Meccano Manuals
Pre-War - Other
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
Note - The number of pages noted in a manual always includes the covers.
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.
Information on copyright dates etc. is available for many of the American manuals on the USA © Info page.
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 The Meccano Motor, Prize Models and The Meccanograph manuals |
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| Manual size 9¾" x 6½" (248x168mm) approx. | ||||||
| The Meccano Motor | 1914/15 Prize Models (English Edition) | 1914/15 Prize Models (Colonial Edition) | 1914/15 Prize Models (USA Edition) | 1915/16 Prize Models (USA only) | The Meccanograph | |
| 1912 | The Meccano Motor*2 with 1912 model numbers |
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| 1913 | The Meccano Motor*2 with 1913 model numbers (Version 1) The Meccano Motor*2 with 1913 model numbers (Version 2) |
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| 1914 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1915 | -- | 1914/15 Prize Models (Version 1) *1 1914/15 Prize Models (Version 2)*1 1914/15 Prize Models (Version 3) *1 |
1914/15 Prize Models |
(15.2) 1914/15 Prize Models |
-- | -- |
| 1916 | -- | 1914/15 Prize Models (Version 3) With revised prices sticker dated 7th Feb 1916 |
1914/15 Prize Models With revised prices sticker |
-- | (16.3) 1915/16 Prize Models |
The Meccanograph Liverpool edition (16.6) The Meccanograph American edition |
| 1917 | -- | -- | -- | -- | (17.4) 1915/16 Prize Models As ref 16.3 but with With revised 1917 prices pasted in place of pages 21-24 |
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| 1918 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1919 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1920 | -- | -- | -- | -- | (20.3) 1915/16 Prize Models As ref 16.3 but with pages 19-24 replaced by unnumbered 1920 price list pages 19-22 |
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| 1921 | -- | -- | -- | -- | (21.4) 1915/16 Prize Models Pages 19-24 replaced by unnumbered price list (1921) pages 19-22 No mention of outfits |
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| 1922 | -- | -- | -- | -- | (22.4) 1915/16 Prize Models As ref 21.4 but with 1922 motor prices handwritten |
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Note *1 - Three versions of the UK 1914/15 Prize Models book have been identified. See the 'Changes' pages for details of the differences.
Note *2 - Three editions of the Meccano Motor manual have so far been identified. The front cover of the 1912 edition does not mention New York and the French address is "17, Rue Bleue, Paris". The front cover of the first 1913 edition now mentions New York and the French address changes to "5, Rue Ambroise Thomas". The front cover of the second 1913 edition removes mention the German 'Meccano G.m.b.H.' company and its address under the German name of the manual.
| Print codes of 1928-34 New/Prize Models, Standard Mechanisms, How to Use Meccano Parts and the Steam Engine manuals |
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| The New Model manuals are all 'Large Format' - 11" x 8 1/8" All other manuals are 'Small Format' - 9¾" x 6 5/8" up to 1933 From 1934 the manuals changed to 'Large Format' like the 'Lettered' Outfit manuals of the period The post-war USA edition of the Standard Mechanisms Manual was 9½" x 6 5/8" |
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| New/Prize Models | Standard Mechanisms | How to Use Meccano Parts | Steam Engine | |
| 1925 | -- | Undated | -- | -- |
| 1926 | -- | 926/5 | -- | -- |
| -- | ??? America*6 | -- | -- | |
| 1927 | -- | 127/10 | -- | -- |
| -- | ??? America*6 | -- | -- | |
| 1928 | 228/20 328/10 |
328/5 728/5 1128/3 |
-- | -- |
| 428/1.75(Can) 428/1.75(NZ) 428/2(SA) |
(28.4) 328/2(America) (28.5) No ref(America)*5 728/5(O'seas) *2 |
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| 1929 | 229/20 | 529/40(Eng) | -- | 29S 2/829/35 |
| 229/.5(Can) | 529/3(O'seas) 529/5(Aus)*3 529/3(Can) (29.6) No ref(America) |
-- | -- | |
| 1930 | 2/230/20 | -- | 2/830/35 | 30S 2/130/5 |
| 2/230/1(Aus) 2/230/.5(Can) |
-- | -- | -- | |
| 1931 | 13/231/20 | -- | 2/531/30(M) | -- |
| 1932 | 7/632/15 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1933 | -- | 2/933/3/1P(Eng) | 2/1033/1 2/1033/.75 2/1033/.5 2/1033/.4 |
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| 1934 | 7/434/10 | 13/1134/15(UK) *1 | -- | -- |
| 1935 | -- | 13/835/2.5(UK) | 13/735/13.5(UK) | -- |
| -- | 13/935/1.2(NZ/SA) | 13/735/1.6(Aus/X) 13/735/.275(Can) |
-- | |
| 1936 | -- | 13/636/10(UK) 13/636/12.5(UK) |
-- | -- |
| -- | 13/636/1(Aus) | -- | -- | |
| Late 1940s |
-- | USA edition Undated *4 |
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Note *1 - The print code - 13/1134/15 is that which is on the front cover. It also has a print code on the rear cover which is slightly different - 13/1034/15.
