BAYKO IS A VINTAGE CONSTRUCTION SET FOR BOYS AND GIRLS MADE FROM BAKELITE PLASTIC. THIS IS A COMPLETE c.1937 ACCESSORY SET IN RED, WHITE & LIGHT GREEN, THAT CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A STANDARD BUILDING SET. IT CONVERTS A SET 3 INTO A SET 4. ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL PRE-WAR. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND ARE MOSTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALL THE BRICKS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND ARE LOVELY AND CLEAN ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THE FLOORS AND BINDING STRIPS HAVE A FEW SMALL CHIPS AROUND SOME ROD HOLES. THE ENVELOPE FOR THE FLOORS IS NEW. ALL THE RODS ARE ORIGINAL PRE-WAR AND ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO BENDS. A FEW HAVE A LITTLE CORROSION. THIS SET HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM AN AMALGAMATION OF SETS SO, IS NOT AN ORIGINAL SET. HOWEVER, PARTS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO MATCH EXACTLY WITH EACH OTHER, AND THE SET LOOKS AS ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE. THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION WITH A LITTLE LOSS TO 1 END OF THE LID, SOME PAPER LOSS AND SCUFFING. THE BASE IS IN GOOD, COMPLETE CONDITION BUT HAS MUCH PAPER LOSS TO THE CONTENTS LABEL AND IS A LITTLE GRUBBY INSIDE. THE BRICK TRAY PLATFORMS ARE REPRO. DUE TO ITS SMALL SIZE AND INABILITY TO STORE MANY PARTS, VERY FEW OF THESE BOXES HAVE SURVIVED, SO IS QUITE SCARCE. THIS LATER SET DID NOT CONTAIN ANY STEPS, UNLIKE THE EARLIER c.1934 SET, AND AS A RESULT THERE ARE EMPTY SPACES IN THE EDGE TRAYS. THE ’20 SERIES’ ORNAMENTAL SETS LEAFLET IS AN ACCURATE COPY. THESE SETS WERE MADE IN THE LATE 1930’s BY PLIMPTON ENGINEERING, BEFORE THE TAKEOVER BY MECCANO LTD. IN THE 1960’s. BOTH MECCANO BAYKO AND PLIMPTON BAYKO ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE. THIS SET WOULD MAKE A NICE DISPLAY OR ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.
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WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT BIRTHDAY GIFT OR CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
CHECK OUT MY OTHER BAYKO BUILDING SETS AND HORNBY DUBLO MODEL RAILWAY ITEMS FOR SALE.