Castle Builder

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Castle Builder Construction Sets

Castle Builder was a Meccano-like construction system. It was made in Canada in the from 1917 to around 1919. It can be split into two sub-periods. Castle Builder(a) in 1917/8 where Pulleys, Gears & some other parts are identical to AMERICAN MODEL BUILDER and Castle Builder(b) in (probably) 1919 where Pulleys, Gears & some other parts are identical to STRUCTO.

Castle Builder(a)

Manufacturer / Distributor

The Castle Manufacturing Co., Toronto, Canada

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for CASTLE BUILDER [a] (Ref:C Ba)

Maker

System Type
Very like Meccano

Country
Canada

Dates
1917 to 1918

Material
Steel

Thread
5-40 (some significant doubt)

Boss Type
single-tapped (probably)

Boss Thread
6-32 (some significant doubt)

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
30 (probably)

No. of Parts in System
80

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: cheese (slotted)

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
`

Bolt diameter (mm)

Comments
Lid has boy with Railway Signal Gantry. Pulleys, Gears & some other parts as illustrated, and their names, are identical to AMERICAN MODEL BUILDER. Plates look like MODELIT [a].

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Castle Builder(b)

Manufacturer / Distributor

The Castle Manufacturing Co., Toronto, Canada

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for CASTLE BUILDER [b] (Ref:C Bb)

Maker

System Type
Very like Meccano

Country
Canada

Dates
1919 (some significant doubt)

Material
Steel

Thread

Boss Type
double-tapped (some significant doubt)

Boss Thread
6-32 (some significant doubt)

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
16 (probably)

No. of Parts in System
80

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.7

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.2 (probably)

Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)

Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)

Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: square
Bolts: cheese (slotted)

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
`

Bolt diameter (mm)

Comments
Lid label as slotted cheesehead Ba but Pulleys, Gears & some other parts as illustrated are identical to STRUCTO. Some Plates look like MODELIT [a] but with rounded corners. More original parts including Latticed Girders.

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There are currently no manuals, leaflets or photos etc. available for downloading. If you can supply any, please get in contact with me.