Welcome to my Meccano pages.

I have been a life long Meccano enthusiast and I am a member of several Meccano Clubs/Societies and also webmaster of both the North Eastern Meccano Society and the Meccano Society of Scotland.

On this website you can see pictures of many of the models which I have built. Some of these have several detailed pictures. (New photos and a video added to the 3x3 Rope Making Machine 08/06/2021)

I am very interested in the history and literature of Meccano and other constructional systems and have been involved with several projects which are detailed below.

Meccano Indexes and Information

(For the 'Other' Constructional Systems see the bottom of the page)

I have lots of information for the Meccano enthusiast. There are scans and downloads together with a comprehensive seachable index to several Meccano Magazines, Meccano Ltd engineering drawings which cover most Meccano parts, details of Meccano Ltd. Patents and Designs, Meccano set contents lists and also detailed information and downloads of Meccano Instruction Manuals and Meccano Brochures.

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Meccano Ltd. Meccano Magazines

(Last updated 5th May 2021)

NEW - The Meccano Magazine section of my website has now been completely redesigned to a more modern look, similar to the rest of my website. You should find it much easier to navigate around. It is also much more user friendly for small screen devices. One big advantage is that you no longer need to keep swapping between the index and page scan windows, everything is now on the one page.

This section includes scans and downloads of all the UK Meccano magazines and most of the French and American Meccano magazines. It includes a comprehensive searchable index to the complete UK magazine, the USA Magazine and part of the French Magazine. Also included is an index to the Meccano Engineer and the Meccanoman`s Journal. It has been produced by Timothy Edwards with Stephen Jenkins compiling the Advertisers section of the Meccano Magazine.

The index is split into several sections and then further split into individual topics to allow easy access to articles on any subject. In addition it includes a user defined search facility which allows custom searches on either the whole index or parts of it.

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Johnny's Meccano Magazine

(Last updated 11th October)

This section contains Johnny's Meccano Magazine in pdf format. You can either read them on-line or download them to your computer. There is also a searchable index covering all articles in the magazine.

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Sheffield Meccano Guild Magazines

(Last updated 11th October)

This section contains back issues over five years old in pdf format of the club magazine of the Sheffield Meccano Guild. You can either read them on-line or download them to your computer. There is also a searchable index covering all articles in the magazine to the present day.

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Schrauber und Sammler Magazines

(Last updated 22nd September)

This a German language magazine in PDF format and it mainly deals with Märklin and other German construction systems. But there is also some Meccano in it. In addition, many other lesser-known construction systems are featured from time to time. You can either read them on-line or download them to your computer. There is also a searchable index covering all articles in the magazine.

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Other Meccano Club Magazines

In addition to the magazines noted above, I also host back issues of club magazines for both the North Eastern Meccano Society (NEMS) and the Meccano Society of Scotland on their respective club websites for which I am webmaster.

If any other Meccano club would like me to host back issues of your club magazine, please get in touch

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Meccano Manuals

(Last updated 20th September)

This is a comprehensive guide, analysis and downloads to all English or multi language Meccano Manuals together with some foreign language ones from 1908 to the present. It is logically split up into the various eras/sections, denoting when their were major changes to the Meccano Outfits and/or Manuals.

NEW - Now provided the alternative option of downloading manuals by clicking on thumbnails for all those eras where manual info and downloads were previously only in a table format.

The following information is given for the manuals for each era/section:-
1. Overview of the manuals
2. Data on the manuals, including dates, print codes and details of the pagination etc.
3. Details of all changes and variations in the manuals
4. Pictures of the front and rear covers of the manuals
5. List of all the models in the manuals together with pictures of every model
6. Includes manual downloads covering nearly all 1908-98 manuals.
7. Includes details and downloads of Plastic Meccano manuals.
8. Includes details and downloads of Meccano Motor instructions.
9. Includes the other Meccano systems (i.e. Dinky Builder, Aeroplane Constructor, Motor Car Constructor, Elektron, Kemex, Speed Boats, System X etc.).
10. Post 1981 manual downloads. Now covers from 1982 to the present.
11. Meccano Junior manual downloads from 1994 onwards.
12. Foreign Language Manuals - Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

There is also a comprehensive search facility on all the traditional Meccano manual models from 1908 to 1981.

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Meccano Ltd. Engineering Drawings

(Last updated 26th March 2023)

This section of my website has scans of Meccano Ltd. engineering drawings covering almost all post-war Meccano Parts. Scans of 377 Liverpool factory drawings, 79 French factory drawings and (NEW) 530 part drawings by Niels Gottlob can be downloaded at 300dpi. These are fascinating and give an insight into the development of Meccano parts.

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Meccano Ltd. Patents and Registered Designs

This lists all those patents and designs registered by Meccano Ltd. throughout the world which I have so far managed to discover. This covers all products of Meccano Ltd. Where available, copies of the original patents/designs can be downloaded.

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Meccano Set Parts Lists

(Last updated 22nd September)

Myself and Oscar Felgueiras have produced comprehensive parts lists for most of the Meccano Sets. I have done from 1901-1981 and 2017 to 2022. Oscar has done from 1970 - 2016. I have also produced set parts list for the old style plastic Meccano. These are all available from this site.

There is also an index to all outfits/sets. By clicking on the relevant outfit/set, a listing of all its parts is displayed. There is also the option of displaying this as a PDF for easier printing or saving. Alternatively these part lists are also available as a spreadsheet that can be downloaded.
In addition a search facility is now available for Oscar Felgueiras' set parts lists to enable one to find:-
1. What colours a particular part has been available in.
2. What parts have been available in a certain colour.
3. Which sets has a particular part been included in.
4. Search on Part Descriptions to find parts.
There is also the option of displaying the results as a PDF for easier printing or saving.

NEW (16/04/2023) - Oscar Felgueiras' photos of individual parts have been added to the set contents lists and parts search facility for easier identification of parts.

NEW (05/04/2023) - Oscar Felgueiras' illustrated set parts lists are now available on this website, to make identification of modern parts up to 2015 easier.

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Meccano Brochures

(Last updated 16th August)

Meccano Ltd published a wide range of advertising brochures to promote its products. These are fascinating documents for those interested in the history and development of Meccano and Meccano Ltd

This section of my website provides downloads of a large variety of Meccano Ltd's Catalogues, Price Lists, Advertising Leaflets etc.

Also included in this section are the servicing leaflets published by Meccano Ltd in the early 1960s for Hornby and Hornby-Dublo Locomotives and some Meccano Motors.

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'Other' Constructional and Allied Systems

(Last updated 5th November)

NEW - Now includes Tony Knowles' 'Other System Newsletter'

The Meccano Construction System has spawned an enormous number of competitors over the years. Some made a virtual like for like clone whilst others were of a completely different concept together with all shades in between.

On this part of my website, I have downloads of a variety of manuals and other literature for some of these 'Other' constructional and allied systems. Also included in this section are some of the other systems by Meccano Ltd - Dinky Builder, Aeroplane Constructor, Motor Car Constructor, Elektron, Kemex, Speed Boats, System X etc.

There is also a discussion forum to allow people to discuss any aspect of the 'Other' Constructional Systems.

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S.R. Borrill Reproduction Meccano Parts

Mr S.R. Borrill has now stopped producing Reproduction Meccano parts. He thanks all his customers over the past years.

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