BAYKO Factories

I am indebted to Geof Lilleker for help with this information on BAYKO Factories.

C.B. Plimpton's company, Plimpton Engineering, launched BAYKO ready for Christmas 1934.

The world's first [and finest!] plastic construction toy had no less than 5 different homes during its short 30 year life.

All 4 of the Plimpton era factories were quite close to both Liverpool docks and the city centre : -

Until 1935 BAYKO production was located at 34 - 40, Green Lane, Liverpool 3.

In 1936 and 1937 BAYKO occupied 112, Old Hall Street, Liverpool 3 - possibly sharing premises with C.B.'s father's [J. C. Plimpton] Import/Export business.

This area was badly bombed during the war and has since been totally redeveloped.

Coincidentally, I worked, virtually on the same site, in 'The Littlewoods Organisation' Head Office - 'The J. M. Centre' - for 4 years in the mid 1970s.

It looks like Plimpton's next premises had a luckier war, because from 1938 to 1955 BAYKO was produced at 15, Gibraltar Row, Liverpool 3.

Between September 1955 and the 1959 MECCANO take-over, BAYKO production was carried out in Tabley Street, Liverpool 1.

The MECCANO factory in Hanson Road, Aintree, Liverpool, not far from the world famous Grand National racecourse, was BAYKO's last home.

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