Meccano Advertising 1958-64

Meccano Advertising 1958-64

Shown on this page are some of the advertisements for Meccano, which appeared in the Meccano Magazines of the period. This covers general advertising, rather than advertisements for specific products. For individual product advertising, see the relevant year page on this web site.

Some Advertising Slogans from the period


April 1958	May 1958	August 1958
From the EAGLE comic
November 1958		December 1958

January 1959	February 1959	February 1959

May 1959	September 1959	April 1960
The words "It's real" were removed from this same advertisement when it appeared again in May 1962. Did Meccano Ltd. land themselves in trouble by trying to claim that Meccano models were real? !!
January 1961	January 1961	December 1961

February 1962	April 1963	January 1964

January 1964 Meccano Ltd was taken over by Lines Bros. on 14th February	April 1964	May 1964

August 1964	August 1964

Note that the accessory sets were always advertised just after Christmas!

Some Advertising Slogans from the period

The Binns Road advertising department certainly weren't short of ideas when it came to thinking up advertising slogans for Meccano. Here are some of the many used during this short 6-year period:

The toy that grows with the boy
The hobby that grows with the boy
The thrill of 'Build-it-yourself'
Toys that all boys want
Great fun - Meccano!
You'll have more fun with Meccano
You'll have most fun with Meccano
Your hobby for a lifetime
So much more than a toy
Engineering for boys
Engineering for boys of all ages
20th century engineering for boys of all ages
Miniature engineering for boys
Miniature engineering for boys of all ages
Boyhood's best days ...building with Meccano
It's real....it works....it's Meccano! (This was later reduced to "It works....it's Meccano")
It's real....it works....it's powered by a Meccano motor!
A hundred toys in one!
Years of fun in every outfit
There's no limit to this exciting hobby
Toys of Quality
Add life to your models with Meccano motors
Engineering in miniature
Meccano the progressive hobby
The constructional hobby for boys of all ages
Switch to Meccano Elektrikit
Meccano Elektrikit - Electrical Engineering in Miniature
New realism! New colours! New super sets!
New look Meccano brings models to life
Meccano is the key to happy boyhood
Breathtaking realism and ten super sets!

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