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Mercator(1) Construction Sets

Mercator(1) was a Meccano-like construction system. It was made in Belgium in the 1940s.

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for MERCATOR [1]

Maker
Mercator
System Type
Hole pitch >12.7mm
Country
Belgium
Dates
1940s to known in 1949
Material
Steel
Thread
M4
Boss Type
single-tapped
Boss Thread
M4 (see comment *1)
Diametrical Pitch of Gears
25 (see comment *2)
No. of Parts in System
95
Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
13.0 (see comment *3)
Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
5.0 (mean)
Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
5.1 (mean)
Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
5.0 (mean)
Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: tapered cheese (slotted)
(see comment *4)
Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
Steel with a Brass finish
(see comment *5)
Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
8.0(see comment *6)
Bolt diameter (mm)
6.7(see comment *7)

Comments
Parts include some unusual Plates, 4" Pulley, 3 Boilers. *1 M3 (?) in one part. 3.8x26tpi earlier (Type 1e). *2 Mod 1. *3 12.7 in MCS. *4*5*6*7 Also hex nut and slotted cheesehead bolt plain brass 8.0 7.0.

The MCS document for this system is shown below. It can also be downloaded to your computer if desired here

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A Mercator(1) manual.
The rear cover is unfortunately missing from the copy scanned.

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