BAYKO IS A VINTAGE CONSTRUCTION SET FOR BOYS AND GIRLS MADE FROM BAKELITE PLASTIC. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE 20 SERIES SET. ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL PRE-WAR EXCEPT FOR THE INSTRUCTION LEAFLET. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND ARE IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE PINNACLE ROOF. THE LARGE MOTTLED GREEN BASE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITHOUT ANY SPLITS, CRACKS OR SERIOUS CHIPS. IT IS SLIGHTLY DISCOLOURED. THE ORANGE PINNACLE HAS BEEN DAMAGED ABOVE THE BASE. IT COMES WITH ALL THE BROKEN CHIPS TO POSSIBLY REPAIR IT. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE PINNACLE TIP. SOME OF THE RARE 1 BRICK PILLARS HAVE CHIPS AROUND THE TOP EDGES. THE DAMAGED PARTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE LAST PHOTO. ALL THE RODS, STRAIGHT TIES AND RARE CURVED TIES ARE ORIGINAL PRE-WAR AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO BENDS, BUT SOME HAVE A LITTLE CORROSION. A REPLICA MANUAL HAS BEEN INCLUDED. THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN POOR CONDITION MISSING SOME SIDES. THE LID IS MISSING 3 SIDES BUT THE 1 WITH THE ‘SET No.20’ LABEL IS STILL ATTACHED. THE ‘TOP LABEL’ AND THE ‘PARTS LIST’ LABEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE LID ARE IN REMARKABLY GOOD CONDITION. THE BASE IS MISSING AN END, THE INTERNAL PLATFORMS AND BACKING CARD. WHAT IS LEFT OF THE BOX HAS BEEN SYMPATHETICALLY PRESERVED TO PREVENT ANY MORE LOSS. 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. A SUITABLE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.
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SHIPPING IS BY A TRACEABLE AND INSURED SERVICE.
WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT BIRTHDAY GIFT OR CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
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