Toy Town(2)

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Toy Town(2) Construction Sets

Toy Town(2) was a simple construction system very similar to Meccano. It was produced in Australia in the late 1940s.

Manufacturer / Distributor

J.B. Morgan & Sons, Melbourne and Coburg, Australia

Info from the Metal Constructional Systems Database for TOY TOWN [2] (Ref:TOY2)

Maker

System Type
Very like Meccano

Country
Australia

Dates
known in 1945

Material
Steel

Thread
5/32W

Boss Type

Boss Thread
5/32W

Diametrical Pitch of Gears
--

No. of Parts in System
26

Hole Pitch (Spacing) (mm)
12.7

Diameter of holes in Strips(mm)
4.0

Diameter of the Bore in Bosses(mm)

Diameter of Axle Rods(mm)
4.0

Types of Nuts and Bolts
Nuts: hexagonal
Bolts: cheese (slotted)

Material/Finish of Nuts and Bolts

Size of the Nuts across Flats (mm)
`

Bolt diameter (mm)

Comments
3 'Engineering Sets' known. Lid has boy, boy-sized Bench, Lathe, Drill Stand. Usual small range of Meccano-like parts (+15 holes Strip), but others on manual cover including 3" Pulley. TOY TOWN [1] from same maker has entirely different parts.

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Various photos of a Toy Town(2) set 3 (taken from an Ebay listing)
(Added 05/08/2020)