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Monday Links from the Bench vol. CLXIV

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    #21
    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Ok, that was mean. Spent 20 mins waiting to see what was going to appear.

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      #22
      Originally posted by zeitghost
      Pink plastic?

      This is a Proper Meccano set:

      Meccano outfit 9, circa 1949, parts complete | eBay

      The Number 10 set came in a large wooden box.

      You had to be seriously rich to buy one of those new.

      A mint condition Number 10 set went for £3k some years ago.
      One of my ambitions as a nipper was to upgrade all the way to Number 10. I discovered girls and foreign travel before I got that far.

      The red and green paint used prior to the yellow and silver scheme had lead in it.

      I distinctly remember the Concerned Parents asking "Do you suck your Meccano?"

      "No", I lied.

      That might explain a thing or two.

      I'm not sure.
      Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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