Hornby O Gauge No.2 Special 4-4-2 Tank Loco LMS maroon No.6954. This clockwork locomotive is pre-Second World War and it's on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. #bsmuseums
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Dinky Toy refurb' - Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside UK. A dustcart - Dinky 252 from 1950's - it came to us falling to bits. We replaced lifting mechanism/handle, straightened bent chassis, installed a new tailgate. Paintwork has not been changed - #bsmuseums www.frankhornby.co.uk
Dinky Toy refurbishments displayed at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. A green Morris Oxford - Dinky 159 & red Dinky Jaguar XK120 - Dinky 157. Both complete repaints taking them back to how they would have left Liverpool's Meccano factory - #bsmuseums
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A Dinky Toy refurb' by Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. This time simply a replacement windscreen for a Fraser/Nash BMW dating from @1946 - Dinky No.38a. www.frankhornby.co.uk #bsmuseums
Dinky's Toys were tough but paintwork/plastic parts suffer when play-worn. This is a Pathe News Fiat 2300 Station Wagon. The Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Maghull Merseyside UK) has refurb'ed it adding camera-man, Pathe logos, tailgate parts & painting chrome-work - www.frankhornby.co.uk #bsmuseums
A BR Class 86 Electric loco once carried 'Frank Hornby' nameplates. Comedian Ken Dodd unveiled them at Liverpool's Lime St Station - 1986. This shows 1 of the set of 4 plates. We have a full set on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside UK #bsmuseums
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A 1930's are Meccano outfit on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside UK - #bsmuseums - www.frankhornby.co.uk
Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Merseyside UK) has been looking at how the bases of Dinky Toys changed over time, from tinplate, to die-cast, to plastic.
The Vauxhall Cresta is from 1955, the Fiat 2300 Station Wagon 1962, the Hesketh F1 Racing Car from 1977. #bsmuseums
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#bsmuseums - A Meccano Motor Car Constructor Outfit No.2 dating from @1933 on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. Frank Hornby lived in Maghull for much of his adult life - www.frankhornby.co.uk
Do you remember Dinky Builder? An interesting &, in today's view, probably dangerous construction toy for children. Launched by Meccano in 1935, it went out of production to be relaunched in the 1950's. Maghull's (Merseyside UK) Frank Hornby Heritage Centre has this set from the 1950's. #bsmuseums
Dinky Toys? Yes/no. All have Dinky Toys embossed into their bases. A green BMW 530, gold Peugeot 504, blue Fiat Ritmo, yellow Alfetta GTV. They're French Dinky's produced 1980/81 by Solido. You could call them French Dinky follow-ons - Frank Hornby Heritage Centre Maghull, Merseyside, UK #bsmuseums
Maghull's (Merseyside, UK) Frank Hornby Heritage Centre is delighted to see that the Royal Mail is celebrating Hornby Railways - #bsmuseums - shop.royalmail.com/special-stam...
A 1939 wooden Hornby Dublo D2 Set station building on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. #bsmuseums
Hornby clockwork 0 gauge train set, on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. The Centre is free to visit and is open the same days/hours as Maghull Library The address is Meadows Leisure Centre, Hall Lane, Maghull, L31 7BB - Website - www.frankhornby.co.uk - #bsmuseums
New to Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre is this cracking Hornby Dublo breakdown crane that's been donated #bsmuseums
This is NOT a Dinky Toy. A 1/43 scale die-cast model made in Bangladesh & marketed by by IXO/Hacchette Collections (French company) it has recently been acquired by Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Merseyside UK) because of its stunning Meccano/MOGUL/Dinky Toys livery. #bsmuseums
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Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Merseyside UK) has been given this beautiful 1950's Mamod steam engine by John Langton.
It's in mint condition with receipt for purchase (by John's Uncle) from Lucas's Hobbies Liverpool. Thank you John for donating such a great model to our Trust. #bsmuseums
Maghull's (Merseyside, UK) Frank Hornby Heritage Centre reopens 3rd Jan after a Christmas/New Year break looks forward to welcoming you to our unique museum in 2026.
Unfortunately, our 00 Gauge Hornby railway layout is out of order awaiting repairs. We hope to get it working again ASAP. #bsmuseums
Dinky Toys No.183 Morris Mini-Minor in original play-worn condition. It was produced by Liverpool's famous Binns Rd Meccano Factory from 1966-1974. Now on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (on Merseyside) which reopens on 3rd Jan 2026 following a Christmas/New New break. #bsmuseums
Green correct/blue wrong - TB2. Odd, non-show liveries peppered the Meccano Factory output of Gerry/Sylvia Anderson Dinky Toys in the 1960's/70's. Both these Dinky Toys are on public display at the free to visit Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Maghull, Merseyside, UK. #bsmuseums
Visitors to Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Merseyside, UK) please note that its opening hours/days are the same as Maghull Library so this Christmas/New Year the Heritage Centre will be closed from 5pm on December 23rd to 10am on 3rd January. #bsmuseums
Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre (Merseyside, UK) is delighted that the Hornby plaque has been put back in prominent public view at Liverpool Lime Street Station. Hornby was born on the adjacent Copperas Hill but his house was demolished when the station was enlarged many years ago. #bsmuseums
An advertising venture for BT 'Yellow Pages' teaming up with Dinky Toys during the 1970's. It's in great condition & now on display at the free to visit Frank Hornby Heritage Centre within Meadows Leisure Centre, Maghull, Merseyside, UK #bsmuseums
#bsmuseums Dinky Toys STRIPEY The Magic Mini. It's not from a TV series like the other 'Anderson' Dinky's on show at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. It comes from a children's comic - Candy & Andy. Here's an explanatory link -
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Meccano's 1970's answer to Tonka Toys - MOGUL. Here's a really nice fire engine just acquired by Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK. Suffice to say that Mogul didn't trouble Tonka much. #bsmuseums
A selection of Dinky Toys on display at Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre, Merseyside, UK #bsmuseums
* Ford Transit Police Accident Unit van (Dinky 287 - 1967-72)
* Ford Corsair (Dinky 130 - 1966-69)
* Dinky (760) postbox - 1950's
* Dinky (750) telephone box - 1954-62
Maghull's Frank Hornby Heritage Centre on Merseyside, UK (where Meccano inventor Frank Hornby lived for much of his adult life) has been learning how model builder Peter Schofield has constructed a biplane from scratch - www.frankhornby.co.uk/meccano - #bsmuseums
Last days of Liverpool’s Meccano Factory Dinky worked on 2 cars from the New Avengers. In 1978 a Triumph TR7 was produced in Purdey livery. Maghull’s Frank Hornby Heritage Centre has one. The Steed Jag' did not see the light of day but both made it into the final (1978) Dinky Catalogue. #bsmuseums
The last ever Dinky Toys catalogue was produced in 1978 & the world famous Binns Road Liverpool Meccano Factory that made them closed in 1979. Frank Hornby Heritage Centre - Maghull, Merseyside, UK - #bsmuseums
