The Inside Track

 A brisk look round Sleights Eskdale Antiques the other day, where I snapped a few toy pics inside for the blog.

Here goes.

A plastic Pippin Toys ship.

Hornby Pullmans.

Beatles and Stones.

Hornby set with track.

Tractor and carriages.

Dan Dare radio station.

A telephone exchange!

Meccano.

Hornby crane.

Hornby carriages.

Finally, an old church chair from Glastonbury no less!

Anything for you?

GUNDAM AND THE FLOWER BOY

Further finds from the weekend: a Gundam bootleg 12 incher - date unknown 

and 

a Hornby Flower Fairy called Elm from 1983 I think. Elm's missing his acorn cap and wings.

What do you think?

FRANK HORNBY HERITAGE CENTRE

Just seen a TV clip about the Frank Hornby Heritage Centre in Maghull outside Liverpool, UK. Trying to google it and find a website I was taken to Bootle Leisure Centre where there's no mention of it. Its not easy finding the founder of Meccano, Hornby and Dinky!

Anyway, this is what its meant to look like in the Heritage Centre. They have the very first boxed set, Make and Know, from where the name Meccano came from.

There's also Frank Hornby's house down the road in Southport with a blue plaque.

Has anyone been to these commemorative places to the great Frank Hornby?