Meccano Manuals
1922-1927
Amendments to parts required lists for models
(Liverpool issued manuals only)
There were many amendments/corrections to the parts lists for models during this era. These can be catagorised as follows:-
- In 1923 the Double Angle Strips were renumbered. This resulted in the parts required lists for virtually every model being amended to suit. These are not detailed below
- In 1927 part 111C was added to all outfits. The parts required lists for outfit 1 models only were amended as necessary for this.
- The old style pawl (part 33) which was used with a standard pinion was replaced by the new style pawl (part 147) together with a proper ratchet wheel (part 148). The parts required lists were amended in 1926
- Initially the parts lists for some models did not include the motor.
- Initially the parts lists for models which included a motor did not say that it was not included in the outfit. This was added in 1924
- Miscellaneous amendments/corrections
- In 1927 part 111C was added to all outfits. The parts required lists for only outfit 0 models, were amended for this as follows.
- Amended in all the 4/27 editions
2 - Luggage Cart - 9 of 37 » 8 of 37, 2 of 37A added, 1 of 111C added
18 - Go Chair - 11 of 37 » 9 of 37, 4 of 37A added, 2 of 111C added
21 - Railway Signal - 21 of 37 » 14 of 37, 6 of 37A added, 6 of 111C added
30 - Railway Signal - 9 of 37 » 7 of 37, 4 of 37A added, 2 of 111C added
36 - Jib Crane - 17 of 37 » 16 of 37, 2 of 37A added, 1 of 111C added
45 - Watch Stand - 10 of 37 » 9 of 37, 1 of 37A added, 1 of 111C added
62 - Roman Balance - 3 of 37 » 2 of 37, 1 of 111C added
- Amended in the 10/27 edition of Books A & 1 only (Outfit 0 manual was not updated)
26 - Level Crossing Barrier - 10 of 37 » 9 of 37, 1 of 111C added
39 - Swivelling Crane - 18 of 37 » 14 of 37, 4 of 37A added, 4 of 111C added
- The old style pawl (part 33) which was used with a standard pinion was replaced by the new style pawl (part 147) together with a proper ratchet wheel (part 148). The parts required lists for models were amended in 1926 in the 5/26 Colonial and 6/26 UK editions
318/316 - Railway Breakdown Crane - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
338/336 - Fire Escape - 1 of 26 + 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
419 - Mechanical Cross Bow - 1 of 26 + 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
435 - Catapult - 1 of 26 + 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
441 - Travelling Swivelling Crane - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
443 - Bale-Lifter - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
508 - Sighting Apparatus - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
511 - Giant Auto Swing - 1 of 33A » 1 of 147B
515 - Travelling Gantry Crane - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
608 - Derricking Crane - 4 of 26 » 2 of 26, 2 of 33 deleted, 2 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
627 - Automatic Weighing Crane - 2 of 26 » 1 of 26, 1 of 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
704 - Signal Gantry - 4 of 33A » 4 of 147B
706 - Vertical Log Saw - 2 of 33A » 2 of 147B
712 - Tractor - 2 of 31 + 33 + 33A deleted, 2 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
715 - Locomotive and Tender (4-4-0) - 4 of 33A » 4 of 147B
716 - Beaming Frame - 1 of 26 + 33 deleted, 1 of 147A + 147B + 148 added
717 - Boat Lowering Gear - 4 of 33A » 4 of 147B
- Initially the parts lists for some models did not include the motor.
