Spranger

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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 by Spranger in Klingenthal. The company was founded by C. Gustav Spranger in 1923. Production stopped in 1955.

Manufacturer / Distributor

Gustav-Spranger, Klingenthal, Germany

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for SPRANGER (Ref:SGR)

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.

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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)

Photos of the Spranger set 3a
(Added 03/03/2022)