Meccano Manuals
Mid to Late 1941
Details and Downloads of Meccano Manuals
Confirmation of those print codes in red is required (Scans of these manuals would also be appreciated)
Also details of any editions not included would be appreciated
NEW - Manual Downloads - NEW
Manual scans from my reference collection covering most of the manuals are now available for download in pdf format. Where available, these are shown in blue in the tables below. Note that some of the files are rather large.
HELP - If anyone is able to supply scans of any manual for which there is no download or where there are torn or missing pages then that would be appreciated. Please contact me first for details. I would like to make this website as complete as possible
Print codes of Mid 1941 series manuals
| Print codes of Main outfit 1-3 manuals - mid 1941 | |||||
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| White thin paper cover. Green print. Boy sitting left. 4 models centre. Boy sitting right. Blue & Gold models Manual size 12¼" x 7½" (310x190mm) approx |
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| Outfit 1 (16 pages) |
Outfit 2 |
Outfit 3 (24 pages) |
Outfit 4 |
Outfit 5 |
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| 1941 | 41.1 13/741/8.5 |
-- | 41.3 13/741/4.5M |
-- | -- |
| Print codes of Accessory outfit 1A-4A manuals - mid 1941 | |||||
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| White thin paper cover. Green print. Boy sitting left. 4 models centre. Boy sitting right. Blue & Gold models Manual size 12¼" x 7½" (310x190mm) approx |
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| Outfit 1A |
Outfit 2A (16 pages) |
Outfit 3A |
Outfit 4A (20 pages) |
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| 1941 | -- | 41.2A 13/741/1.5 |
-- | 41.4A 13/741/1.5 |
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Print codes of Late 1941 series manuals
| Print codes of Main outfit 1-5 manuals - late 1941 | |||||
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| Matt Blue cover, Black print. Boy on left with Meccano blocksetter in centre. Real blocksetter in white circle on the right. Blue & Gold models. All copies have a 'war' sticker posted inside the front cover. Basically a cut down version of the 1937 - 41 series with a reduced number of models Manual size 12¼" x 7½" (310x190mm) approx |
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| Outfit 1 (16 pages) |
Outfit 2 (20 pages) |
Outfit 3 (24 pages) |
Outfit 4 (32 pages) |
Outfit 5 (36 pages) |
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| 1941 | 41.1 13/841/46.5 |
41.2 13/841/42 |
41.3 13/841/35.5 |
41.4 13/841/16 |
41.5 13/841/10 |
| Print codes of Accessory outfit 1A-5A manuals - late 1941 | |||||
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| Matt Orange cover, Black print. Boy on left with Meccano blocksetter in centre. Real blocksetter in white circle on the right. Blue & Gold models. All copies have a 'war' sticker posted inside the front cover. Basically a cut down version of the 1937 - 41 series manuals with a reduced number of models. Manual size 12¼" x 7½" (310x190mm) approx |
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| Outfit 1A (12 pages) |
Outfit 2A (16 pages) |
Outfit 3A (20 pages) |
Outfit 4A (20 pages) |
Outfit 5A (32 pages) |
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| 1941 | 41.1A 13/841/12.5 |
41.2A 13/841/13.5 |
41.3A 13/841/15 |
41.4A 13/841/11 |
41.5A 13/841/9 |
Pagination/contents of manuals
| Pagination/contents of Main outfit 1-5 manuals - Mid to Late 1941 | |||||
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| Outfit 1 (16 pages) |
Outfit 2 (20 pages) |
Outfit 3 (24 pages) |
Outfit 4 (32 pages) |
Outfit 5 (36 pages) |
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| Real Engineering in Miniature | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover |
| How to Commence the Fun | Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Models 0.1 - 0.12 | Pages 2 - 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 1.1 - 1.33 | Pages 4 - 9 | Pages 2 - 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 1.34 - 1.40 | Pages 10 - 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 2.1 - 2.17 | -- | Pages 8 - 11 | Pages 2 - 5 | -- | -- |
| Models 2.18 - 2.21 | -- | Page 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 3.1 - 3.25 | -- | -- | Pages 6 - 15 | Pages 2 - 11 | -- |
| Models 4.1 - 4.25 | -- | -- | -- | Pages 12 - 23 | Pages 2 - 13 |
| Models 5.1 - 5.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Pages 14 - 29 |
| Build bigger and better models | Page 12 | Pages 13 - 14 | Page 16 | Page 24 | Page 30 |
| Examples of Standard Mech's | -- | -- | Pages 17 - 18 | Pages 25 - 26 | -- |
| Contents of Meccano outfits | -- | Pages 15 - 16 | Pages 19 - 20 | Pages 27 - 28 | Pages 31 - 32 |
| Meccano Parts (Illustrated) | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC |
| Pagination/contents of Accessory outfit 1A-5A manuals - Mid to Late 1941 | |||||
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| Outfit 1A (12 pages) |
Outfit 2A (16 pages) |
Outfit 3A (20 pages) |
Outfit 4A (20 pages) |
Outfit 5A (32 pages) |
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| Real Engineering in Miniature | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover | Inside front cover |
| Models 2.1 - 2.21 | Pages 1 - 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 3.1 - 3.25 | -- | Pages 1 - 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Models 4.1 - 4.25 | -- | -- | Pages 1 - 12 | -- | -- |
| Models 5.1 - 5.25 | -- | -- | -- | Pages 1 - 16 | -- |
| Models 6.1 - 6.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Pages 1 - 24 |
| Build bigger and better models | Pages 6 - 7 | Page 11 | Pages 13 - 14 | -- | Pages 25 - 26 |
| Examples of Standard Mech's | Page 8 | Page 12 | Pages 15 - 16 | -- | Pages 27 - 28 |
| Meccano Parts (Illustrated) | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC | IRC/RC |
List of 1934-7 Lettered Outfit Manuals
which were overprinted for use in 1941/2
| The following manuals are known to have been overprinted. There are almost certainly many more - info on these would be appreciated |
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| Lettered Manual | Print Code | Overprinted Outfit No. | |
| Outfit Oa | 13/936/6(2P)(UK) | Outfit 1a | |
| Outfit Aa | 13/635/4.5(UK) | Outfit 2a | |
| Outfit Aa | 13/137/2.5(ENG-SP) | Outfit 2a | |
| Outfit Ba | 13/834/7.5(UK) | Outfit 3a | |
| Outfit Ba | 13/137/2.5(ENG-SP) | Outfit 3a | |
| Outfit Ca | 13/834/6(UK) | Outfit 4a | |
| Outfit Ca | 13/635/3(UK) | Outfit 4a | |
| Outfit Ca | 13/137/2(ENG-SP) | Outfit 4a | |
| Outfit A | 13/834/40(UK) | Outfit 2 | |
| Outfit A-D | 13/834/12(UK) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit A-D | 13/635/12(UK) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit A-E | 13/735/1.6(Aus/Ex) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit O-A | 13/137/15(ENG-SP) | Outfit 1 | |
| Outfit O-C | 31/1236/7(UK) | Outfit 4 | |
| Outfit O-C | 13/137/6(ENG-SP) | Outfit 4 | |
| Outfit O-D | 31/1236/3(UK) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit O-E | 13/636/11(UK) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit O-E | 31/1236/5(UK) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit O-E | 13/137/2(ENG-SP) | Outfit 5 | |
| Outfit F-L | 13/834/8.5(UK) | Outfit 7 | |
| Outfit F-L | 13/637/1.2(ENG-UNIV) | Outfit 7 | |
Note - All the manuals have a war sticker on the front cover with the exception of the overprinted F-L manuals