Meccano Ltd

Overview

• Industrygame industry¹
• HeadquartersLiverpool¹

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Meccano Ltd was a British toy manufacturing company, established in 1908 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England, to manufacture and distribute Meccano and other model toys and kits created by the company. During the 1920s and 1930s it became the biggest toy manufacturer in the United Kingdom and produced three of the most popular lines of toys in the twentieth century: Meccano, Hornby Trains and Dinky Toys.²

Corporate structure

Meccano Ltd sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Meccano Ltd reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

• Dinky Toys
• Meccano

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Frank Hornby in 1908.¹

Leadership

Who has led Meccano Ltd, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderFrank Hornby¹

Products and brands

• construction set
• metal toy construction set
• model car
• rail transport modelling

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

• Dinky Toys
• Meccano

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1. 1964Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1908Founded Founded¹

Links

• WikipediaMeccano Ltd
• WikidataQ17113675