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This is only a minute long, which is a shame, but still interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Q-CZryQ7g

Ah wonderful!
Thanks mate, I've copied to DTCA too if you don't mind.
CW

That was great - thanks for posting

Hello Johnboy.
Beautiful car models.
And nice women with interesting hairdresser.
Thank you for the view.

I love these old clips, there must be more film somewhere but I did have a quick look at the time and couldn't find anything. I'll have to try again.

This one is very short and it ends abruptly (it's really Meccano/Hornby):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQN4H2p684o

Brilliant! Thanks mate, looks like 30's - 40's footage?
Chris Warr.

starni999 wrote:Brilliant! Thanks mate, looks like 30's - 40's footage?
Chris Warr.

I love these old films Chris, I agree on the timeline but can't pinpoint it to pre or post war.

I would go for 'Pre-War' as those self-propelled locomotives coming down the circular tracks for packing, seem to be 'O' Gauge which was introduced as clockwork generic toys in 1920, but electrified from around 1925. These locos also have a couple of coaches in tow, another dating feature as the system became a more complete model railway with goods wagons and tinplate buildings.

It would also be dateable by the fact that the factory have demonstrated the versatility of there own product by building working models like the over-hang crane and the windmill seen at the start of the film, but I personally do not know when Meccano first started doing this, presumably in the early years before they were at full capacity and had the spare room, so once again I reckon it is mid-to late 1920's.

GHOSTHUNTER.