The fascinating and entrepreneurial Frank Hornby was the inventor of Meccano, The Hornby Railway and Dinky Cars – one of the great toy designers. Importantly, he believed that all children should play with, and so understand, mechanics; which is still relevant as we search for more engineers. More in Deborah’s book The History of Toys.
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