Dorando

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Dorando Construction Sets

Dorando was a constructional system for making buildings out of metal and stone parts. It was made in Germany in the late 1920s.

Manufacturer / Distributor

Mosbacher & Schönfeld, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for DORANDO (Ref:DOR)

Maker

System Type
Buildings

Country
Germany

Dates
1926 (see comment *¹)

Material
Metal / Stone / Card

Thread

Boss Type
no boss

Boss Thread
----

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
--

No. of Parts in System
30 (see comment *²)

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
10.0

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.5

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
Ref: Eisenzeit Plate(s).43. Frame of black metal Strips & Channels with stone infill blocks, some painted as doors etc. Card roof. Probably United Kingdom Patent 301589 (1927). *¹ 1925-26 in Baukästen. *² including 20 metal.

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Instruction for building with Dorando
(Added 13/09/2023)

Model nstructions for Dorando - set DS 5
(Added 13/09/2023)

Photos of a Durando set
(Added 13/09/2023)

Photos of a Dorando model
(Added 13/09/2023)

Thought to be the UK patent for Dorando - No.301589.
(Added 04/03/2021)