Meccano France outfit
examples 1950-1970
Meccano France retained the elegant 1934 Blue/Gold colour scheme right up to the 1970's although Meccano Liverpool had soon reverted to the Red/Green scheme in 1941. Up to the late 50's plates were blue with gold hatching, strips were gold and bush wheels, pulleys and some other small parts a fairly bright shade of red. Later on, the gold hatching on plates was dropped, and a more pastel shade of blue was used.
Here are a few examples of Meccano France Accessory sets showing nicely the colour schemes used. I hope to add more complete set examples to this page as I come across them, so if you have any presentable examples I would be delighted to add them to this "French" Meccano history page! Please send me an email.
The examples follow in chronological order - click on the images to enlarge.
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1951 accessory set 6a & other French manual examples |
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6a box lid |
6a box contents. Note Gold X-hatching on blue plates |
6a instruction manual |
6a rear cover (Usine, Bobigny) see 5a alternative |
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1959 set 3 |
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Set 3 box lid. The UK No.3 set carton was half this size for identical contents! |
Set 3 contents. (Missing stringing card simulated). Note spaced layout of parts for maximum visual sales effect! |
Set 3 instruction manual 1959 |
Rear cover set 3 manual 1959 |
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circa 1960 set 5 - Photos & set courtesy of Jacques Vuye, California |
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Set 5 box lid, again with the Block Setting crane ("grue titan") theme |
Set 5 contents tray. A beautiful example with mint parts still strung to the tray card |
The manual cover would be similar to the No.3 |
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1959/65 - more on instruction booklets |
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Set 3 inside front cover |
Motor advert from Set 3 manual. |
4/5/6 manual 1965 |
4/5/6 manual rear cover |
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1969/70 sets 3a & 4a |
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Box lid 3a set |
3a box contents (1970) |
3a guarantee label dated 11/70 |
4a box contents |
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1969/70 set 5a |
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5a box lid 1969 |
Set 5a contents. "Approx" layout as parts tray missing! |
5a guarantee dated 9/69 |
4/5/6 manual rear cover |
