We see examples of some of the early model locomotives produced by Bassett-Lowke as reporter Jim Lloyd explains the history of the company. He then interviews the firm's manager Roland Fuller who explains how the company has moved into making industrial models for industry. We then see shots inside the workshop and the construction of various scale model railway locomotives and ships. Jim Lloyd interviews employee Arthur Cox in the workshop and ends the item with a piece to camera.
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Bassett-Lowke was a originally a toy company formed in Northampton around 1899. They later moved into the manaufacture of accurate scale models of railway locomotives and ships aimed at industrial or wealthy private clients. Despite the positive nature of this report the firm was struggling during the 1960s and in 1966 they were bought by Riley and Derry. After several more changes of ownership the brand name was acquired by Corgi in 1996.