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The '''Meccano Chinese lantern''' is an overhead exhibit, just inside the entrance to [[Arch Two]].  
The '''Meccano Chinese lantern''' is an overhead exhibit, just inside the entrance to [[Arch Two]].  


It's a four-sided pre-War Chinese lantern made from Meccano, holding four backlit custom panels advertising [[Meccano]] and [[Hornby]] Trains.
It's a four-sided pre-War Chinese lantern made from Meccano, holding four backlit custom panels advertising [[Meccano]] and [[Hornby]] Trains.
It's a very, ''very'' rare piece originally created by [[Meccano]] as a promotional exhibition item, and as far as we know, only two were ever made. 


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==1924 British Empire Exhibition==
The lantern is a very, ''very'' rare promotional piece created by [[Meccano Ltd]]. for display at the British Empire Exhibition (1924/1925), and as far as we know, only two were ever made. 
If it appeared at the 1924 exhibition, then it woull have been rubbing shoulders with [[Queen Mary's Dolls' House]] and the [[Flying Scotsman locomotive|LNER 4472 Flying Scotsman locomotive]], both of which were launched and shown off at the 1924 Wembley show.


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* [http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewLot.aspx?name=Dealers%20Display%20Cabinets,%20Models%20&%20Other%20Material|Tom%20McCallum%20Meccano%20Collection&LotId=159376&Section=2358 Hornby Chinese Lantern (vectis.co.uk)]
* [http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewLot.aspx?name=Dealers%20Display%20Cabinets,%20Models%20&%20Other%20Material|Tom%20McCallum%20Meccano%20Collection&LotId=159376&Section=2358 Hornby Chinese Lantern (vectis.co.uk)]


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Revision as of 09:25, 6 April 2016

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Meccano Chinese Lantern, exhibition model (~1928)

Chinese Lantern, Meccano Ltd - Hornby Trains, detail.jpg (i)

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Arch Two , Area 72
Arch Two, Overhead

The Meccano Chinese lantern is an overhead exhibit, just inside the entrance to Arch Two.

It's a four-sided pre-War Chinese lantern made from Meccano, holding four backlit custom panels advertising Meccano and Hornby Trains.

It's a very, very rare piece originally created by Meccano as a promotional exhibition item, and as far as we know, only two were ever made.

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