Meccano Manuals
Copyright Info on American Manuals
Many of the American Meccano manuals (and some other American Meccano literature) are referenced in the Copyright Entry books published by the American Copyright Office. These list all the books, pamphlets and other printed matter that was submitted to the copyright authorities in America. All these Copyright Entry books are available to refer to on-line.
The entries in these Copyright Entry books give actual dates and other useful infomation. The information extracted from these books is presented below. Where applicable the reference numbers from the list of USA Meccano manuals produced by Kendrick Bisset is included in green as a cross reference. Scans of the relevant pages and also links to the original Copyright Entry books are also provided. For completeness, references to all Meccano related books are included - not just the manuals.
| Details of copyright entries of American Meccano Manuals From the American Books of Copyright Entries |
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| Manual Ref |
Address | Description | No of pages |
Size | Date Published (For UK) (editions) |
Copyright Date (i.e. Date) (Submitted) |
Date aff (i.e. Date) (Approved) |
Copyright Reference |
Page Scan |
Index Page Scan |
Copyright Entries Book Link |
| 10.2 | Liverpool | Hornby System of Mechanical Demonstration | 44 | 12mo | - | Sep 24 1910 | Sep 28 1910 | A 270897 | {S} | 1910 Index |
1910 Book |
| 11.2 | Liverpool | Meccano Royal | 8 | 24mo | - | Jun 20 1911 | Jun 22 1911 | A 291375 | {S} | 1911 Index |
1911 Book |
| 11.1 | Albany | Manual of Instructions | 49 | 12mo | - | Aug 11 1911 | Aug 14 1911 | A 294670 | {S} | ||
| 12.1 12.2 |
Liverpool | Meccano Instructions | 80 | 12mo | - | Jul 31 1912 | Aug 2 1912 | A 317593 | {S} | 1912 Index |
1912 Book |
| 12.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Book of Instructions for No.0 Outfit | 10+[2] | 16mo | - | Aug 9 1912 | Aug 13 1912 | A 318550 | |||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano a New Hobby for Bright Boys | 15 | 8vo | - | Nov 22 1912 | Nov 27 1912 | A 329197 | {S} | ||
| 13.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions | 99 | 16mo | - | Aug 27 1913 | Aug 27 1913 | A 352483 | {S} | 1913 Index |
1913 Book |
| 13.4 | Liverpool | Meccano No.0 Outfit | 16 | 16mo | - | Aug 27 1913 | Aug 27 1913 | A 352482 | |||
| 14.2 14.3 |
New York | Meccano Instructions No.14 | 134 | 16mo | - | Jul 25 1914 | Jul 27 1914 | A 374943 | {S} | 1914 Index |
1914 Book |
| 14.5 14.6 |
New York | Meccano Instructions for the No.0 Outfit No.140 | 18 | 16mo | - | Jul 30 1914 | Jul 31 1914 | A 377455 | |||
| 14.1 | New York | Meccano Supplementary Instructions No.13 | 35 | 16mo | - | Jul 30 1914 | Jul 31 1914 | A 377456 | |||
| - | New York | Story of Meccano by the Meccano Boy | 16 | 8vo | - | Oct 22 1914 | Nov 2 1914 | A 386851 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | New Toy Every Day | [4] | 8vo | - | Oct 21 1914 | Nov 12 1914 | A 389283 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | Meccano Competition 1914-15 | [5] | 8vo | - | Nov 21 1914 | Nov 23 1914 | A 390232 | |||
| - | New York | Meccano, New Outfits, New Patented Parts for 1915 | card | 5"x4" | - | Jan 18 1915 | Jan 23 1915 | A 395029 | {S} | 1915 Index |
1915 Book |
| - | New York | It Pays Best to Sell Meccano | [4] | fol | - | Jun 5 1915 | Jun 21 1915 | A 408031 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | Meccano, Engineering in Miniature | [8] | 16mo | - | Aug 7 1915 | Aug 11 1915 | A 408937 | {S} | ||
