Stevens Model Dockyard
| Industry | Toys and models |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1843 |
| Founder | W. Stevens |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Toys and models |
Stevens's Model Dockyard was a company which made and sold models, toys and parts for modellers (not to be confused with the original Model Dockyard or Clyde Model Dockyard - different companies dealing in similar products). Established 1843, it was located in Aldgate, London.
Products
Their products included model sailing boats and hulls, steam boats, boat fittings, stationary steam engines, machine tools, marine engines, railway locomotives, railway rolling stock, track, lineside accessories, steam engine parts, clockwork motors, hydraulic motors, boilers, electric motors, electrical novelties, telegraphs, electrical accessories, optical instruments and books. They also sold Meccano, Klipit and other branded items.[1] Most of their products appear to have been made in the company's own workshops, but there may have been some items bought in and rebranded.
They are particularly known for the type of steam toy known as "Birmingham Dribblers". These, along with other steam engines, are now popular collector's pieces.
Company name
William Stevens claimed he first set up on own account in 1843, but he does not appear in London directories until 1848. When he does he has nothing to do with models. Rather, he was a ‘news vendor’ or ‘news agent’ trading from Trinity Square in the city. In 1857 he first lists himself as a ‘news agent & ship modeller’. Only when he moves to 22 Aldgate in 1865 does he cease his news agency to focus on ship models alone. Three years later, in 1868, he finally expands into ‘steam engines and all the separate parts’. It was only then that ‘Stevens Model Dockyard’ was fully established. T company name was slightly adapted from 'The Model Dockyard' a business established earlier in the 1860s by Edwin Bell. [2]
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