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| Wallace |
1955 Meccano Set 10Unfortunately this isn't mine, it's my Dads.He recently got it from the USA. It's not mint, but had virtually no use. Majority of it is still tied to it's backing. All he did was pin the loose parts together, and is in the process of repairing the top of the box. It's complete too The box 
The set 
Top layer 
Top tray 
Middle tray 
Some parts from middle tray 
More of the middle tray 
Bottom tray (I think there is tyres under the tins) 
Bottom tray and inside of box 
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| johnreid |
WOW! What a score | ||||||
| tmuir |
Nice!
Give it to me and I will soon have it not looking like new. 
I've probably got enough parts to nearly make a set 8 but nothing close to a ten. 
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| steamyjim |
WOW THAT IS NICE! A brilliant buy!
Are you going to build stuff using it...or leave it as is.
Does anyone know how much a No 10 set would of been origionally 
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| Wallace |
Cheers for all the comments. I'll pass them on 
Jim, I'll find out, I'm sure he has the original price lists. Or copies of them. His plan was to build stuff with it, but I am not sure now
I really want the big pulley seen in the first pic of the middle tray. Actually, I want it all. A steam engine, that set, and you are on your way. So now he has the number 9 and number 10 set from that era, and a 9 and 10 from the 70's. |
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| steamyjim |
Excellent. I imagine very expensive for the time as Meccano was expensive anyway...but a NO 10 SET You would of been a veyr lucky boy to have one of those under your tree
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| Les |
I'm envious, are you sure he will not lend it to you for a while!!
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| Wallace |
Thanks Les.
Unfortunately that'd be a definite NO for lending  There's probably trip wires being hooked up to it as I type, to stop me.
It would have been expensive JIm (I'll check tomorrow). This set come from a guy who had it bought for him as a gift when he was born. At about 5 or 6 he had a go at it but it was too complicated, and preffered to be outdoors. So it's use ended there
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| Les |
There is a 1970's #10 on e-bay at the moment.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MECCANO-SET...12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318 |
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| Wallace |
Thanks Les.
Going to save those pics for my old man, as that's an interesting variation that I haven't seen before. I won't post all the pics, but this is his Set 10 from the 70's. I think it's the 70's anyway 
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| IndianaRog |
Jeez what a beautiful set Wallace. Don't know what your dad paid, but he surely got a valuable set. | ||||||
| Roly Williams |
WOWEE!
If that's not mint, you couldn't get much closer for it's age. If I'd have had that as a youngster it would have got well used. 
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| Les |
This set went for £819.00.
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| xlchainsaw |
imagine losing a couple of pinion gears!!! i wonder what an incomplete set would be worth??are they worth more as a complete original set??
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| xlchainsaw |
wallace please tell your dad if i had to choose between the 70s set or the 55 its the 55!! i was allowed to VIEW my uncles set which looked similar in the late sixtys. i liked it that much that i given a PLASTIC one for xmas
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| scorpion2nz |
very nice 10 sets the largest i have is 1950s 9 but not for use just 1 of the collection of 30 odd boxed sets. I also have large collection of parts for building ( too much the wife says) | ||||||
| Wallace |
Thanks again for the comments.
Looks like I will be setting up a site for Dads meccano. Now for the costs when they were new. In Feb 1955 The number 10 set costs 645 shilling As a comparison the number 7 set in 55 cost 85 shillings and 3 pence. As I have no idea what that is in pounds, a comparison was the Number 10 set from 57 was 42 pound and 10 shilling which was 7 times the cost of the number 7 set of that year. 42 pound or 645 shillings. Does anyone know how much the average weekly wage was back then, or the wage for your average worker? |
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| Mamodman123 |
Wow
I doubt you'll find a better one that that!
Can't help on the old money
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| Les |
There was 20 shillings to the £ and 1 shilling = 5p. 85 shillings and 3d(p) = £4.26 645 shillings = £32.25 42 pounds and 10 shillings = £42.50 Average wage was £8 week in the 50s. http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/postcards/car_factory.php |
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| Roly Williams |
And remember, in those days there were 240 pence to the pound, not 100. In other words, 1 shilling was 12 pence (usually abbrieviated to d - from the Latin I believe). For a few years after decimalisation, the pennies were actually called "new pence" and marked as such on the coins so there was no confusion (although some people still managed to get confused - there will always be a few). I remember I once saw one of my dad's pay slips and was amazed that was earning over £1000 pa. That must have been around the mid 60's. I guess that was about or a bit over the average. My first real job (in 1970) was at £1100 pa and I was quite pleased with that
Another interesting point was that the $/£ exchange rate around that time was 2.4 which meant that cents really were equal to pennies. Must stop - I'm making myself feel really old
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| Les |
I should have put 1 old shilling = 12 old pennies = 5 new pence.
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