| 15.2 | New York | Meccano Prize Models 1914-15 | 24 | 16mo | - | Sep 4 1915 | Sep 10 1915 | A 410376 | {S} | ||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Instruction Book No. 1 (English Ed.) |
136 | 16mo | Jul 3 1916 |
Jul 27 1916 |
- | A ad int 2717 | {S} | 1916 Index |
1916 Book |
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for No.0 Outfit (English Ed.) |
18 | 16mo | Jul 3 1916 |
Jul 27 1916 |
- | A ad int 2718 | |||
| 16.2 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for No.0 Outfit | 18 | 16mo | - | Aug 24 1916 | Aug 25 1916 | A 439010 | {S} | ||
| 16.1 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions Book No.1 (American Edition) | 136 | 16mo | - | Aug 24 1916 | Aug 25 1916 | A 439009 | |||
| 16.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Prize Models | 24 | 16mo | - | Oct 24 1916 | Nov 6 1916 | A 444787 | {S} | ||
| 16.6 | Liverpool | Meccanograph Manual of Instructions | 9+[15] | 16mo | - | Nov 18 1916 | Dec 23 1916 | A 448555 | |||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Competition 1917-1918 | [6] | 8vo | - | Sep 27 1917 | Oct 22 1917 | A 474825 | {S} | 1917 Index |
1917 Book |
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Toy Engineering for Boys | 16 | 4to | - | Oct 12 1917 | Nov 8 1917 | A 475931 | {S} | ||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Wonder Book | 16 | 8vo | - | Oct 23 1917 | Nov 24 1917 | A 478450 | |||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Toy Engineering for Boys | Card | 7¼" x 5½" | - | Feb 14 1918 | Mar 28 1918 | A 493702 | {S} | 1918 Index |
1918 Book |
| ??? | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions Book 2 - 1st ed. (American Edition) | 80 | 16mo | - | Sep 3 1918 | Oct 23 1918 | A 505527 | {S} | ||
| 18.1 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions Book 2 - 2nd ed. (American Edition) | 80 | 16mo | - | Oct 7 1918 | Oct 23 1918 | A 505528 | |||
| 20.2 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions Book No.1 Special (No 16A American Ed.) | 40 | 16mo | - | Mar 27 1920 | Apr 10 1920 | A 568041 | {S} | 1920 Index |
1920 Book |
| 20.5 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for No.0 Outfit | 18 | 16mo | - | Mar 29 1920 | Apr 10 1920 | A 568042 | |||
| 21.2 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions for Outfits No.s 1, 2 & 3. No.21 (American Edition) | 64 | 16mo | - | Jun 4 1921 | Jun 15 1921 | A 618446 | {S} | 1921 Index |
1921 Book |
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for Outfits No. 0. No.22.0 (English Edition) | 18+[2] | 16mo | Apr 6 1922 |
May 4 1922 |
- | A ad int. 4417 | {S} | 1922 Index |
1922 Book |
| 22.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for Outfits No. 0. No.22.0 (American Edition) | 3-18 | 16mo | - | May 22 1922 | May 26 1922 | A 675832 | {S} | ||
| - | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for Outfits Nos. 0-3 No.22A (English Edition) | 64 | 16mo | Jul 19 1922 |
Sep 15 1922 |
- | A ad int. 4624 | {S} | ||
| ??? | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for Outfits Nos. 0-3 No.22A (American Edition) | 64 | 16mo | - | Jan 8 1923 | Jan 11 1923 | A 694754 | {S} | 1923 Index |
1923 Book |
| 23.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for Outfits Nos. 0 to 3 No.22A (American Edition) | 64 | 16mo | - | Jun 13 1923 | Jun 22 1923 | A 710414 | {S} | ||
| 23.4 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for No. 00 Outfit (American Edition) | 8 folded |
16mo | - | Jul 18 1923 | Aug 2 1923 | A 754776 | |||