Note *2 - The 1928 'Overseas' edition (728/5) is actually the standard UK edition with an 'Overseas' stamp on the front cover, half of pages 45/6 cut out and page 48 and inside rear cover stuck together.
Note *3 - The 1929 Australian edition has also been seen with the words 'Australian Edition' in the bottom right hand edge of the front cover blacked out, and a revised price sticker for 1/- on the front cover. Pages 49 and the inside rear cover are stuck together to remove any references to prices. As the price of 1/- was the same as the UK editions, these were probably surplus manuals that were pressed into use for the UK market.
Note *4 - Three editions of this manual have been seen. The only difference is the address at the bottom of the front cover - Binns Road - Elizabeth NJ - Kenilworth NJ.
Note *5 - This 1928 American edition appears to be the same as ref 28.4 except that the cover and the outer pages (1/2 & 47/48) have been replaced. These additional pages were almost certainly printed in America (unlike the rest of the manual) and appear as though they might be identical to those on earlier American editions of this manual as they mention the E3 motor which otherwise has only been seen on late 1926 or early 1927 manuals/price lists.
Note *6 - 1926/7 American editions of the Standard Mechanisms manual are expected to exist as it was advertised in the American manuals from 1926. Confirmation required.
| Print Codes of Pre-war Supermodel Leaflets (Liverpool) | ||||||||||||||||
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| These are nominally - 11" x 8½" (280mm x 216mm) A number of cut down leaflets - approx. 10¾" x 8" (273mm x 203mm) have also been seen. Identified as *2 below It is thought that these are those leaflets that were issued free with the December 1934 Meccano Magazine. They would have been cut down so that they could be inserted inside the MM (8¼" x 11") without hanging out. |
Foreign Language Super Model Leaflets | |||||||||||||||
| Leaflet No. |
Title | Pages | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | French *4 | German *5 | Spanish *5 | 4 Lang Translation *6 |
| 1 | Motor Chassis (with accumulator) |
8 | 1227/5 | 328/5 528/5 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 328/2.5(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 1 | Motor Chassis (without accumulator) |
8 | -- | -- | -- | 2/430/5 | -- | 1/432/2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9/1230/2(Fr) | 2/530/5(Sp) | ||
| 1A | Motor Chassis | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21/1134/5 | -- | -- | 135/2/A 4760(Fr) | |||
| 2 | High Speed Ship Coaler |
8 | -- | 428/5 1228/5 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/636/.5 | 628/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 3 | Motor Cycle and Sidecar |
4 | -- | 328/5 628/5 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 428/5(Fr) | |||
| 4 | Block Setting Crane | 12 | -- | 428/5 628/5 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 728/4(Fr) | |||
| 5 | Travelling Bucket Dredger |
4 | -- | 528/5 828/5 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/736/.5 | 828/(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 6 | Stiff Leg Derrick | 4 | -- | 628/5 828/5 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | 6/432/1 | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | 129/4(Fr) | 329/2.5 | ||
| 7 | Platform Scales | 4 | -- | NR(1928) | -- | 1/1130/1 | -- | 1/132/1(IR) | -- | 21/934/4.5 | -- | -- | 928/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 8 | Roundabout | 4 | -- | NR(1928) 528/10 *2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 528/10(Fr) 828/ (Fr) |
828/2.5 | ||
| 9 | Bagatelle Table | 4 | -- | 528/10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21/934/4.5 | -- | -- | 728/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 10 | Log Saw | 4 | -- | 528/5 1228/5 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21/934/4.5 *2 | -- | -- | 1028/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 11 | Single Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine |
4 | -- | 528/10 | -- | 7/1130/1 | 7/931/1 | 6/432/1.5 | -- | 21/934/4 *2 | -- | -- | 1128/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 11A | Single Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine |
4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | -- | |||
| 12 | Stone Sawing Machine |
4 | -- | 528/5 1028/5 |
-- | 7/1130/1 | -- | 6/432/1.5 *2 | -- | 21/934/4 *2 | -- | -- | 828/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 13 | Meccanograph | 8 | -- | 628/10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/636/.5 | 828/4(Fr) | 1028/2.5 | ||
| 14 | Grandfather Clock | 8 | -- | 428/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 429/4(Fr) | 729/2.5(Ger) | 1028/2.5 | |
| 14A | Grandfather Clock | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/331/3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6/1231/4(Fr) | |||
| 15 | Baltic Tank Locomotive |
8 | -- | 1128/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 429/4(Fr) | |||
| 16 | Loom | 8 | -- | 628/5 928/5 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 928/4(Fr) | 1128/2.5 | ||
| 16A | Loom | 8 | -- | -- | -- | NR(1930) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/132/1.5(Fr) | |||
| 17 | Planing Machine | 4 | -- | 928/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 129/4(Fr) | 529/2.5 | ||
| 18 | Revolving Crane | 4 | -- | 1028/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/736/.5 | 129/4(Fr) | 129/2.5 | ||
| 19 | Steam Shovel | 4 | -- | 828/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21/934/4 | -- | -- | 229/4(Fr) 1/935/.5(Fr) |
