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'''Brighton Toy and Model Museum's "Knowledgebase" Wiki''' is an {{tag|encyclopedia}} that provides {{tag|information}} on the Museum's collections and their background and significance, and also background information on | '''Brighton Toy and Model Museum's "Knowledgebase" Wiki''' is an {{tag|encyclopedia}} that provides {{tag|information}} on the {{tag|Museums|Museum's}} collections and their background and significance, and also background information on {{tag|toys}} and {{tag|model}}s, toymaking, modelmaking, makers, companies, and original pieces that are modelled. | ||
==Focus== | ==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. | The museum's [[wiki]] reflects the themes of the Museum's collection, and its emphasis on {{tag|United Kingdom|UK}} and {{tag|Europe}}, for the period 1900-1955. The site also currently holds over two thousand images. | ||
Notable manufacturers and brands include [http:// | Notable manufacturers and brands include [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Bassett-Lowke Bassett-Lowke], [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Bing Bing], [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Georges_Carette Georges Carette], [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Hornby_Series Hornby], [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Marklin Märklin], [http://BrightonToyMuseum.co.uk/wiki/Meccano_Ltd Meccano Ltd.], Pelham Puppets and Steiff. | ||
Editing is by museum personnel and volunteers. | Editing is by museum personnel and volunteers. | ||
==History== | ==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 museum's wiki site was started as an experimental project in {{tag|FoundedIn2011|2011}}, and got a boost in [[:Category:FoundedIn2013|2013]] from the museum's [[wp:Heritage Lottery Fund|Heritage Lottery Fund]] -supported project to commemorate the 150th anniversary of [[wp:Frank Hornby|Frank Hornby]], which resulted in over five hundred pages of material being added that were relevant to [[wp:Hornby Railways|Hornby's]] company, [[wp:Meccano Ltd|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. | 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 [[:Category:FoundedIn2014|2014]] is the expansion of its material on [[wp:Bassett-Lowke|Bassett-Lowke Ltd.]] and closely-affiliated toymaking companies. | ||
[[Category:England]] | |||
[[Category:Brighton]] | [[Category:Brighton]] | ||