Meccano

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Meccano is an organisation. It was founded on 30 May 1908. No scale models or locomotive classes linked to Meccano have been catalogued yet.

Timeline

  1. Founded
  2. Came under the ownership of Lines Bros
  3. Left the ownership of Lines Bros
  4. Came under the ownership of Airfix Industries

    Dated 1971 by Wikipedia and Ramsay's, and 1972 by Grace's Guide's Meccano page. General Mills bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It already owned the French business.

  5. Left the ownership of Airfix Industries

    Dated 1971 by Wikipedia and Ramsay's, and 1972 by Grace's Guide's Meccano page. General Mills bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It already owned the French business.

  6. Came under the ownership of General Mills

    General Mills, which already owned the French business, bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It left the toy business in 1985, and Meccano was sold to Marc Rebibo.

  7. Left the ownership of General Mills

    General Mills, which already owned the French business, bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It left the toy business in 1985, and Meccano was sold to Marc Rebibo.

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