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Ephemera (Item) - Advertising flyer, Manical Mechanicals, Unknown

  • Shows an advertising flyer for Manical Mechanicals in Marysville in Victoria. Shows an image of an old Melbourne tram model constructed from Meccano. Gives a brief history of the origins of Meccano and showcases the Meccano constructed models of engineering wonders of the world.

    Manical Mechanicals

  • Shows a list of engineering wonders of the world constructed from Meccano that may be seen inside the exhibition. Shows a small map showing Marysville's location in the district and the location of Manical Mechanicals within Marysville. Shows the address and location of Manical Mechanicals in Marysville.

    Meccano

  • Shows an advertising flyer for Manical Mechanicals in Marysville in Victoria. Shows an image of an old Melbourne tram model constructed from Meccano. Gives a brief history of the origins of Meccano and showcases the Meccano constructed models of engineering wonders of the world.
  • Shows a list of engineering wonders of the world constructed from Meccano that may be seen inside the exhibition. Shows a small map showing Marysville's location in the district and the location of Manical Mechanicals within Marysville. Shows the address and location of Manical Mechanicals in Marysville.

Historical information

An advertising flyer for Manical Mechanicals in Marysville in Victoria.

Significance

An advertising flyer for Manical Mechanicals in Marysville in Victoria.
Manical Mechanicals was owned and operated by Marg and Alistair Mackie in Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. It offered a display of various engineering wonders of the world all made from Meccano. There was also a selection of models, toys and other items that all moved.
The Meccano models were all built by Doug Wilson who lived in Wangaratta in Victoria. In 1937, when he was 12, Doug won first prize at Brunswick Technical School for making a Meccano model aeroplane with three rotating propellers.
Manical Mechanicals was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

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