| Year | 1998 |
| Date | 13-Feb |
| Volume | 180 |
| Issue | 4,061 |
| Page | 201 |
| Category | General |
| Part | |
| Title | 'Meccano' in 1819 |
| Author | Maurice Whitta |
| Notes | Reports on a forerunner to Meccano. Parallel or series? Farish the man, almost a Meccano manual, the Demo outfit, Meccano perforated strip, bearings and fixings, from Farish to Hornby? Where is the Demo? |