Frank Hornby

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Frank Hornby (15 May 1863 - 21 September 1936) was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture and produced three of the most popular lines of toys in the twentieth century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He also founded the British toy company Meccano Ltd in 1908. Wikipedia
Born:
May 15, 1863
Died:
September 21, 1936
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  • Meccano the early years

    Surprisingly enough, although Frank Hornby was responsible for the invention and production of the worlds most famous toy based on engineering principles, he had no formal engineering training what-so-ever.
    www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/6981/TMG_files/history_...

  • Frank Hornby

    (1863 - 1936) F rank Hornby was born in 1863 at 77 Copperas Hill, Liverpool, England.
    www.toyman.co.za/history/hornby.html

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Frank Hornby. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hornby

  • liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

    Museum of Liverpool Skip over navigation [alt-Z]
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