1228/2.5 | ||
| 19A | Steam Excavator | 8 | -- | -- | 7/1229/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7/930/4(Fr) | |||
| 20 | Electric Mobile Crane |
4 | -- | -- | 7/1229/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | 7/730/4(Fr) | |||
| 21 | Transporter Bridge | 4 | -- | 1128/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | 228/4(Fr) | 7/729/2.5 | ||
| 22 | Traction Engine | 4 | -- | 1128/5 | -- | -- | 231/7/1.5 | -- | -- | 21/934/4.5 *2 | -- | -- | 229/4(Fr) | |||
| 23 | Vertical Log Saw | 4 | -- | 1028/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 192/4(Fr) Note Error |
629/2.5 | ||
| 24 | Travelling Gantry Crane |
4 | -- | 828/ *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21/1034/7.5 *2 | -- | 1/736/.5 | 3/829/4(Fr) | 129/2.5 | ||
| 25 | Hydraulic Crane | 4 | -- | 828/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/736/.5 | 129/4(Fr) | |||
| 26 | Twin Elliptic Harmonograph |
4 | -- | 1228/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1228/5(Fr) 429/4(Fr) |
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| 27 | Giant Dragline | 8 | -- | 1228/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7/929/4(Fr) | |||
| 28 | Pontoon Crane (Channel Segments) |
4 | -- | 1128/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3/829/4(Fr) | |||
| 28 | Pontoon Crane (Geared Roller Bearing) |
4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/936/.5 | -- | |||
| 29 | Hammerhead Crane (Channel Segments) |
4 | -- | 1228/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 429/4(Fr) | 6/132/1 | ||
| 29 | Hammerhead Crane (Geared Roller Bearing) |
4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/1136/.5 | -- | |||
| 30 | Railway Breakdown Crane |
8 | -- | -- | 7/929/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/736/.5 | 7/1030/4(Fr) | No Ref | ||
| 31 | Goods Warehouse | 8 | -- | -- | 3/729/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | 7/1230/2(Fr) | |||
| 32 | Twin Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine |
8 | -- | -- | 729/5 *1 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | No Code | |||
| 33 | Single and Double Flyboats |
8 | -- | -- | 429/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7/330/4(Fr) | |||
| 34 | Three-engine Argosy Biplane |
8 | -- | 028/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 629/4(Fr) | |||
| 35 | Automatic Grabbing Crane |
8 | -- | -- | -- | 7/730/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/836/.5 | 6/132/4(Fr) | |||
| 36 | Electric Derrick Crane |
4 | -- | -- | -- | 3/130/5 *2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7/531/4(Fr) | |||
| 37 | Howitzer, Limber and Tractor |
4 | -- | -- | -- | 7/830/5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1/132/1.5(Fr) | 1/632/1 | ||
Note *1 - An overprinted version of SML 32 in English has been reported with a note about using Ring Frames instead of Channel Segments. Confirmation required.
Note *2 - Cut down versions of these leaflets have also been seen - see top of table for details.
Note 3 - NR -> No reference number. The year against these leaflets, is when they were thought to be printed.
Note *4 - All the leaflets were also printed in French and all the ones noted on this website (apart from SML32) were published by Meccano(France). Did Meccano(Liverpool) publish any? Suspect SML32 above (which has no identifying print code or Liverpool/France info) may have been published by Meccano(Liverpool) because the French translation of 'Leaflet' is 'Notice' whereas it is 'Feuille' for all the other leaflets that were published by Meccano(France).
Note *5 - Some of the leaflets were also published in German and Spanish as well. So far these are the only ones I know about. Were any more issued?
Note *6 - All of the leaflets had translations of the text only, in four languages - Spanish, Dutch, Danish and German. I would appreciate scans of those that are missing plus any with a different print code.
| Print Codes of Early Supermodel Leaflets (Liverpool and America) |
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| The early 1915 leaflet was a single sided sheet of paper - 12¼" x 18½" (311 x 471mm) The Liverpool 1921-7 leaflets were all a single double sided sheet of paper - 11" x 15" (280mm x 432mm) The American 1921-7 leaflets *2 were a single double sided sheet of paper - 8½" x 24½" (215mm x 614mm) |
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| Title | 1915 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | France | America |
| Early Motor Chassis *1 | No print code | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ?? | Around 1915 - No print code |
| Motor Chassis | -- | Model 429 621/2.5 1021/3 |
-- | Model 701 223/1 423/1 |
Model 701 1124/1 |
-- | Model 701 3/26 1126/1 |
Model 701 627/.5 |
(Model 429) 1221/3 (Model 701) 223/1 (Model 701) 125/1 |
UK 621/2.5 edition with American Address stick-on label C-05252*2 |
| Loom | -- | Model 446 1121/2 |
-- | Model 725 523/1 |
Model 725 1124/1 |
-- | Model 725 326/1 |
Model 724 927/1 |
Model 725 424/1 |
UK 1121/2 edition with American Address stick-on label |
| Ship Coaler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Model 734 125/1 |
-- | Model 729 427/1 |
Model 734 325/1 |
???*2 |
| Clock | -- | -- | -- | -- | 124/1 1124/1 |
-- | -- | -- | No ref 1124/1 |
???*2 |
Note *1 - This early Motor Chassis leaflet was a reprint from the July 7th 1915 edition of "The Light Car". A date of around 1915/6 is assumed. There is no other date or print reference on the leaflet. Was a French version ever printed?
