Meccano Manuals
1916-1921
Amendments to Book 2
Model Instructions and Parts Required Lists
(Liverpool manuals)
There were many amendments/corrections to the parts lists etc. for Book 2 models. These can be catagorised as follows:-
- In 1919 many of the models had the parts required lists amended.
- In 1918 some models quoted the wrong outfit or had no outfit referenced. This was corected in 1919.
- In 1921 the note '(see notice on page 3)' was added against each model that used additional parts that were not in the outfit. (e.g. Braced Girders, Spoked Wheels, Sprocket Wheels etc.)
- In 1921 the 56 toothed gear wheel was changed to 57 teeth. Where this was mentioned in the model instructions, it was amended.
- In 1921 the model building instructions were reformatted for a number of models.
- Miscellaneous other changes in 1921.
- In 1921 the model number, name and outfit changed to a narrower font for all models.
- In 1919 many of the models had the parts required lists amended.
328 - The Wrestlers - 18 of 37 → 24 of 37
329 - The Meccano Family - 1 of 17 → 1 of 18A, 1 of 19A → 1 of 19B
333 - Bellows - 2 of 17 → 1 of 17, 11 of 37, → 9 of 37
335 - Chair for Wounded Soldier - 21 of 37 → 22 of 37
338 - Gondola - 6 of 1 → 8 of 1, 2 of 12 added, 2 of 16 → 2 of 15A
339 - Croix de Guerre - 1 of 24 → 2 of 24
340 - Submarine - 2 of 3 → 1 of 3, 7 of 5 → 8 of 5, 3 of 15 → 2 of 15, 2 of 15A → 3 of 15A, 8 of 35 → 10 of 35, 7 of 60 → 6 of 60
343 - Weather Vane - 1 of 4 added, 13 of 5 → 12 of 5, 7 of 10 → 8 of 10
344 - Bullock Cart - 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B, 1 of 52 added
345 - St Malo Transporter Bridge - 16 of 8 added, 5 of 9 added, 6 of 14 → 1 of 14, 2 of 15 → 4 of 15
346 - Swinging Cot - 2 of 4 deleted, 4 of 5 → 6 of 5, 2 of 35 → 4 of 35, 46 of 37 → 51 of 37
347 - Diplodocus - 1 of 16 added, 5 of 17 → 4 of 17
350 - Auto Steering Car - 1 of 17 deleted, 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B, 16 of 37 → 20 of 37, 1 of 59 → 4 of 59
352 - Revolving Book Case - 8 of 4 added, 18 of 5 → 2 of 5, 8 of 6 added, 103 of 37 → 122 of 37, 8 of 100 added
353 - Post Card Stand - 1 of 35 added
354 - Conductor's Punch - 11 of 37 → 9 of 37
355 - Ship Yard Bogie - 9 of 37 → 10 of 37, 1 of 60 → 2 of 60
356 - Chinese Palanquin - 31 of 37 → 35 of 37
359 - Drafting Machine - 20 of 37 → 15 of 37
361 - Lawn Marker - 2 of 16 deleted, 25 of 37 → 23 of 37
363 - Search Light - 1 of 32 → 2 of 32, 54 of 37 → 62 of 37
366 - Pastry Designer - 1 of 27 → 1 of 27A, 7 of 37 → 9 of 37
367 - Fire Alarm - 26 of 37 → 27 of 37
367 - Child's Joy Wheel - 1 of 14 added, 2 of 16 deleted, 1 of 63 deleted
369 - Bale Press - 2 of 18 added, 14 of 35 → 12 of 35
370 - Potato Reaper - 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B
372 - Settee - 13 of 37 → 15 of 37
373 - Market Gardener's Truck - 2 of 10 → 2 of 12, 2 of 35 added
374 - Aeroplage - 4 of 19A → 4 of 19B
375 - Heliograph - 1 of21 deleted, 1 of 24 → 2 of 24
376 - Bale Lifter - 6 of 35 added
378 - Brewer's Dray - 4 of 19A → 4 of 19B, 4 of 22 deleted
