Building Toys
Bayko and other systems
The building-block has been a familiar and much-loved presence in children's toy-boxes for centuries. In the twentieth century, however, new production techniques allowed it to evolve into a multiplicity of systems which enabled any child to be both architect and skilled builder, capable of constructing realistic and sturdy miniature buildings. This beautifully illustrated book is devoted to British building toys, from the well-known to the more niche brands. Photographs of sets, completed buildings and box art and advertising material make this book a feast of nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the middle years of the last century, and an i…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7478-1181-7
- EAN: 9780747811817
- Produktnummer: 13992669
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'809 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 10 b/w; 70 col
Über den Autor
Brian Salter is a lifelong enthusiast for transport, industrial, toy and model history and is a regular contributor to various magazines. He has been involved in all aspects of commercial model manufacture and now owns the Bayko trademark, and produces new-style parts to fit the original Bayko building sets.
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