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Walther's Ingenieur,
Arts et Metiers Série 3
and
The Smart Engineer
Walther's Ingenieur was a Meccano-like construction systems using bifurcated paper clips instead of nots and bolts. It was made in Germany from around 1904 to 1914.
In France the system was called 'Arts et Metiers Série 3', although it had been initially known as Ingenieur Walther.
In the USA the system appears to have been called 'The Smart Engineer'.
Manufacturer / Distributor
Walther amp; Co, Berlin SO.36, Grunaerstr.8, Germany
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for WALTHER'S INGENIEUR (Ref:W I)
Walther
Non-Meccano type
Germany
circa 1904 to 1914
Steel / Wood
--
78 (see comment *1)
10.3
2.9
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: --
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Comments
Parts joined with bifurcated paper clips. In France INGENIEUR WALTHER, later ARTS ET MÉTIERS Série 3. *1 Approx.including at least 20 wooden.
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Manufacturer / Distributor
Walther amp; Co, Berlin SO.36, Grunaerstr.8, Germany
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for ARTS ET MÉTIERS Série 3 (Ref:ART3)
Walther
Non-Meccano type
France
circa 1910 to 1914
Steel / Wood
--
47 (see comment *1)
10.3 (mean)
2.9
(Screwed Rods or Bolts are used as axles.)
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: --
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Comments
WALTHER'S INGENIEUR sold under this name in France, originally called INGÉNIEUR WALTHER. Série 2 was Walther's RECORD, a wooden system. *1Including 16 wooden.
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Manufacturer / Distributor
Walther amp; Co, Berlin SO.36, Grunaerstr.8, Germany
Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for THE SMART ENGINEER (Ref:TSE)
Non-Meccano type
USA (probably)
before World War One
Steel / Wood
--
31 (see comment *1)
10.3
2.9
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: --
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Comments
WALTHER'S INGENIEUR under this name. *1 In Set 8.
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