General Interest

There is no other way to describe this section other than 'eclectic'.

Absolutely anything can, and will, go into this section, but the real intent is to include articles from magazines, newspapers or books; or any other snippets of information which take my fancy.

All the items will satisfy one of the following : -

► They impacted on BAYKO itself.

► They impacted on the wider toys market place.

► They reflect, in some way, the way the world perceived BAYKO.

► They include BAYKO in a reminiscence over lost childhood.

I hope you enjoy the items I've included.

I'd love to expand this section with interesting and relevant items, so, if you have any items or ideas which you think would slot neatly into this section, then I'd love to hear from you...

The twenty plus items I've accumulated so far are : -

'Armchair Antiques' Magazine

BAYKO Article

'Best of British' Magazine

BAYKO Article

by Lynn Pearson

Shire Library

Shire Library

Shire Albums

'Classic Toys Magazine' - Issue 5

BAYKO Article - part 1

'Classic Toys Magazine' - Issue 6

BAYKO Article - part 2

BAYKO Article

Christmas, 1942 retrospective

Property in Salford, 2002

DINKY TOYS Exhibition, Birkenhead

Catalogue Article on BAYKO

'Dolls House' Magazine

BAYKO Article

BAYKO & War Bonds

BAYKO in the background

'Model Collector' Magazine

BAYKO with model buses

by Robert Opie

Various mentions of BAYKO

Plastics in War and Peace

Post-War Exports

U.K. Purchase Tax.

Its effects on BAYKO

Well, that's all I've managed to acquire, so far. However, I'm sure there must be more out there. If you know of any other articles or items of interest mentioning the world's first and finest plastic construction toy, then I'd love to hear from you...

May / June 1995
'Classic Toys Magazine'
BAYKO Article