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Rekord Construction Sets

Rekord was a Meccano-like construction system. Made by the same maker who made Zick-Zack(2), it was very similar but with a few differences together with the addition of gears.

Manufacturer / Distributor

Wilhelm Krauss GmbH., Germany

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for REKORD (Ref:RKD)

Maker
 
System Type
Meccano principle but sig. differences
Country
Germany
Dates
1930s to after World War Two
Material
Steel / Aluminium (Alloy) (see comment *1)
Thread
M4
Boss Type
single-tapped
Boss Thread
M3
Diametrical Pitch of Gears
25 (see comment *2)
No. of Parts in System
46 (see comment *3)
Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.7
Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.5 (see comment *4)
Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)
 
Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.0
Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: square
Bolts: tapered cheese (slotted)
Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts
 
Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
7.0
Bolt diameter (mm)
7½(approximately)

Comments
Parts look like ZICK-ZACK [2], from same maker, but some differences & also include Gears. *1 Aluminium Gears. *2 Mod.1. *3 In largest known set. *4 Some up to 5mm.

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