Note *2 - Only the Motor Chassis leaflet has been seen so far. It is likely that American versions of the other model leaflets do not exist as the No.7 outfit was not sold in America. Confirmation required.
Note 3 - With the exception of *1 - these model leaflets were all associated with 1922-7 Outfit 7 models.
| Print Codes of Pre-war Supermodel Leaflets (America) | ||
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| A number of the SMLs were specially printed in America for the USA market prior to the American factory being sold in 1929 |
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| Leaflet No. | Title | Print Code |
| 1 | Motor Chassis (without accumulator) |
O-0528/5 O-1228/5 |
| 3 | Motor Cycle and Sidecar | O-028/2 |
| 4 | Block Setting Crane | O-0828/1 |
| 5 | Travelling Dredger Bucket | O-0828/1 |
| 6 | Stiff Leg Derrick | O-0928/1 |
| 7 | Platform Scales | O-0728/2 |
| 8 | Merry-Go-Round | O-0728/1 |
| 9 | Bagatelle Table | O-0728/2 |
| 10 | Log Saw | O-0728/1 |
| 11 | Single Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine | O-0728/1 |
| 12 | Stone Sawing Machine | O-0728/1 |
| 13 | Meccanograph | O-0928/2 |
| 14 | Grandfather Clock | O-0928/2 |
| 16 | Loom | O-0928/1 |
Note 1 - Only those which have downloads have been examined so far. Confirmation and scans of the others required.
Note 2 - Many of the American SMLs are seen with the American 'Elizabeth' address scored out and the Liverpool address stamped on instead. Most of these are also stamped 'Complementary Copy'. An example of one of these can be seen on the download of leaflet 7 above.
| Print Codes of Supplementary Notes for Super Model Leaflets | ||
|---|---|---|
| These supplementary notices were stuck onto SML leaflets to notify about the change from the 4V to 6V electric motor and some other constructional advice | ||
| Leaflet No. | Title | Print Code |
| 2 | High Speed Ship Coaler | 1/331/4.2 |
| 4 | Block Setting Crane | 1/331/3.2 |
| 6 | Stiff Leg Derrick | 1/331/2.55 |
| 10 | Log Saw | 1/331/10 |
| 15 | Baltic Tank Locomotive | 1/331/18 |
| 19 | Steam Shovel | 1/331/10 |
| 24 | Travelling Gantry Crane | 1/331/1.25 |
| 27 | Giant Dragline | 1/331/3 |
Note - The above are those that are currently known about - were there any others?
| Pagination/contents - Meccano Motor manual | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | |
| Meccano agents and addresses (Identical to the front cover) |
Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Introduction | Page 2 | Page 2 |
| No.1 Meccano Motor | Page 3 | Page 3 |
| Model No.4 - Truck | Page 4 | Page 4 |
| Conversion of Model No.12 into a Fan | Page 5 | |
| Conversion of Model No.21 into a Fan | Page 5 | |
| Model No.16 - Travelling Jib Crane | Page 6 | Page 6 |
| Model No.27 - Travelling Jib Crane | Page 7 | |
| Model No.37 - Travelling Jib Crane | Page 7 | |
| Model No. 28 - Windmill | Page 8 | |
| Model No. 40 - Windmill | Page 8 | |
| Model No.33 - Motor Van | Page 9 | |
| Model No.44 - Motor Van | Page 9 | |
| Model No.46 - Pit Head Gear | Page 10 | |
| Model No.59 - Pit Head Gear | Page 10 | |
| No.2 Meccano Motor | Page 11 | Page 11 |
| Model No.60 - Flying Machine | Page 12 | |
| Model No.70 - Flying Machine | Page 12 | |
| Model No.65 - Warehouse with Elevator | Page 13 | |
| Model No.75 - Warehouse with Elevator | Page 13 | |
| Model No.79 - Turn-Table Crane | Pages 14-15 | |
| Model No.93 - Turn-Table Crane | Pages 14-15 | |
| Model No.88 - Roundabout | Page 16 | |
| Model No.107 - Roundabout | Page 16 | |
| Pagination/contents - Prize Models 1914/15 (Liverpool and America) |
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|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | America | |
| Personal Note from the Inventor of Meccano to all Competitors in the 1914/15 Competition |
Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Facts which the Meccano Competition has Established Reasons for the Great Success of Meccano Competition |
Page 2 | Page 2 |
| Models | Pages 3-20 | Pages 3-20 |