379 - Skate - 10 of 12 → 16 of 12
381 - Pullman Car - 2 of 8 → 4 of 8, 2 of 9 deleted, 10 of 20 → 8 of 20, 2 of 21 added, 4 of 60 deleted
382 - Anti-Aircraft Gun - 1 of 14 deleted, 1 of 15 → 2 of 15
383 - Fly Boats - 78 of 37 → 86 of 37, 4 of 59 → 5 of 59
386 - Aeroscope - 5 of 4 → 6 of 4, 2 of 6 → 4 of 6, 1 of 15A added, 9 of 16 → 2 of 16, 5 of 17 added, 5 of 26 → 4 of 26, 4 of 27A → 2 of 27A, 26 of 59 → 24 of 59
387 - Well Boring Apparatus - 15 of 5 → 16 of 5, 1 of 15 → 1 of 15A, 105 of 37 → 108 of 37
388 - Windmill - 28 of 2 → 24 of 2, 130 of 37 → 134 of 37, 1 of 38 → 4 of 38, 4 of 60 → 2 of 60
389 - Vertical Drill - 2 of 5 added, 3 of 8 → 2 of 8, 4 of 15 → 2 of 15, 1 of 15A → 3 of 15A, 2 of 17 → 3 of 17
390 - Babcock and Willcox Boiler - 4 of 4 → 3 of 4, 16 of → 15 of 5, 3 of 6A added, 5 of 9 → 3 of 9, 18 of 13 → 17 of 13, 1 of 13A added, 7 of 15A → 5 of 15A, 2 of 16 → 4 of 16, 3 of 18A → 5 of 18A, 2 of 14 added, 19 of 35 → 21 of35, 103 of 37 → 140 of 35
391 - Orrery - 1 of 19A → 1 of 19B, 2 of 27 deleted, 2 of 27A → 4 of 27A, 4 of 38 → 10 of 38
392 - Drop Hammer - 3 of 16 → 4 of 16, 3 of 35 → 2 of 35, 2 of 53 → 3 of 53, 5 of 59 → 8 of 59
393 - Punching Press - 6 of 5 → 7 of 5, 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B, 18 of 38 → 22 of 38
394 - Trolley Car - 12 of 16 → 8 of 16, 5 of 18A added, 130 of 37 → 225 of 37, 8 of 46 → 4 of 46
395 - Punching Machine - 6 of 2 → 8 of 2, 2 of 3 → 3 of 3, 3 of 15 deleted, 1 of 15A → 2 of 15A, 1 of 16 → 2 of 16
396 - Butter Churn - 2 of 17 → 1 of 17
397 - Transporter Bridge - 36 of 4 → 32 of 4, 118 of 5 → 120 of 5, 80 of 12 → 89 of 12, 2 of 27A → 1 of 27A
398 - Yacht - 3 of 5 → 2 of 5
399 - Elliptic Lathe - 1 of 17 added
400 - High-Speed Ship Coaler - 7 of 4 → 6 of 4, 12 of 6 → 13 of 6, 7 of 7 → 5 of 7, 1 of 23A added, 2 of 27A → 1 of 27A, 5 of 60 → 6 of 60, 8 of 63 → 7 of 63
401 - Eiffel Tower - 12 of 5 → 14 of 5
402 - Weighbridge - 18 of 1 → 22 of 1, 14 of 2 → 12 of 2, 8 of 3 → 6 of 3, 4 of 4 → 6 of 4, 10 of 12 → 12 of 12
403 - Tank or Travelling Land Fort - 18 of 5 → 27 of 5, 70 of 6 → 152 of 6, 14 of 12 → 30 of 12, 1 of 15 → 1 of 14, 9 of 17 → 7 of 17, 18 of 63 → 14 of 63
404 - Binder - 5 of 3 → 6 of 3, 3 of 5 → 2 of 5, 1 of 19A → 1 of 19B, 3 of 35 added, 35 of 37 → 38 of 37, 2 of 59 → 1 of 59
405 - Mangling Machine - 7 of 11 → 4 of 11, 6 of 12 added, 1 of 19A → 1 of 19B
406 - Portable Crane - 2 of 4 → 4 of 4, 3 of 17 → 5 of 17
407 - Sighting Apparatus - 1 of 5 added, 3 of 11 → 4 of 11, 2 of 63 added
408 - Mouse Trap - 3 of 2 → 5 of 2, 5 of 4 → 7 of 4, 3 of 12 → 6 of 12
410 - Turnstile - 7 of 5 → 9 of 5
412 - Horse Rake - 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B
414 - Sulky and Driver - 13 of 5 → 10 of 5, 6 of 6 → 9 of 6
415 - Speedometer - 1 of 17 → 2 of 18A, 1 of 38 → 2 of 38
416 - Boat Launching Gear - 1 of 19B → 1 of 19
417/8 - A Gay Start / End of a Perfect Day - 22 of 6 → 24 of 6, 19 of 10 → 23 of 10, 2 of 19A → 2 of 19B
420 - Pulleys - Text amendment in second sentence - '...otherwise be possible.' → '...otherwise be possible without a pulley cord.'