- Added in the 7/24 edition
402 - Alternating Swing - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
527 - Motor Plough - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
528 - Automobile - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
531 - Delivery Van - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
540 - Automobile - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
602 - Roundabout - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' - added
- Added in the 7/25 edition
519 - Motor Car - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' was added
539 - Touring Tram Car - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' was added
625 - Crane - 'Clockwork motor (Not included in outfit)' was added
713 - Transporter Bridge - 'Electric Motor' - added
726 - Reaping Machine - 'Clockwork Motor' - added
733 - Warehouse - 'Electric Motor' - added
- Added in the 7/24 edition
- Initially the parts lists for models which included a motor did not say that it was not included in the outfit. This was added in 1923 as follows
- 8/23 edition and 1923 Book A
243 - Mechanical Hammer
- 12/23 edition
328 - Lawn Swing
337 - Automatic Swing Boat
406 - Warehouse
413 - Automatic Gong
418 - Clay Modelling Machine
506 - Farm Tractor
513 - Pit Head gear
542 - Armoured Motor Tricycle
617 - Velocipede
628 - Electric Loco
- 8/23 edition and 1923 Book A
- Miscellaneous amendments
- Amended in the 12/22 edition
38 - Swivelling Crane - 4 of 38 moved from the end of the list to its correct place
316 - Drop the Nigger - 8 of 8 added
723 - Revolving Crane - On the 2nd page, the title changed from 'Crane' to 'Revolving Crane'
733 - Twin Elliptic Harmonograph - On the 1st page the title formatting was changed from 'Harmono-graph' split over two lines to 'Harmonograph' all on one line
- Amended in the 8/23 edition and 1923 Book A
226 - Candy Puller - 2 of 126 » 2 of 126A
253 - Railway Footbridge and Signals - 1 of 62 added
306 - Letter Balance - 3 of 126 » 2 of 126A
307 - Oscillating Steam Engine - 1 of 116 added (small change made to model)
403 - Diplodocus - 8 of 1 » 1 of 1, 17 of 2 » 7 of 2
404 - Swinging Hot Saw - 2 of 3 » 1 of 3, 1 of 4 deleted, 1 of 12 deleted, 1 of 27 » 1 of 27A, 1 of 35 added, 41 of 37 » 36 of 37, 1 of 54 deleted, 6 of 59 » 7 of 59, 26" of 94 added
411 - Submarine - 4 of 61 » 1 of 61, 2' of 94 » 26" of 94
412 - Swing Saw - 1' of 94 » 22" of 94
420 - Bed Table - 2 of 12 » 1 of 12, 1 of 59 deleted
430 - Bale Press - 3 of 15A » 1 of 15A, 2 of 18A deleted, 2 of 22 deleted, 12 of 35 » 8 of 35, 36 of 37 » 44 of 37, 14 of 37A added, 2 of 38 added, 2 of 62 deleted
434 - Cake Walk - 1 of 10 added, 1 of 115 added
446 - Pantograph - 1 of 17 » 2 of 17
501 - Beam Scales - 3 of 10 » 2 of 10
502 - Belgium Water Wheel - 12 of 2 » 8 of 2
518 - Station Cart - 4 of 2 » 2 of 2, 2 of 9 added, 4 of 12 deleted, 3 of 19B » 2 of 19A
521 - Spring Scales - 2 of 27 » 2 of 27A
522 - Timber Carriage - 1 of 5 » 3 of 5, 1 of 6A added, 2 of 15A » 2 of 15, 1 of 18A » 1 of 18B, 1 of 111 added
