Young Christopher Webster admires a Merryweather engine model at the Mecano exhibition in Henley Town Hall. – Vintage Photograph

On August 31st, 1979, 8-year-old Christopher Webster visited the Mecano exhibition at Henley Town Hall. He was among dozens of visitors admiring a variety of working models including the Merryweather engine model which sparked his interest. The exhibition featured motor racing tracks, cars, cranes, trains, and aeroplanes.On August 31st, 1979, 8-year-old Christopher Webster visited the Mecano exhibition at Henley Town Hall. He was among dozens of visitors admiring a variety of working models including the Merryweather engine model which sparked his interest. The exhibition featured motor racing tracks, cars, cranes, trains, and aeroplanes.

Dimensions: 16.1 x 23.2 cm

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That’s some engine **** Young Christopher Webster is really nuts about Meccano models. So he belted down to the biggest ever Mec- cano exhibition at Hen- ley Town Hall at the weekend and found this Merryweather engine. fire MASL It was among dozens of working models including a motor racing track, cars, cranes trains and aeroplanes. m 31 AUG 99 F7 SEP 1979 M2 Enge