Meccano Magazine
Bridge May Riordan ordered it for me From London. Being educational, It was exempt from the 2d Purchase Tax, Which was ironic because, in the reading Of instructions, I was ineducable. The sons of the Creamery Manager, Who also had Set 5, completed models So they always came out exactly like The detailed illustration in the brochure: The Bridge over the River Kwai; an Alpine Funicular railway; a working crane, And never had an unused piece left over, Having put every item to its minute purpose. I still find in drawers and boxes, under The carpet or behind the skirting board The occasional small screw, nut or clip That should have contributed to some grander whole.