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Konstruktion Construction Sets
Konstruktion was a Meccano-like construction system. It was the forerunner of Construction/Eitech. It was made in East Germany from 1956 to the mid 1960s
Manufacturer / Distributor
Eberhard Rapp, Gotha, East Germany
Later: VEB(K) Technische Warkstatten, Gotha, East Germany
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for KONSTRUKTION (Ref:KNN)
as EITECH/CONSTRUCTION
Former East Germany
1956 (see comment *1) to known in 1966
Steel
M4
single-tapped
M4
81
10.0
4.1
4.2
4.0 (Screwed Rods or Bolts are used as axles.)
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: tapered cheese (slotted)
Steel with a Nickel plated finish
7.0
6.9(mean)
Comments
Forerunner of CONSTRUCTION [1]. KONSTRUKTION moulded into large Tyres. 3 phases, the last very similar to CONSTRUCTION. *1 Dates need verifying.
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