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Mekanik(1) Construction Sets
Mekanik(1) was a Meccano-like construction system. It was made in Germany from 1948 to around 1963. It was previously known as MECANIC (See MECANIC(5)).
Manufacturer / Distributor
Dorkel & Mankel KG, Ennepetal-Voerde/Westfalen, Germany -later- Adrain & Rode GmbH., Postfach, Germany
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for MEKANIK [1] (Ref:MEK1)
Hole pitch >12.7mm
Germany
1949 to circa 1963 (see comment *1)
Steel
M4
double-tapped
M4
25 (see comment *2)
122
13.0
4.2
4.0
4.0
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: dome (slotted)
Steel with a Nickel plated finish
7.9
7.5
Comments
Followed MECANIC [5]. Special gears including a pinion sliding on a square shaft. *1 1967 has been mentioned. *2 Mod 1. Also Mod 2 large toothed gears.
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