Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Search Starts

January, 19,2011

Hello everyone

Welcome to a new blog on antiques. I just retired, and by a chance of luck came upon almost unused (2) sets of Meccano . For those who don't know, these are what are called "erector sets". The old antique sets were made of metal, and the nature of the toys was to construct. They were invented in Great Britain, and geared towards the young, although today, many "young-of-mind" collectors search out these items.  The sets came with various lengths and shapes of metal, various colors, nuts and bolts and small tools to have the pieces join.





You can imagine how elated I was when I came across these sets. Below is the other set.








These 2 sets were produced in the 40's and 50's. Their red and blue piece colours identify them from that era. Anyway, someone found these here in Montreal, I purchased them, and then e-mailed a few people from a Meccano club in England to check out the demand. 1 person eventually bought the item, and it now has come back to reside, actually in Ireland. 

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