Meccano History from MW Lists

In 1970 Geoffrey and Elizabeth Wright established the specialist Meccano shop of MW Models in Henley on Thames. Their first advert in the MM was in March 1971. They were the primary source of Meccano sets, spares and literature in the UK (and worldwide) for over 30 years. They had close ties with Meccano Ltd. They produced regular lists and these lists are a fascinating glimpse of the changes of the Meccano system during these years. They are a must for any Meccano historian interested in this period.

The run-down started in February 2003 when they shut the shop and changed to being a purely mail order business. Then in mid 2003, they transferred the Spare Parts department to Frizinghall Models of Bradford, followed in early 2004 by transferring the Magazine back issues and New Cavendish books to Arkwright Models of Nottingham. Finally in October 2005, Geoffrey and Elizabeth Wright retired and transferred the remainder of the business to Howard Somerville, who continued the literature and software side of the business under the same name (still in business). Geoffrey Wright died in 2023.

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