- In 1918 some models quoted the wrong outfit or had no outfit referenced. This was corected in 1919.
329 - The Meccano Family - (Outfit No. 4) added
332 - Smoothing Iron - (Outfit No. 2) → (Outfit No. 3)
336 - Stretcher - (Outfit No. 1) added
341 - Table Croquet - (Outfit No. 4) added
342 - Street Lamp - (Outfit No. 3) → (Outfit No. 4)
343 - Weather Vane - (Outfit No. 3) → (Outfit No. 4)
366 - Pastry Designer - (Outfit No. 4) → (Outfit No. 3)
367 - Child's Joy Wheel - (Outfit No. 4) added
380 - Cantilever Bridge - (Outfit No. 5) → (Outfit No. 6)
385 - Magic Sector Plates - (Outfit No. 2) added
389 - Vertical Drill - (Outfit No. 5) → (Outfit No. 6)
408 - Mouse Trap - (Outfit No. 4) → (Outfit No. 5)
414 - Sulky and Driver - (Outfit No. 5) → (Outfit No. 6)
417 - A Gay Start - (Outfit No.6) → No outfit reference
- In 1921 the note '(see notice on page 3)' was added against each model that used additional parts that were not in the outfit. (e.g. Braced Girders, Spoked Wheels, Sprocket Wheels etc.)
329 - The Meccano Family
340 - Submarine
344 - Bullock Cart
345 - St Malo Transporter Bridge
350 - Auto Steering Car
351 - Station Cart
352 - Revolving Book Case
356 - Chinese Palanquin
357 - Fire Stand
367 - Child's Joy Wheel
370 - Potato Reaper
373 - Market Gardener's Truck
374 - Aeroplage
378 - Brewer's Dray
380 - Cantilever Bridge
383 - Fly Boats
386 - Aeroscope
388 - Windmill
392 - Drop Hammer
393 - Punching Press
395 - Punching Machine
396 - Butter Churn
404 - Binder
405 - Mangling Machine
412 - Horse Rake
414 - Sulky and Driver
- In 1921 the 56 toothed gear wheel was changed to 57 teeth. Where this was mentioned in the model instructions, it was amended.
387 - Well Boring Apparatus
391 - Orrery
392 - Drop Hammer
397 - Transporter Bridge
416 - Boat Launching Gear
- In 1921 the model building instructions were reformatted for a number of models.
345 - St Malo Transporter Bridge
364 - Pantograph
386 - Aeroscope (paragraph 3)
387 - Well Boring Apparatus
397 - Transporter Bridge
400 - High-Speed Coal Loader
401 - Eiffel Tower
402 - Weighbridge
403 - Tank of Travelling Land Fort
406 - Portable Crane
Interesting Experiments in Applied Mechanics with Meccano - Paragraph 2
419 - Triangle of Forces (paragraph 2)
420 - Pulleys
421 - Levers
423 - Inclined Plane
426 - Roof Truss
- Miscellaneous other changes in 1921.
369 - Bale Press - 2 of 18 → 2 of 18A
413 - Jumping Jack - Moved to be on the same page as models 411 and 412
414 - Sulky and Driver - Moved to be on the same page as model 415
425 - Centrifugal Governer - Reformatted to fit two pages instead of three pages