| The Meccano Electric Motor | Page 21 | Page 21 |
| Meccano Outfits with the Electric Motor Meccano Shafting Standard |
Page 22 | Page 22 |
| The Meccano Inventor's Accessory Outfit The Meccano Clockwork Motor The Meccano Girder Strip New Meccano Parts |
Page 23 | Page 23 |
| Meccano Steam Engine Meccano Saw Bench Meccano Churn Raylo |
Page 24 | -- |
| Price List | Rear Cover | Page 24 |
| Pagination/contents - Prize Models 1915/16 (America) |
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|---|---|
| What the Inventor of Meccano thinks of the 1915-16 Competition | Page 1 |
| Meccano is the American Boy's Treasure Box | Page 2 |
| From Opinion - US District Court, Southern District of Ohio | Page 3 |
| Models | Pages 4 - 19 |
| How to Recognise a Genuine Meccano Outfit | Page 20 |
| Meccano Electrified | Page 21 |
| The Big $5.00 Outfit | Page 22 |
| Price List | Page 23 |
| Prices of Meccano Accessory Parts | Page 24 |
| Pagination/contents - Meccanograph Manual | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool 22 pages |
America 28 pages (16.6) |
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| Meccano Supremacy and the Reasons for it | Page 1 | -- |
| The "Meccano Magazine" A New Grand Meccano Prize Contest |
Page 2 | -- |
| Introduction The Meccanograph How the Meccanograph is made Hints to Meccanograph Designers |
-- | Pages 1 - 2 |
| The Meccanograph (Introduction) |
Page 3 | -- |
| The Meccanograph (Picture of the model) |
-- | Page 3 |
| The Meccanograph - Instructions for Building (Including picture of the model) |
Pages 4 - 5 | -- |
| How to Build | -- | Pages 4 - 6 |
| How to Operate the Meccanograph | Pages 6 - 8 | -- |
| How to Operate | -- | Pages 6 - 9 |
| Examples of Patterns | Pages 9 - 16 + 2 unnumbered pages glued in centre of manual |
Pages 10 - 24 |
| Pagination/contents - Books of New/Prize Models - 1928-34 | ||||||
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| 1928 (28 pages) |
1929 (28 pages) |
1930 (28 pages) |
1931 (44 pages) |
1932 (44 pages) |
1932 (44 pages) |
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| What shall I build Next | IFC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Joy of Inventing! | -- | IFC | -- | -- | IFC | -- |
| The Progress of Meccano | -- | -- | IFC | -- | -- | -- |
| The Wonderful Quebec Bridge! | -- | -- | -- | IFC | -- | IFC |
| New Models | Pages 1 - 20 | Pages 1 - 13 | Pages 1 - 14 | Pages 1 - 24 | -- | Pages 1 - 27 |
| A Selection of Meccano Super Models | -- | Page 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Meccano Mechanisms | Pages 21 - 24 | Pages 15 - 19 | Pages 15 - 20 | Pages 25 - 32 | -- | Pages 28 - 36 |
| Prize Models | -- | Pages 20 - 23 | Pages 21 - 24 | Pages 33 - 38 | Pages 1 - 40 | Pages 37 - 40 |
| New Meccano Accessory Parts | IRC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New and Improved Meccano Parts | -- | Page 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Uses of New Parts | -- | IRC | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Uses for Meccano Parts | -- | -- | IRC | -- | IRC | -- |
| How to Use Meccano Parts | -- | -- | -- | Pages 39 - 40 | -- | IRC |
| The Meccano Magazine | RC | RC | RC | RC | RC | RC |
| Pagination/contents - Steam Engine Manual - 1929-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1929 (20 pages) |
1930 (20 pages) |
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| How to Operate the Meccano Steam Engine | IFC | IFC |
| Driving Models with the Meccano Steam Engine | Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Models | Pages 2 - 16 | Pages 2 - 16 |
| Meccano Magazine | IRC | IRC |
| Meccano Price List | IRC | -- |
| Price List of Meccano Steam Engine and Components | -- | IRC |
| Standard Rear Cover | RC | RC |
Note 1 - Worthy of note is that model S30 (Steam-driven Stiff Leg Derrick) refered out to SML 6a. However this leaflet was never printed.
Note 2 - The 1929 manual did not contain a price list of the Steam Engine and its components.
