Roger Marriott was given his first Meccano set at the age of eleven and was immediately captivated by its possibilities of building working models. The visit of a nephew some 20 years later led to a revival of interest in both model-building in Meccano, and collecting Meccano products. Now retired from Her Majesty's Inspectorate and a career in further education he continues to be fascinated by the inventive possibilities of the "Toy that Grows with the Boy".

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• Introduction ‘Mechanics Made Easy’ to ‘Meccano’: 1901–8 Meccano 1908–18Expansion and Consolidation: the 1920sThe Golden Age: the 1930sPost-war Regeneration: 1945–64The Final Years: 1964–79Postscript: After 1980Chronology of MeccanoFurther InformationIndex

Roger Marriott was given his first Meccano set at the age of eleven and was immediately captivated by its possibilities of building working models. The visit of a nephew some 20 years later led to a revival of interest in both model-building in Meccano, and collecting Meccano products. Now retired from Her Majesty's Inspectorate and a career in further education he continues to be fascinated by the inventive possibilities of the "Toy that Grows with the Boy".

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• Introduction ‘Mechanics Made Easy’ to ‘Meccano’: 1901–8 Meccano 1908–18Expansion and Consolidation: the 1920sThe Golden Age: the 1930sPost-war Regeneration: 1945–64The Final Years: 1964–79Postscript: After 1980Chronology of MeccanoFurther InformationIndex

Roger Marriott was given his first Meccano set at the age of eleven and was immediately captivated by its possibilities of building working models. The visit of a nephew some 20 years later led to a revival of interest in both model-building in Meccano, and collecting Meccano products. Now retired from Her Majesty's Inspectorate and a career in further education he continues to be fascinated by the inventive possibilities of the "Toy that Grows with the Boy".

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• Introduction ‘Mechanics Made Easy’ to ‘Meccano’: 1901–8 Meccano 1908–18Expansion and Consolidation: the 1920sThe Golden Age: the 1930sPost-war Regeneration: 1945–64The Final Years: 1964–79Postscript: After 1980Chronology of MeccanoFurther InformationIndex