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Summary of Events 1958-64
Here is a summary of the main events and changes during the light red and green period. In many cases the exact month of an event is not known, and changes often occurred gradually over a period of time. A question mark after an event indicates that it is speculative (but probable!).
For more information about a particular event, consult
the relevant 'year' page in the web site.
Year |
Mth |
Event |
| 1958 | 2 | New manuals printed and stockpiled |
| 1958 | ? | Two new wooden storage boxes |
| 1958 | 7 | First appearance of new outfits and colours in July sales leaflet |
| 1958 | 7 | New outfits and colours introduced |
| 1958 | 7 | Spare parts in the new colours were packed in yellow boxes with green labels |
| 1958 | 8 | Dealers' leaflet shows new colours |
| 1958 | 8 | New outfit 10D in 4-drawer cabinet, and Existing outfit 10 renamed 10P |
| 1958 | 10 | New E15R motor and T15 transformer |
| 1958 | 11 | Outfit 7 still shown in old colours in MM advertisement |
| 1959 | 2 | Last MM advertisement showing old colours |
| 1959 | ? | New yellow tray packaging |
| 1959 | ? | E20R discontinued |
| 1959 | ? | Suppressors added to E15R (E15RS) |
| 1959 | 7-11 | Small parts box changed from green to black numbers |
| 1959 | 8 | 1959 sales leaflet published |
| 1959 | 10 | New Mechanisms set |
| 1959 | 11 | Alberto Richini started producing 'Exacto' parts in Argentina to
combat import restrictions. He later signed an agreement with Meccano Ltd to produce Argentinian Meccano (Exacto). |
| 1959 | 11-12 | New Marshal power units |
| 1960 | 1 | Design work started on new M sets and parts? (possibly earlier) |
| 1960 | 1-6 | New 1962 parts produced and stockpiled? |
| 1960 | 1-4 | Wheel Flange changed to blue |
| 1960 | 4 | Price lists changed from portrait to landscape |
| 1960 | 4 | E020 (cricket ball) motor discontinued |
| 1960 | 5 | 1960 sales leaflet published |
| 1960 | ? | Outfit 10P discontinued |
| 1960 | ? | Outfit 10D renamed to outfit 10 |
| 1960 | 7-11 | '1962' M outfits finished and photographed? |
| 1960 | 7-12 | Conical Disc changed to blue |
| 1960 | 7-12 | Parts tin changed to green (after the Conical Disc changed to blue) |
| 1960 | 11 | First exploded-view leaflet published |
| 1961 | 1-12 | Frantic design work on new manuals throughout the year! |
| 1961 | 2 | Price list printed 1 year in advance for 1962 outfits and parts? |
| 1961 | 2 | New plastic Road Wheel released. (Prematurely?) |
| 1961 | 3 | Last full batch of 'old-style' manuals printed |
| 1961 | 5 | 1961 sales leaflet retouched to show plastic Road Wheel |
| 1961 | 6 | 1962 outfit conversion set leaflet printed |
| 1961 | 9 | Development started on Emebo motor |
| 1961 | 10 | First of the new 1962 manuals printed? (print ref 101) |
| 1961 | 11 | Late reprint of 'old-style' Outfit 9 manual, only 600 copies |
| 1961 | 12 | Part 191 (4 1/2"x 2 1/2" Flexible Plate) first seen with central hole |
| 1961 | 12 | New Servicing Leaflets printed for the proposed 'Accredited Repair Service' network |
| 1962 | ? | Meccano (France) design the Elec outfit and parts, upon which the 1963 Elektrikit will be based |
| 1962 | 1-4 | Design work continued on new manuals for the larger sets |
| 1962 | 2 | 'Accredited Repair Service' launched for Meccano motors and Hornby trains |
| 1962 | 2 | New outfits and parts finally announced, but some manuals not yet ready |
| 1962 | 2 | 'New Meccano' sales leaflet published |
| 1962 | 2 | 00 outfit, and some Braced Girders discontinued |
| 1962 | 2 | Puzzling reprint of Canadian 1958-61 No.0 manual, 1000 copies |
| 1962 | 2 | 1" Pulley set screws changed to grub screws |
| 1962 | ? | Gears oufit in yellow tray packaging |
| 1962 | ? | Gradual introduction of Flexible Plates with central holes |
| 1962 | 4-6 | Small brackets nickel plated |
| 1962 | ? | Small Steering Wheel changed to blue |
| 1962 | 3 | 7/8 manual finished |
| 1962 | 4 | Outfit 9 wallet printed |
| 1962 | 6 | Emebo appears in price lists |
| 1962 | 8 | Emebo finally advertised as available |
| 1962 | 9 | French Elec (Elektrikit) manual printed |
| 1962 | ? | Magic motor packed in Emebo-style box |
| 1962 | ? | Popular spares marketed on a rotating display |
| 1962 | 11 | 2/3 manual changed to multi-lingual |
| 1963 | ? | Rest of manuals converted to multi-lingual |
| 1963 | 5 | New Elektrikit, based on 1962 French outfit |
| 1963 | 5 | 1963 sales leaflet published |
| 1963 | 7 | Elektrikit leaflet published |
| 1964 | 1-5 | Large Steering Wheel changed to blue |
| 1964 | ? | Green parts tin modified to reduce sharp edges |
| 1964 | 1 | Last 'M' set manuals printed |
| 1964 | 2 | Meccano Trade Fair at the Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria, 8th-17th |
| 1964 | 2 | Meccano taken over by Tri-ang on 14th February (during the above Trade Fair!) |
| 1964 | 3-7 | New outfit packaging designed |
| 1964 | 4 | Factory list of new colours issued |
| 1964 | 5 | Last red & green sales leaflet, showing mysterious colour changes |
| 1964 | 6 | Last red & green advertisement in Meccano Magazine |
| 1964 | 8 | New themed outfits and colour scheme of silver/yellow/black |
| 1965-66 | Light red & green parts still available to special order | |
| 1965-66 | Many light red & green Meccano sets still being supplied by
the factory, particularly the rarer outfits like 8A, 9, 9A and 10; which were slow sellers |
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| 1966 | ? | Production of red & green Meccano stops |
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