Instead a stick in note was added in at least some of the manuals
(print code 1.929.5 seen - were there any others?)
| Pagination/contents - Standard Mechanisms - 1925-33 (Liverpool and America) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | Liverpool | America (28.4) |
America (28.5) |
Liverpool & America (29.6) |
Liverpool | |
| 1925 (52 pages) |
1926-8 (52 pages) |
1928 (52 pages) |
1928 (52 pages) |
1929 (52 pages) |
1933 (52 pages) |
|
| Model Building with Meccano - Real Engineering in Miniature |
Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 | Page 1 (IFC) | Page 1 (IFC) |
| The Meccano Standard Mechanisms - Contents | Page 2 | Page 2 | Page 2 | Page 2 | Page 2 | Page 2 |
| Section 1 - Gear Ratios | Page 3 | Page 3 | Page 3 | Page 3 | Page 3 | Page 3 |
| Section 2 - Belt and Rope Mechanisms | Page 4 | Page 4 | Page 4 | Page 4 | Page 4 | Page 4 |
| Section 3 - Pulleys and Pulley Blocks | Pages 5-10 |
Pages 5-10 |
Pages 5-10 |
Pages 5-10 |
Pages 5-7 |
Pages 5-7 |
| Section 4 - Levers | Pages 11-15 |
Pages 11-15 |
Pages 11-15 |
Pages 11-15 |
Page 8 | Page 8 |
| Section 5 - Clutches, Reversing & Drive Change Mechanisms | Pages 16-20 |
Pages 16-20 |
Pages 16-20 |
Pages 16-20 |
Pages 9-19 |
Pages 9-18 |
| Section 6 - Brakes and Retarding Appliances | Pages 21-22 |
Pages 21-22 |
Pages 21-22 |
Pages 21-22 |
-- | -- |
| Section 6 - Brakes and Governing Appliances | -- | -- | -- | -- | Pages 19-23 |
Pages 19-23 |
| Section 7 - Roller and Ball Bearings, Etc | Pages 23-25 |
Pages 23-25 |
Pages 23-25 |
Pages 23-25 |
Pages 24-28 |
Pages 24-28 |
| Section 8 - Steering Gear | Pages 26-27 |
Pages 26-27 |
Pages 26-27 |
Pages 26-27 |
Pages 29-31 |
Pages 29-31 |
| Section 9 - Screw Mechanisms | Pages 28-30 |
Pages 28-30 |
Pages 28-30 |
Pages 28-30 |
Pages 32-34 |
Pages 32-34 |
| Section 10 - Overhead Trolleys and Trucks for Gantries Etc | Pages 31-32 |
Pages 31-32 |
Pages 31-32 |
Pages 31-32 |
Pages 35-36 |
Pages 35-36 |
| Section 11 - Traversing Mechanisms | Pages 33-34 |
Pages 33-34 |
Pages 33-34 |
Pages 33-34 |
Pages 37-39 |
Pages 37-39 |
| Section 12 - Grabs, Buckets and Dresging Apparatus | Page 35 | Page 35 | Page 35 | Page 35 | Page 40 | Page 40 |
| Section 13 - Miscellaneous Appliances | Pages 36-42 |
Pages 36-43 |
Pages 36-43 |
Pages 36-43 |
Pages 41-47 |
Pages 41-47 |
| An Experiment in Applied Meccanics - Triangle of Forces | Page 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| An Experiment in Applied Meccanics - The Inclined Plane | Page 44 | Page 44 | Page 44 | Page 44 | -- | -- |
| Particulars and Prices of Meccano Parts | Pages 45-46 |
Pages 45-46 |
Pages 45-46 |
Pages 45-46 |
-- | -- |
| Index | Page 47 | Page 47 | Page 47 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 48 |
| Meccano Magazine | Page 48 | Page 48 *1 | -- | -- | Page 49 | Page 49 |
| Hornby Mechanical Trains | -- | -- | Page 48 | -- | -- | -- |
| Meccano Price List | IRC | IRC *1 | IRC | Page 48 | IRC | -- |
| Meccano Power Units for Driving Models | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | IRC |
| Meccano Addresses | RC | RC | RC | ??? *2 | -- | -- |
| Standard Rear Cover | -- | -- | -- | -- | RC | RC |
Note *1 - In the 1928 edition (728/5) with the 'Overseas' stamp on the front cover, the prices of parts are cut off from pages 46/7 to form a half page. Also pages 48 and the inside rear cover are stuck together. Almost certainly any other 'Overseas' editions of the 1926-8 manuals will also be the same.
Note *2 - The copy of the edition of this manual which was examined was missing its rear cover.
