Gerner

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Gerner Construction Sets

Gerner was a Meccano-like construction systems. Gerner was made in Germany circa 1950

Manufacturer / Distributor

Wilh. Gerner, Leichtbauspielzeuge (20a) Letter bei Hanover, Germany

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for GERNER (Ref:GER)

Maker

System Type
Hole pitch <12.7mm

Country
Germany

Dates
circa 1950

Material
Aluminium (Alloy)

Thread
M3

Boss Type
double-tapped

Boss Thread
M3 (see comment *¹)

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
---

No. of Parts in System
30 (approximately)

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
10.0

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
3.8

Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)

Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
3.1 (see comment *²)

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

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
5.5(see comment *³)

Bolt diameter (mm)
5.5(see comment *⁴)

Comments
Sets called PROFIL Baukasten with (in Nr.1) Strips, Pulley Disc wheels (earlier turned), Angle Girder, Flanged Plate, 2 holes wide Square Tube. *¹ Collar & earlier Wheel only. *² Suspect, copper plated. *³*⁴ Also 6mm.

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A Gerner manual for set 1
(Added 09/12/2018)

Various photos of the Gerner construction system
(Added 09/12/2018)