Meccano Erector Sets

These pages are under construction, 24 January, 2011. More sets and the contents of sets are to be added.

Oldest MME and Meccano before WWI

Nickel Meccano

First coloured Meccano (pea green through dark green/burgundy)

Red/green Meccano (with blue and red pulleys & motors, etc.)

Blue & gold Meccano

Export red & green
variations

pre 1914

1914 -1926

1926 -1930

1930 -1934

1934-1941

Main

Acc.

Main

Acc.

Main

Acc.

Main

Acc.

Main

Acc.

Main

Acc.

A
B
C
D
E

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Royal Meccano

0a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a

literature
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

0a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a

000
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

00a
0a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a

1934-
1937

1937
onward

1934-
1938

1938
onward

0
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

000
00
0
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L

000
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Note:
Production slowly ground to a stop by 1943 although exports most likely stopped by 1941.
There were a number of changes in the Box Lid label over the production period (1934-1941), in colour and layout, at the various change of contents and numbering.

Before 1907 it was called Mechanics Made Easy and then it was Meccano from 1907 on. The first Meccano Tin was the Royal Meccano of around 1910. English Meccano was originally packed in cardboard Boxes up to Outfit No 5 with the No 5 and the then largest Outfit No 6 being available in wooden Boxes. After 1922 the new No 7 was only available in a wooden Box also. After 1937/8 the new Numbered Meccano was available in cardboard Boxes up to No 9 with the No 9 and the new No 10 available in wooden Boxes, continuing post war.

Abbreviations:
Acc. = Accessory

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