Editing Meccano (section)

== Owners ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Period
!Ownership
!Comments
|-
|1901–1908
|[[Frank Hornby]] (inventor) and David Elliott (financier)
|Branded as "Mechanics Made Easy"
|-
|1908–1936
|[[Meccano Ltd]], UK. 100% owned by Frank Hornby
|Frank Hornby bought out David Elliott and rebranded the business.
|-
|1936–1964
|Meccano Ltd, UK. 100% owned by Frank Hornby's family
|Frank Hornby died in 1936
|-
|1964–1971
|[[Lines Bros]] Ltd, UK (quoted on [[London Stock Exchange]])
|Argentine rights licensed to Exacto in 1966
|-
|1971–1980
|[[Airfix|Airfix Products Ltd]], UK (quoted on London Stock Exchange)
|Commonwealth rights only
|-
|1971–1980
|[[General Mills|General Mills Inc]], US (quoted on [[New York Stock Exchange]])
|Rest of world rights except Argentina
|-
|1981–1985
|General Mills Inc, US (quoted on New York Stock Exchange)
|Global rights except Argentina
|-
|1985–1989
|Meccano SN, France (Owned by Marc Redibo)
|Revoked Argentine licence to secure global rights
|-
|1989–2000
|Meccano SN, France (Owned by Dominique Duvauchelle)
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|-
|2000–2007
|Meccano SN, France (Owned 51% by Dominique Duvauchelle and 49% by [[Nikko R/C|Nikko Toys]] of Japan)
|Nikko distributed Meccano outside France during this period.
|-
|2007–2013
|Meccano SN, France (Owned 51% Ingroup and 49% by 21 Centrale Partners)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pdf.lincolninternational.com/Consumer/2013/Meccano_November2013.pdf|title=LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL: CONSUMER GROUP TRANSACTION ANNOUNCEMENT}}</ref>
|Ingroup: Owned by the Inberg family who ran Meccano. 21 Centrale Partners: Owned by the [[Benetton family]]
|-
|{{nowrap|2013–2024}}
|[[Spin Master|Spin Master Ltd]], Canada (Quoted on [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] from 2015)
|Design and marketing in US and Canada. Calais base closed in 2023.
|-
|{{nowrap|2025–present}}
|[[Spin Master|Spin Master Ltd]], Canada licences brand to Addo Play
|Design and marketing in UK.
|}