Brighton Toy and Model Museum

(As of: 06 May 2014)

Brighton Toy and Model Museum's "Knowledgebase" Wiki is an  that provides  on the Museum's collections and their background and significance, and also background information on  and, toymaking, modelmaking, makers, companies, and original pieces that are modelled.

Focus
The museum's wiki reflects the themes of the Museum's collection, and its emphasis on UK and Europe, for the period 1900-1955. The site also currently holds over two thousand images.

Notable manufacturers and brands include Bassett-Lowke, Bing, Georges Carette, Hornby, Märklin, Meccano Ltd., Pelham Puppets and Steiff.

Editing is by museum personnel and volunteers.

History
The museum's wiki site was started as an experimental project in 2011, and got a boost in 2013 from the museum's Heritage Lottery Fund -supported project to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Frank Hornby, which resulted in over five hundred pages of material being added that were relevant to Hornby's company, Meccano Ltd., along with over a thousand images.

The "Hornby" project has helped to create a "critical mass" of material on the wiki that makes it easier to expand the wiki's coverage of other subjects. The wiki's main project focus for the first half of 2014 is the expansion of its material on Bassett-Lowke Ltd. and closely-affiliated toymaking companies.