Rest In Play - 1930 thru 1939

Frank Hornby, 1863 - 1936, is the inventor of Meccano and Dinky Toys, as well as the founder of the model train firm that carries his name. He began his remarkable career by producing toys for hi...s own children in 1889, despite having no official technical experience, and went on to manufacture some of the most popular toys of the twentieth century. Hornby became a multi-millionaire as a result of his creations. Meccano Ltd was the largest toy company in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s. Hornby purchased five acres of land in Liverpool’s Old Swan neighborhood, and the Binns Road factory opened in 1914. For more than 60 years, this was the company’s headquarters... See more at wikipedia websiteShow more