Spranger

Spranger Construction Sets

Spranger was a simple construction system made out of wood and metal for making models of furniture and buildings. It was made in Germany from around 1933 to around 1955

Manufacturer / Distributor

Gustav-Spranger, Klingenthal, Germany

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for SPRANGER

Maker

System Type
Hole pitch <12.7mm

Country
Germany

Dates
circa 1933 (see comment *¹) to circa 1955 (see comment *²)

Material
Steel / Wood

Thread

Boss Type

Boss Thread

Diametrical Pitch of Gears

No. of Parts in System
40 (see comment *³)

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.0

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
3.9

Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)

Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)

Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts:
Bolts:

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
`

Bolt diameter (mm)

Comments
Wood & nickel or tin plated metal parts. The wooden Pulleys have brass plated steel bosses. *¹*² Saiid to possibly be for the maker, not the system, but patent & manual copyright 1929. *³ Including 16 wooden.

Below there are manuals/leaflets and photos which can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate image.

A Spranger manual
(Added 09/12/2018)

The Spranger German patent
(Added 09/12/2018)

Various photos of the Spranger construction system
(Added 09/12/2018)