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, science and technology in generations of youngsters – and their parents.
Meccano building sets filled with reusable perforated metal – and later plastic – strips, plates, nuts, bolts, winches, wires, wheels and even motors have been used to construct models and mechanical devices for more than 120 years.
