Mobaco was a Dutch construction toy of wood and cardboard from the 1930’s. It consisted of brown or green cardboard sheets in which holes were punched. in these holes Wooden poles fit. The wall, door and window elements of pressed and hardened cardboard, executed in various colors, in their turn fit in the grooves of the wooden poles. Mobaco was fairly popular as a toy, it made it easy to construct all kinds of buildings, and the materials used were friendly. The drawback was that the structures always looked a bit timber framed because the upright beams were always visible on the outside.