| Pagination/contents - Standard Mechanisms - 1934-6 & USA Post-War | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1934-6 (44 pages) |
USA Post-War (32 pages) |
|
| Model Building with Meccano - Real Engineering in Miniature |
IFC | IFC |
| Contents | IFC | IFC |
| Section 1 - Levers | Pages 1-3 | Pages 1-2 |
| Section 2 - Pulley Systems | Page 4 | Page 3 |
| Section 3 - Belt and Chain Drives | Page 5 | Page 4 |
| Section 4 - Gear Trains and Gear Boxes | Pages 6-9 | Pages 5-7 |
| Section 5 - Planetary and Epicyclic Gears | Pages 10-12 | Pages 8-10 |
| Section 6 - Intermittant Rotary Motions | Pages 13-15 | Pages 11-12 |
| Section 7 - Cranks, Cams and Eccentrics | Pages 16-18 | Pages 13-14 |
| Section 8 - Clutches and Friction Drives | Pages 19-20 | Page 15 |
| Section 9 - Governing Appliances | Pages 21-23 | -- |
| Section 10 (1934) / Section 9 (Postwar) Brakes |
Pages 24-26 | Pages 16-17 |
| Section 11 (1934) / Section 10 (Postwar) Bearing and Shafting Supports |
Page 27 | Page 18 |
| Section 12 (1934) / Section 11 (Postwar) Roller and Slide Bearings |
Pages 28-30 | Pages 19-20 |
| Section 13 (1934) / Section 12 (Postwar) Applied Screw Mechanisms |
Page 31 | Page 21 |
| Section 14 (1934) / Section 13 (Postwar) Quick Return Mechanisms |
Page 32 | Page 22 |
| Section 15 (1934) / Section 14 (Postwar) Steering Mechanisms |
Pages 33-34 | Pages 23-24 |
| Section 16 (1934) / Section 15 (Postwar) Traversing Mechanisms |
Page 35 | Page 25 |
| Section 17 (1934) / Section 16 (Postwar) Springs and Shock Absorbers |
Page 36 | Page 26 |
| Section 18 (1934) / Section 17 (Postwar) Special Movements |
Pages 37-38 | Pages 27-28 |
| Section 19 - Electrically Operated Movements | Page 39 | -- |
| Meccano Super Model Leaflets | Page 40 | -- |
| List of Movements Illustrated in this Manual | IRC | IRC |
| Meccano Magazine - A Fine Engineering Monthly for Boys | RC | -- |
| Meccano Copyright etc | -- | RC |
| Pagination/contents - How to Use Meccano Parts - 1930-35 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1930-3 (36 pages) |
1935 (32 pages) |
|
| How Meccano Parts are Classified | IFC | IFC |
| Class A : Strips | Page 1 | Page 1 |
| Class B : Girders | Pages 2-3 | Pages 2-3 |
| Class C : Brackets, Trunnions, Etc | Pages 4-5 | Pages 4-5 |
| Class D : Plates, Boilers, Etc | Pages 6-7 | Pages 6-7 |
| Class E : Nuts and Bolts, Tools and Literature | Pages 8-10 | -- |
| Class E : Nuts, Bolts and Tools | -- | Page 8 |
| Class M : Rods, Cranks and Couplings | Pages 11-12 | -- |
| Class F : Rods, Cranks and Couplings | -- | Pages 9-10 |
| Class N : Wheels, Pulleys, Bearings Etc. | Pages 13-15 | -- |
| Class G : Wheels, Pulleys, Bearings Etc. | -- | Pages 11-13 |
| Class O : Gears and Toothed Parts | Pages 16-20 | -- |
| Class H : Gears and Toothed Parts | -- | Pages 14-17 |
| Class P : Special Accessories | Pages 21-24 | -- |
| Class J : Special Accessories | -- | Pages 18-20 |
| Class Q : Miscellaneous Mechanical Parts | Pages 25-27 | -- |
| Class K : Miscellaneous Mechanical Parts | -- | Pages 21-23 |
| Class T : Electrical Parts | Pages 28-29 | -- |
| Class L : Electrical Parts | -- | Pages 24-25 |
| Class X : Power Units and Accessories | Pages 30-32 | -- |
| Class M : Power Units and Accessories | -- | Pages 26-28 |
| Meccano Super Model Instruction Leaflets | -- | IRC |
| Meccano Magazine | IRC | RC |
| Standard Rear Cover | RC | -- |
| Cross References of Early Supermodel Leaflets to Outfit Manual Models | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A number of Outfit 7 manual models did not include building instructions and instead referred out to the appropriate supermodel leaflet. Details are as below | |||||||
| Title | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
| Motor Chassis | 429 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 |
| Loom | 446 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 724 |
| Ship Coaler | -- | -- | -- | -- | 729 | 729 | 728 |
| Clock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 720 |
Note 1 - There was also a High Speed Ship Coaler (model 734) in the 1922-4 manuals. This had no instructions but referred out to separate instructions. The model featured was however the same as in the 1918-21 Book 2 manuals which had instructions. It was however different from the leaflet first published in 1925 and in the 1925-7 manuals. Was a leaflet ever actually issued for this model?
Note 2 - The Clock leaflet has a 1924 print code. However it does not appear to have been included in a manual until 1927.
