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1915 US Meccano Dealer's Cabinet  

In 2007, I was able to add a dealer's cabinet to my collection. There were no parts, but the glass, parts mounting board, and a few original labels were present. Here are some pictures of the work to restore the cabinet.

NoirProfond has a very similar cabinet, and he helped me with label wording and many other details. His pictures are at his gallery. That is a link.

Addendum: Ron Kurtz has another very similar cabinet in Ontario, Canada, so we now know of three.  

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A Clasp, opened
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The lid inside
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Inside the bottom of the cabinet
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The parts mounting board
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The underside of the parts board
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Dealer's Cabinet after removal of rotted wood
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Rotted and replacement wood
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Rear view
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Interior of cabinet
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The few labels which came with the cabinet
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Overall view of restored Cabinet
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kbisset      (at 4:11pm, Wed 8th Jun, 22)

The date is based on labels for "Girder Strips"; that was used in 1915, and changed to "Braced Girders" in 1916. Also, there did not seem to be any space for parts introduced in 1916 (flat girders, for example).

It is indeed curious that, as far as we know, there are only two examples 'in captivity' of the apparently US version.

NP      (at 5:48pm, Tue 7th Jun, 22)

It amuses me that there are two known examples of this dealer cabinet - one now in the country of origin of the parts and the other with you in the country of intended destination of the parts.

NP      (at 5:42pm, Tue 7th Jun, 22)

How did you decide the cabinet was 1915?


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