Meccano Manuals
Add-On Outfits/Sets
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 - especially overseas editions, 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 and details of the Electrical outfit manual (Liverpool and America) |
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| Manual Size 9¾" x 6½" (248mm x 168mm approx) | |||
| UK | Colonial | America | |
| 1920 | 720/10 | -- | -- |
| 1921 | 521/5 | -- | (21.1) 421/5 |
| 1922 ?? | 720/10 Price overprint on page 26 X1 - 12/6 X2 - 42/- |
720/10 Price overprint on page 26 X1 - 18/6 X2 - 68/- |
(22.2) 421/5 Price pages (27-32) removed |
Note - The numbers in green are the reference numbers from the list of USA Meccano manuals produced by Kendrick Bisset. Kendick Bisset's website on Meccano in the United States.
| Pagination/contents of the Electrical manual (Liverpool and America) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool (720/10) |
Liverpool (521/5) |
1921 America |
1922 ? America |
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| Meccano Electrical Accessory Outfit | -- | -- | Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Meccano Electrified | Pages 1 - 2 |
Pages 1 - 2 |
Pages 2 - 3 |
Pages 2 - 3 |
| The Block Accumulator | Page 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| The Meccano Transformer | -- | -- | Page 3 | Page 3 |
| The Meccano Electric Motor | Page 2 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 3 |
| Models 1-16 | Pages 3 - 25 |
Pages 3 - 25 |
Pages 4 - 26 |
Pages 4 - 26 |
| Electrical Accessory Parts | Page 26 | Page 26 | -- | -- |
| Models Suitable for Electrical Experiments | -- | -- | Page 27 | -- |
| Prices and Particulars of Meccano Electrical Parts | -- | -- | Page 28 | -- |
| Particulars and Prices of Meccano Parts | -- | -- | Pages 29 - 31 |
-- |
| Price List of Outfits | -- | -- | Page 32 | -- |
Note - The pagination for the 521/5 Liverpool Electrical Manual has been taken from a photocopy of a manual which is assumed to be that edition.
| Print codes of the Gears and Mechanisms Manuals | ||||
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| Gears 'A' - Size 8¼in. x 5½in. (210mm x 140mm approx) Gears 'B' & Gears - Size 8½in. x 5½in. (215mm x 140mm approx) Mechanisms- Size 10½in. x 7½in. (265mm x 190mm approx) |
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| Gears 'A' (16 pages) |
Gears 'B' (16 pages) |
Gears (16 pages) |
Mechanisms (20 pages) |
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| 1949 | 7/1049/40 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1950 | 7/650/35 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1951 | 7/351/25 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1952 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1953 | 7/153/12.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1954 | 7/454/22.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1955 | 7/255/20 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1956 | -- | 7/656/30 | -- | -- |
| 1957 | -- | 7/157/10 7/757/12.5 |
-- | -- |
| 1958 | -- | 7/258/10 | -- | -- |
| 1959 | -- | 7/859/10 | -- | 13/1059/35 |
| 1960 | -- | 7/260/15 7/1160/10 |
-- | -- |
| 1961 | -- | 7/361/10 | -- | -- |
| 1962 | -- | 7/362/10 | -- | -- |
| 1963 | -- | 7/663/15 | -- | 13/763/75 |
| 1964 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1965 | -- | 7/365/15 | -- | 13/365/75 |
| 1966 | -- | 7/766/15 | -- | 13/1166/10 |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | 7/268/10 | -- |
| 1969 | -- | -- | 55012 7/669/15 |
-- |
| 1970/1 *1 | -- | -- | 162122 Meccano Tri-ang |
162170 Meccano Tri-ang Meccano Tri-ang (2nd Imp) |
| 1971/2 *2 | -- | -- | -- | 162170 Meccano (1971)Ltd (3rd Imp) Meccano (1971)Ltd (4th Imp) |
| 1973 | -- | -- | 162122 1973 *1 |
-- |
| 1974 | -- | -- | 162122 1974 (Airfix) *1 |
162170 1974 |
| 1975 | -- | -- | -- | 162170 1975 (Airfix) *1 |
Note *1 - Meccano (Tri-ang) manuals could be either 1970 or 1971
Note *2 - Meccano (1971) Ltd manuals could be either 1971 or 1972
Note 3 - Page numbering includes the covers
Note 4 - Manuals identified with *1 have the Meccano Logo 
on the rear cover
Note 5 - Manuals identified with (Airfix) have the Airfix Logo on the rear cover.
| Pagination/contents of Gears Manuals | Pagination/contents of Mechanisms Manuals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gears 'A' (16 pages) |
Gears 'B' & Gears (16 pages) |
Mechanisms Manual | |||
| What are Gears and Why are the Necessary | Page 2 | Page 2 | Introduction | Page 2 | |
| How to Use Gearing | Pages 3-4 | Pages 3-4 | Gear & Gear Trains | Page 3 | |
| How to Use Meccano Sprocket And Chain | Page 5 | Page 5 | Gear & Pulley Drives for Meccano Motors | Page 4 | |
| Rod with Keyway and Key Bolt | -- | Page 5 | Pulley Systems for Cranes | Page 5 | |
| Mechanisms A.1 - A.14 | Pages 6-15 | -- | The Lever | Page 6 | |
| Mechanisms B.1 - B.15 | -- | Pages 6 - 16 | Examples of Levers used in Model Building | Page 7 | |
| Illustrations of Gears in the Meccano System | Page 16 | -- | Intermittent Drive or Start & Stop Mechanisms | Page 9 | |
| Gear Drive and Reversing Mechanism | Page 10 | ||||
| Brakes | Page 13 | ||||
| Steering Mechanisms | Page 14 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Mechanisms | Page 15 | ||||
| Cams | Page 18 | ||||
| More Fascinating Mechanisms Built with Meccano | Page 19 | ||||
| Advert for the Meccano Magazine | Page 20 | ||||
Note - Page numbering includes the covers
| Print codes/references of the Elektrikit manual | |
|---|---|
| Manual Size 10½" x 8½" (269mm x 216mm approx) | |
| 1963 | 12945 13/163/25 |
| Pagination/contents of the Elektrikit manual (42 pages) | |
|---|---|
| Contents of Set | Inside front cover |
| Introduction to Electricity and the Elektrikit | Pages 1 - 3 |
| Models E.1 - E.37 | Pages 4 - 38 |
| Principal Standard Meccano Parts used in the Elektrikit Models | Inside Rear Cover |
| Meccano Electrical Parts | Rear Cover |