| Cross References of Pre-war Supermodel Leaflets to Outfit Manual Models | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A number of Outfit 6 & 7 manual models and the Steam Engine manual did not include building instructions and instead referred out to the appropriate supermodel leaflet. Details are as below | |||||||||||
| Leaflet No. |
Title | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
| 1 | Motor Chassis (with accumulator) |
7.1 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | Motor Chassis (without accumulator) |
-- | -- | 7.1 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | -- | -- |
| 1A | Motor Chassis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | L23 | L23 | L34 | L35 |
| 2 | High Speed Ship Coaler |
7.28 | 7.30 | 7.28 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 / L31 | 7.45 / L31 | L22 | L22 |
| 3 | Motor Cycle and Sidecar |
7.31 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Travelling Bucket Dredger |
7.2 | 7.35 | 7.39 | 7.31 | 7.31 | 7.31 | 7.31 / L33 | 7.31 / L33 | L33 | L34 |
| 6 | Stiff Leg Derrick | 7.9 | 7.10 | 7.31 | 7.41 | 7.41 | 7.41 | 7.41 / L38 | 7.41 / L38 | L25 | L25 |
| 7 | Platform Scales | 6.21 | 6.20 | 6.9 | 6.41 | 6.41 | 6.41 | 6.41 / K42 | 6.41 / K42 | K41 | -- |
| 9 | Bagatelle Table | 6.16 | 6.15 | 6.46 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.45 / K45 | 6.45 / K45 | K42 | -- |
| 10 | Log Saw | 6.22 | 6.21 | 6.45 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 / K44 | 6.44 / K44 | K40 | -- |
| 11 | Single Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine |
6.29 | 6.28 | 6.43 | 6.42 | 6.42 | 6.42 | 6.42 / K43 | 6.42 | -- | -- |
| 11A | Single Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | K43 | K39 | -- |
| 12 | Stone Sawing Machine |
6.43 | 6.42 | 6.44 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 6.43 / K40 | 6.43 / K40 | K43 | -- |
| 13 | Meccanograph | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.26 | 7.26 | 7.26 | 7.26 | 7.26 / L42 | 7.26 / L42 | L19 | L33 |
| 14 | Grandfather Clock | 7.19 | 7.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 14A | Grandfather Clock | -- | -- | 7.32 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.33 / L26 | 7.33 / L26 | L32 | L32 |
| 16 | Loom | 7.21 | 7.23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16A | Loom | -- | -- | 7.24 | 7.39&7.37 | 7.39&7.37 | 7.39&7.37 | 7.39&7.37 / L29&L34 |
7.39&7.37 / L29&L34 |
-- | -- |
| 17 | Planing Machine | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.23 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 7.35 / L25 | 7.35 / L25 | -- | -- |
| 18 | Revolving Crane | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.21 | 7.27 | 7.27 | 7.27 | 7.27 / L21 | 7.27 / L21 | L31 | L31 |
| 19 | Steam Shovel | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.40 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.44 / L36 | 7.44 / L36 | L36 | L23 |
| 19A | Steam Shovel | -- | S31 *3 | S31 *3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 20 | Electric Mobile Crane |
7.11 *1 | 7.15 | 7.35 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 / L35 | 7.30 / L35 | L28 | L28 |
| 21 | Transporter Bridge | 7.12 | 7.14 | 7.36 | 7.34 | 7.34 | 7.34 | 7.34 / L30 | 7.34 / L30 | L21 | L21 |
| 22 | Traction Engine | 7.13 *1 | Sp *2 | 7.38 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 / L32 | 7.25 / L32 | L23 | -- |
| 23 | Vertical Log Saw | 7.14 | 7.6 | 7.27 | 7.38 | 7.38 | 7.38 | 7.38 / L41 | 7.38 / L41 | -- | -- |
| 24 | Travelling Gantry Crane |
7.23 | 7.25 | 7.34 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 7.29 / L27 | 7.29 / L27 | L30 | L30 |
| 25 | Hydraulic Crane | 7.24 | 7.4 | 7.22 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 7.23 / L24 | 7.23 / L24 | L20 | L20 |
| 26 | Twin Elliptic Harmonograph |
7.29 | 7.31 | 7.37 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.40 / L40 | 7.40 / L40 | -- | -- |
| 28 | Pontoon Crane | -- | -- | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.42 / L22 | 7.42 / L22 | L35 | L19 |
| 29 | Hammerhead Crane | -- | -- | 7.44 | 7.22 | 7.22 | 7.22 | 7.22 / L37 | 7.22 / L37 | L24 | L24 |
| 30 | Railway Breakdown Crane |
-- | -- | 7.43 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 / L28 | 7.32 / L28 | L29 | L29 |
| 31 | Goods Warehouse | -- | 7.12 | 7.29 | 7.24 | 7.24 | 7.24 | 7.24 / L20 | 7.24 / L20 | L27 | L27 |
| 35 | Automatic Grabbing Crane |
-- | -- | 7.11 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.36 / L39 | 7.36 / L39 | L26 | L26 |
| 36 | Electric Derrick Crane |
-- | -- | 7.41 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 / L43 | 7.28 / L43 | -- | -- |
| 37 | Howitzer, Limber and Tractor |
-- | -- | 6.47 | 6.46 | 6.46 | 6.46 | 6.46 / K41 | 6.46 / K41 | -- | -- |
Note *1 - In 1928 Model 7.11 was 'Aeroscope' and 7.13 was 'Tractor' in manuals, although they referred out to the appropriate SML leaflet. Obviously a result of a late change in SML models. The error was corrected in 1929
Note *2 - In the 1929 manual this model did not have a number and was referred to as a 'Special Model'
Note *3 - This model was in the Steam Engine manual