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Canadian Steel Instructor Construction Sets

Canadian Steel Instructor was a Meccano-like construction system. It was made in Canada from around 1910 to the early 1920s.

Manufacturer / Distributor

An unknown company from USA

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for CANADIAN STEEL INSTRUCTOR (Ref:CSI)

Maker
 
System Type
Very like Meccano
Country
Canada
Dates
late 1910s (some significant doubt) to early 1920s (some significant doubt)
Material
Steel
Thread
8-32
Boss Type
single-tapped
Boss Thread
6-32
Diametrical Pitch of Gears
 
No. of Parts in System
64
Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.7
Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.2
Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
 
Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.0
Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: square
Bolts: round (slotted)
Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel with a Steel finish
Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
7.9
Bolt diameter (mm)
7.5

Comments
Parts seen are like MODELIT [a] but differ slightly in dimensions. N&B data need confirming.

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