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A single man was responsible for the toys which shaped generations of children. Frank Hornby invented the train set, Meccano, the dinky toy and Scalextric. And yet, until now, there has been no biography of this extraordinary figure. Frank Hornby was born in 1866 to a working class family in Liverpool. Whilst working as a book keeper for a meat importer, and frustrated by the range of toys in turn of the century Britain he set up a toy manufacturing company. A passionate and inspired man, he developed his first toys for his own children and by his death in 1936 Meccano and Hornby trains were market leaders. In 2001 Hornby's chairman announced the company profits were booming as twenty-first century adults rediscovered the joys of their childhood. Encompassing social history, politics and changing attitudes towards children this is a beautifully written life story of an unsung hero. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)688.72092Technology Manufacture of products for specific uses Other final products, and packaging technology Toys and Outdoor Equipment Toys, Dolls, and Puzzles Toys - General Toys - More Collectibles and HistoryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This became a little repetitive, with the same phrase types being repeated multiple times in the different chapters. I also found the occasional illustrations a little distracting. They'd appear in the middle of a sentence or were stuck on the side of the page, but seemed to have little or no bearing on the text.
So I now know more about Frank Hornby than I did, but I'm not sure it's a fine example of the biographer's art and I can't imagine I'll return to it again. ( )