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Idéal Mécanique
Idéal Mécanique was a construction system using mainly aluminium parts. It was made in France probably shortly after WW2.
There are two variations on this system (otherwise parts are virtually identical):
Idéal Mécanique[1] - copper anodised parts with 3.8mm threaded parts
Idéal Mécanique[2] - red anodised parts with 4mm threaded parts.
Manufacturer / Distributor
An unknown company from France
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for IDÉAL MÉCANIQUE [a] (Ref:I Ma)
Hole pitch <12.7mm
France
after World War Two to (see comment *1)
Aluminium (Alloy)
3.8x
single-tapped
3.8x
25 (see comment *2)
44
12.0
3.8
3.8
3.8
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: pan (slotted)
Brass with a Brass finish
(see comment *3)
8.0
7.5
Comments
Structural parts are anodised copper, Pulleys etc natural aluminium. B&W photo of boy with model inside wood lid . *1 1950s has been suggested. *2 Calculated as Mod 1. *3 Some Nuts plain steel.
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Manufacturer / Distributor
An unknown company from France
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for IDÉAL MÉCANIQUE [b] (Ref:I Mb)
Hole pitch <12.7mm
France
after World War Two
Aluminium (Alloy)
4x.75
single-tapped
4x.75
25 (see comment *1)
44
12.0
4.2
4.1
4.0
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: fillister (slotted)
Aluminium (Alloy) with a Aluminium (Alloy) finish
(see comment *2)
6.5
6.6
Comments
Parts as ]a] but with bore, thread, etc changed. Structural parts anodised red, Pulleys etc natural aluminium. B&W photo of boy with model inside wood lid . *1 Calculated as Mod 1. *2 Some Nuts bright zinc plated steel.
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