A Brief History of Meccano
All began in 1898 in Liverpool, in a little workshop where Frank HORNBY invented for his children...
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Month: March 2013
An Overview of The Torchiere
Torcheres or torchiere (tour-she-AIR or tour-SHARE) are usually a pair of large and important...
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Top Tips For The Book Buyer
Bindings People buy books that look beautiful on the shelf. Publishers produced clothbacked books...
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Thomas Chippendale 1718 -1779
Thomas Chippendale was born in the small Yorkshire town of Otley in 1718, the son of a carpenter;...
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The Zoetrope
Optical toy popular in Victorian times. The zoetrope was invented in 1834 in England by William...
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The Value of a Book Dust Cover
A dust cover, book jacket or book cover, protects a book from wear. The dust cover is made from...
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The Town of Eyam
Eyam is a village in Derbyshire, England, most famous for its involvement in the history of the...
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The Story of the Farthing
“Fourthing” The only commonly produced coin for many years was the silver penny....
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The Staffordshire Hoard
A harvest of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver so beautiful it brought tears to the eyes of one expert,...
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