533 - Skein Winder - 6 of 60 » 5 of 48A
604 - Lathe - 1 of 18 deleted
- Amended in the 12/23 edition
450 - Three-arm Signal - 3 of 12A » 23 of 12A, 27 of 37 » 7 of 37, 6 of 37A » 26 of 37A, 23 of 38 » 3 of 38 ***error introduced***
526 - Travelling Crane - 2 of 47A added, 2 of 112A deleted
- Amended in the 3/24 edition
23 - Gangway - 11 of 54 » 1 of 54
- Amended in the 7/24 edition
407 - Girder Crane - 1 of 27 » 1 of 27A
453 - Tip Wagon - 1 of 80A added
607 - Automatic Weighing Machine - 1 of 27 » 1 of 27A, 6" of 42 » 6" of 94
735 - Triangle of Forces - New picture and text - Also now only uses one page instead of the previous two
737(A) - Levers/Bellcrank - Amended to only use one page instead of the previous two
738 - Inclined Plane - New picture and text - Also now only uses one page instead of the previous two
739 - Centrifugal Governor - New picture and text - Also now only uses one page instead of the previous two
- Amended in the 7/25 edition
609 - Beam Engine - 'C/W motor - Not included in outfit' deleted
608 - Derricking Crane - 18 of 5 » 20 of 5, 2 of 7 deleted, 14 of 8 » 18 of 8, 161 of 37 » 169 of 37 - Also note added re substituting 12½" angle girders for 24½" angle girders
643 - Weighbridge - 12 of 2 » 10 of 2, 6 of 3 » 8 of 3, 8 of 5 » 6 of 5, 12 of 12 » 10 of 12, 4 of 15 deleted, 2 of 15A » 6 of 15A, 130 of 37 » 107 of 37, 1 of 48A deleted, 10 of 59 » 6 of 59
704 - Signal Gantry - 8 of 64 added, 2 of 80 added, 2 of 80A added, 2 of 103B added, 8 of 108 added
- Amended in the 5/26 Colonial editions
450 - Three-arm Signal - 23 of 12A » 3 of 12A, 7 of 37 » 27 of 37, 26 of 37A » 5 of 37A, 3 of 38 » 11 of 38
603 - Portable Crane - Reference to Standard Mechanism No.81 added
604 - Lathe - Reference to standard Mechanisms 135, 136 & 166 added
606 - Big Wheel - 8' of 94 added
- Amended in the 6/26 edition (excluding outfit 0 manual)
In 6/26 & 1/27 manuals (any others) Parts lists for 120 (Deck Chair) and 122 (Lathe) were swapped over
5 - Bogie Truck - 2 of 48A added
39 - Quick-Firing Gun - 2 of 22 added
221 - Windmill - 45 of 37 » 47 of 37, 1 of 45 added
306 - Letter Balance - 2 of 125 » 2 of 125A, 2 of 126A » 2 of 126 (however put in wrong numberical order)
314 - Drop the Nigger - 3 of 59 » 2 of 59
416 - Distance Indicator - 4 of 19A » 4 of 20
513 - Pit Head Gear - 2 of 19A » 2 of 19B, 1 of 27 » 1 of 27A
- Amended in the 1/27 edition
In 6/26 & 1/27 manuals (any others) Parts lists for 120 (Deck Chair) and 122 (Lathe) were swapped over
315 - Drop the Nigger - 2 of 59 » 3 of 59
- Amended in the 4/27 outfit 0 manual
9 - Bogie Truck - 2 of 48A added
39 - Quick-Firing Gun - 2 of 22 added
- Amended in the 4/27 edition (all manuals)
5 - Ticca Gharry - 2 of 48A added
7 - Truck - 16 of 37 » 20 of 37
21 - Railway Signal - 2 of 11 deleted, 2 of 12 » 6 of 12
22 - Potters Wheel - 3 of 2 » 2 of 2
19 - Rock Drill - 1 of 11 added, 4 of 37 » 5 of 37
65 - Ore Crusher - 10 of 37 » 12 of 37
37 - Telpher Span - 6 of 35 » 4 of 35
46 - Sawing Machine - 1 of 10 added, 2 of 11 added
48 - Gong - 7 of 37 » 9 of 37
