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(Juego de) Ingenieria Mecanica Infantil Construction Sets
Construmec Construction Sets
(Juego de) Ingenieria Mecanica Infantil was a Meccano-like construction system with a 10mm hole spacing. It was made in the Argentina, in (probably) the late 1940s to the early 1950s.
Construmec was a very similar system with the illustrated parts list in the manual being almost identical. It was made in the Argentina, in (probably) the late 1940s to the early 1950s.
(Juego de) Ingenieria Mecanica Infantil
Manufacturer / Distributor
An unknown company from Argentina
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for INGENIERIA MECANICA INFANTIL,(Juego de) (Ref:IMI)
Certain Argentinean and Hole pitch <12.7mm
Argentina
circa 1945 (some significant doubt) to circa 1955 (some significant doubt)
Steel (probably)
5/32
tapped
1/8"
--
64
10.0 (probably)
4.0 (probably)
4.0
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: round (slotted)
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Comments
Mostly MECCANO-like parts except 10mm pitch & all round holes except M215. Unusual parts: 11 holes Flanged Sector Plate; 7 holes Trunnions; 13,17,21,29h Strips; 29h Angle Girder; 13x3,5 holes Flex Plates; 5x9h & 5x13h Flanged Plate.
The MCS document for this system is shown below. It can also be downloaded to your computer if desired here
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Scans of sample pages from an Ingenieria Mecanica Infantil instruction manual.
(Added 09/09/2022)
Photos of an Ingenieria Mecanica Infantil set 5.
(Added 09/09/2022)
Construmec
Manufacturer / Distributor
An unknown company from Argentina
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for CONSTRUMEC (Ref:CMC)
Certain Argentinean (probably) and Hole pitch <12.7mm
Argentina
circa 1945 (some significant doubt) to circa 1955 (some significant doubt)
Steel (probably)
5/32
tapped
1/8"
--
64
10.0 (probably)
4.0 (probably)
4.0
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: round (slotted)
`
Comments
Parts like INGENIERIA MECANICA INFANTIL and same Illustrated Parts in manuals. Data taken from INGENIERIA MECANICA INFANTIL.
Pages from the 'Other Systems Newsletter' which contain information on this system are shown below. They can also be downloaded to your computer if desired here
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The report can be zoomed into, made full screen or downloaded as a pdf document by using the controls provided
There are currently no manuals, leaflets or photos etc. available for downloading. If you can supply any, please get in contact with me.