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Evening Star, Issue 20980, 19 December 1931, Page 5

Every Meccano Boy is an Engineer Make sure you get Meccano this Christmas 1 It leads to the finest, jolliest, most thrilling and most exciting hobby in the world for boys. Think of the endless fun you could have with Meccano—of the thrilling working models of Cranes, Motor Cars, Engines, Bridges and other things you could build. Meccano models are real engineering structures in miniature, because they are built with real engineering parts—Nuts and Bolts, Girders, Plates, Gear Wheels, Pinions, Cranks and scores of others. These parts can be used over and over again to make Hundreds of different mbdels. MECCANO OUTFITS FROM'4J- TO 6SO[Boys ! Send for this new Free Book It tells you all about the famous Meccano hobby and the equally famous Hornby Trains. We will send you a copy, post free, in exchange for the names and addresses of three of your chums. Wholesale agents in New Zealand and Fiji: MODELS LIMITED (DEPT. 54) P.O. BOX 129, AUCKLAND (Kingston Street) MECCANO LTD. LIVERPOOL ENGLAND enter our isoo MODEL-BUILDING COMPETITION Ask your Meccano dealer for full particulars and an entry form Welcome Xmas Gifts Distinctive, Useful, and Lasting ! A FEW SUGGESTIONS:— GOGGLES, for Aviators and Motor Cyclists - - 7/6, 9/6, 23/6, 30/-. POCKET COMPASSES for Boys - - - - - 2/-, 2/3, 2/6, to 10/6. PEDOMETERS, for measuring the distance you walk - - 25/-, 27/6. POCKET ANEROIDS 37 /®» 79 6< READING MAGNIFYING CLASSES ---*■■ 9/6, T2/e, 17/6. MICROSCOPES * 14/6, etc. CRYSTAL, on Stand - ' 17 /°* POCKET MAGNIFIERS - * 2/-, 2/6, to 10/-. SPECTACLE CASES —Leatherette, 2/6; Fancy Style, 3/6 to 6,6; Stainless Steel, 6/6; Sterling Silver, 60/-. And Numerous Other Interesting Things. shb s-il" IBM "CAMERA CORNER" 93 GEORGE STREET.

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