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Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Classic Children's Toys
Aug 23, 2017Toy franchises including Merrythought Bear, Meccano, Action Man and Hornby Dublo trains are back, in stamp form. Royal Mail has announced plans to immortalise some of the most popular toy brands of the last 100 years in stamp form, with a ...
Tags: Children's Toys, Toys
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Spin Master Ramps up Presence in CEE Region
Jun 27, 2016'Spin Master has established a strong foundation in Central Eastern Europe and we're confident we will build a powerful presence in the region,' says Spin Master's Ben Gadbois. Spin Master has revealed plans to boost its operations in ...
Tags: Spin Master, Bunchems
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Spin Master's Meccano Brand Gets Ducati Makeover In New Partnership
Mar 18, 2016Spin Master has teamed up with motorcycle brand Ducati to launch new Meccano building sets. Spin Master is teaming up with Italian motorcycle giant Ducati, to bring fans a line of new Meccano building sets based on the famous bikes. The ...
Tags: Spin Master, Meccano, Bikes, Building sets
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Spanish Retailer Toy Planet Challenges Gender Stereotyping with New Catalogue
Nov 9, 2015The catalogue features images of boys playing with dolls and irons while girls ride toy motorcycles and wield lightsabers. A Spanish retail chain has drawn its line in the sand when it comes to gender stereotypes by showing boys playing ...
Tags: toy motorcycles, dolls
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Meccano unveiled its Meccanoid G15 KS robot at CES 2015
Jan 12, 2015Robot can initiate conversations, remember birthdays and mimic a consumer's movements. Meccano has unveiled its Meccanoid G15 KS robot at CES 2015. The buildable robot uses its 'Mecca Brain' and voice recognition technology to say ...
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James May's Meccano Motorbike Was Riden Around The Famous TT Circuit by The TV Presenter
Feb 26, 2014The bike - made from over 15, 000 pieces of Meccano - was riden around the famous TT circuit by the TV presenter The Meccano motorbike famous for its role in James May's BBC Toy Stories and completed a full circuit of the Isle of Man TT ...
Tags: Motorbike, Motorcycle Show, Toy
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1930s Meccano Car Kits Are Expected to Sell for Between &Pound10,000 and &Pound15,000
Jan 15, 2014The cars have never been assembled and have remained in the original packaging for more than 80 years A set of two Meccano toy car kits from 1930 are expected to sell for between £10,000 and £15,000 when the lot is auctioned ...
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Slow Seven Includes Moover Dolls Pram, East Coast Activity Cube and Galt Tiny Trike
Dec 24, 2013Slow Seven includes Moover Dolls Pram, East Coast Activity Cube and Galt Tiny Trike The results for the Slow Toy Awards 2013 have been revealed at Harrods' Toy Kingdom this morning. The Awards form part of Thierry Bourret's Slow Toy ...
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Over 190,000 Businesses Sell on eBay, Reaching Some 17 Million Customers in The UK Alone
May 6, 2013When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
Tags: Toy Industry, Toys
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Types Of Toys
Apr 10, 2013Construction sets he Greek philosopher Plato wrote that the future architect should play at building houses as a child.A construction set is a collection of separate pieces that can be joined together to create models. Popular models to ...
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Meccano Is Gearing up for The Unveiling as "One of The Most Important Launches"
Jan 17, 2013Meccano is gearing up for the unveiling of what UK country manager Sue Barratt describes as “one of the most important launches” the firm has done in years at Toy Fair. Speaking about how the forthcoming Evolution line came ...
Tags: Meccano, Sue Barratt, Toy Fair, 2013