| 24.5 | Liverpool | Meccano Instructions for No. 00 Outfit | sheet 12"x16" | folded to 16mo | - | Apr 1 1924 | Apr 10 1924 | A 782324 | {S} | 1924 Index |
1924 Book |
| 24.2 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions for Outfits Nos. 0 to 3 No.56A (American Ed.) | - | 16mo | - | Jun 23 1924 | Jul 17 1924 | A 804108 | {S} {S} |
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| 24.3 | Liverpool | Meccano Manual of Instructions for Outfits Nos. 4 to 6 No.56B (American Ed.) | - | 16mo | - | Jun 23 1924 | Jul 17 1924 | A 804109 | |||
| - | Elizabeth | Jackie Coogan book (Frank Hornby) | - | - | - | Nov 17 1925 | Dec 7 1925 | A 877182 | {S} | 1925 Index |
1925 Book |
| 28.1 | Elizabeth | Meccano Instructions for Outfits 00 to 3x (American Ed.) | - | - | - | Jul 16 1928 | Jul 19 1928 | A 1084751 | {S} | 1928 Index |
1928 Book |
| 28.2 | Elizabeth | Meccano Instructions for Outfits 4x to 6x (American Ed.) | - | - | - | Jul 18 1928 | Jul 19 1928 | A 1084751 | |||
| 29.2 | Elizabeth | Meccano Supplementary Instruction manual No.10 (American Ed.) | - | - | - | Jul 9 1929 | Jul 10 1929 | AA 21085 | {S} | 1929 Index |
1929 Book |
| 29.5 | Elizabeth | Instructions for Outfits 0 to 40 (American Ed.) | - | - | - | Nov 23 1929 | Nov 27 1929 | AA 29744 | {S} | ||
| 29.8 | Elizabeth | Instructions for Outfits 50 to 70 (American Ed.) | - | - | - | Nov 23 1929 | Nov 27 1929 | AA 29743 | |||
| - | New Haven | Meccano Manual of Instructions - Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | - | - | - | Sep 1 1930 | Sep 26 1930 | AA 52031 | {S} | 1930 Index |
1930 Book |
| - | New Haven | Manual of Instructions - Meccano Building Blocks | - | - | - | Jul 21 1930 | Oct 8 1930 | AA 52528 | {S} | ||
| - | - | Meccano Gardener | - | - | - | Mar 1 1932 | - | AA 93980 | {S} | 1932 Index |
1932 Book |
| - | - | Mutt & Jeff Joke Book | - | - | - | Feb 4 1932 | - | AA 96354 | {S} | ||
| - | - | Instructions for Meccano | - | - | - | Jul 18 1933 | - | AA 124942 | {S} | 1933 Index |
1933 Book |
| - | - | Meccano Microscope etc. | - | - | - | Apr 19 1933 | - | AA 125863 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | Microscope, Manual of Instructions M1580 | - | - | - | Oct 31 1934 | - | AA 166943 | {S} | 1935 Index |
1935 Book |
| - | New York | Microscope, Manual of Instructions M1608 | - | - | - | Oct 31 1934 | - | AA 166942 | |||
| - | New York | Chemistry, Manual of Instructions | - | - | - | Jul 5 1935 | - | AA 180839 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | Microscope, Manual of Instructions | - | - | - | Jul 24 1935 | Jul 25 1935 | AA 180840 | |||
| - | New York | Manual of Instructions, Scotland Yard Detective Kit | - | - | - | Jun 10 1936 | - | AA 209587 | {S} | 1936 Index |
1936 Book |
| - | New York | Manual of Instructions, Telescope | - | - | - | Sep 28 1935 | - | AA 209585 | |||
| - | New York | Meccano Foundary Kit, Instruction Manual | - | - | - | Jun 10 1936 | - | AA 209586 | |||
| - | New York | Kiddies Parade | - | - | - | Apr 19 1937 | - | AA 245470 | {S} | 1937 Index |
1937 Book |
| - | New York | Microscope, Manual of Instructions | - | - | - | Jun 10 1937 | - | AA 245471 | |||
| - | New York | Exploring the World with the Microscope M1799, M1805 - Edited by Oscar W. Richards in collaboration with Alfred C. Gilbert | - | - | - | Jul 21 1937 | Jul 26 1937 | AA 245473 | {S} | ||
| - | New York | Meccano-brik, Illustrated Book of Models, sec 1 | - | - | - | Jun 23 1938 | - | AA 270811 | {S} | 1938 Index |
1938 Book |
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