-old Liverpool brand the star of a 3D adventure ...

The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by next year after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. Spin Master said Wednesday the ...

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 ...

LILLE, France - The owners of the world’s last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by 2024 after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. Canadian multinational ...