59 - Stamping Machine - 2 of 10 added, 1 of 16 » 2 of 16, 20 of 37 » 22 of 37
62 - Roman Balance - 1 of 5 » 2 of 5
108 - Telpher Span - 1 of 10 added
114 - Swivelling Jib Crane - 4 of 1 » 6 of 1, 6 of 2 » 4 of 2
118 - Overhead Crane - 24 of 37 » 20 of 37, 4 of 38 added, 1 of 44 deleted
121 - Jib Crane - 20 of 37 » 23 of 37
113 - Scooter - 1 of 18 » 1 of 18A
134 - Forge Bellows - 2 of 126A added
125 - Sewing Machine - 1 of 16A added, 2 of 17 » 3 of 17, 2 of 22 » 3 of 22, 2 of 22A added, 2 of 126A added
133 - Gantry Crane - 1 of 3 » 2 of 3, 4 of 48A » 3 of 48A
204 - Turntable Gangway - 34 of 37 » 36 of 37
229 - Motor Van - 4 of 22 » 3 of 22, 1 of 44 » 1 of 45
230 - Stamping Mill - 16 of 37 » 14 of 37
234 - Needlework Basket - 6 of 2 » 4 of 2
247 - Jumping Jack - 18 of 37 » 20 of 37
306 - Letter Balance - 2 of 125A and 2 of 126 (125A now put before 126 in list)
307 - Oscillating Steam Engine - 2 of 12A deleted, 6 of 48A » 8 of 48A, 1 of 102 » 1 of 46
318 - Pit Head Gear - 10 of 2 » 9 of 2, 1 of 15 » 2 of 15, 1 of 16 added, 1 of 22 deleted, 1 of 48B added, 1 of 62 deleted
401 - Elevated Jib Crane - 7 of 5 » 8 of 5, 12 of 12 » 14 of 12, 2 of 14 » 1 of 13, 5 of 35 » 4 of 35, 1 of 46 added, 3 of 48A added, 4 of 125 deleted
406 - Warehouse - 18 of 2 » 14 of 2, 1 of 17 deleted, 126 of 37 » 96 of 37
415 - Swivelling and Luffing Jib Crane - 2 of 52 » 1 of 52
419 - Mechanical Cross Bow - 4 of 8 » 6 of 8
425 - Gantry - 3 of 3 » 6 of 3
426 - Windmill Scare - 4 of 61 added, 3 of 126A » 4 of 126A
434 - Cake Walk - 1 of 10 deleted, 1 of 17 added, 1 of 77 deleted
435 - Catapult - 1 of 62 » 1 of 63
438 - Conductor's Punch - 1 of 59 added
439 - Speed Indicator - 3 of 16 » 2 of 16, 2 of 17 added
441 - Travelling Swivel Crane - 1 of 26 » 2 of 26
447 - Inclined Delivery Chute - 8 of 5 » 10 of 5, 6 of 48B » 5 of 48B
452 - Tip Wagon - 1 of 3 deleted, 9 of 5 » 6 of 5, 10 of 12 » 4 of 12, 1 of 15A deleted, 4 of 18A added, 1 of 19 deleted, 1 of 26 » 2 of 26, 1 of 32 added, 2 of 35 deleted, 59 of 37 » 57 of 37, 2 of 37 deleted, 1 of 38 » 4 of 38, 1 of 46 added, 4 of 48A » 6 of 48A, 3 of 59 » 10 of 59, 2 of 62 deleted, 1 of 63 » 3 of 63, 1 of 115 added, 1 of 125 » 4 of 125
501 - Beam Scales - 8 of 2 » 10 of 2, 8 of 8 » 10 of 8, 2 of 14 added
515 - Travelling Gantry Crane - 26 of 37 » 96 of 37
519 - Motor Car - 1 of 16A » 1 of 16
521 - Spring Scales - 1 of 111 added
522 - Timber Carriage - 1 of 18B » 1 of 18A
528 - Motor Car - 1 of 96 » 2 of 96, 2 of 108 » 1 of 108
625 - Crane - 5 of 52 » 4 of 52, 1 of 53 added, 8 of 99 » 6 of 99
631 - Horizontal Engine - 7 of 8 » 8 of 8
638 - Fly Boats - 115 of 37 » 15 of 37 ***error introduced***
734 - Locomotive and Tender (Midland 4-2-2) - 1 piece of No.58 » 1 of No.58
- Amended in the 10/27 edition
720 - Grandfather Clock - Leaflet price reduced from 3d (4d post free) to 1½d (2d post free)
724 - Loom - Leaflet price reduced from 3d (4d post free) to 1½d (2d post free)
728 - Ship Coaler - Leaflet price reduced from 3d (4d post free) to 1½d (2d post free)
- Amended in the 12/22 edition