Dinky Toys are die-cast

Die-cast toy

The term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal, with plastic, rubber or glass details. Wholly plastic toys are made by a similar process of injection moulding, but the two are rarely confused...

 miniature vehicles which were produced by Meccano Ltd

Meccano Ltd

Meccano Ltd was a British toy company established in 1908 by Frank Hornby in England to manufacture and distribute Meccano and other model toys and kits created by the company...

 at Binns Road, Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, England - makers of Hornby railway sets, named after founder Frank Hornby.
Frank Hornby established Meccano in 1901 to make toy erector sets (Dalefield no date). Some other early products were "British Village" houses, church, bridge, and mill with villagers and a canvas landscape with roads and stream in natural colours.

Prior to 1933, Meccano had made many types of tin plate and other metal cars, like the Morgan and BSA 3 wheelers, mostly in kit form (Interesting 1934, pp.