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... > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > toys > Meccano

... > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > toys > Meccano

... > sociology > sociology of sport and leisure > play (sociology) > toys > Meccano

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Meccano

Definition

Meccano is a model construction kit made by Meccano Ltd. It was first produced in 1901 by Frank Hornby (1863–1936), who was at that stage a clerk living in Liverpool, England. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Meccano]

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toys

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