ONE MID 1950's HORNBY MECCANO SET NO 8 100% PARTS COMPLETE. IN A USED AND A WEATHERED CONDITION. THIS IS A RECYCLED MADE UP MECCANO SET. IT STARTED OFF AS A 1954 No 7. A 1956 7a, WAS ADDED LATER. . THE FLEXIBLE AND STRIP PLATES HAVE, MOSTLY SLOTTED HOLES AT THE ENDS. THE CONDITION OF THE PARTS RANGE FROM GOOD TO EXCELLENT. BUT THEY ARE MOSTLY VERY GOOD. THEY ARE ALL ORIGINAL PAINTWORK WITH LITTLE NATURAL AGEING. MISSING AND DAMAGED PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH CORRECT USED PERIOD PARTS, WHERE POSSIBLE, THEN, WITH AN ODD FEW SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS PUT IN, IN ORDER TO GET THE OUTFIT COMPLETE. STRING ORIGINAL PERIOD MECCANO. DRIVE BANDS. ORIGINAL PERIOD MECCANO. LONG SCREWDRIVER. QUALITY NEW MODERN SUBSTITUTE. THE BOX. THE ORIGINAL No 7 AND 7A BOXES NO LONGER EXIST. THIS SET IS NOW HOUSED IN AN IDEALLY SUITED NEW DARK BROWN, NON MECCANO, WOODEN BOX. SMALL PARTS TINS ALL MISSING. REPLACED WITH 5 NEW PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH LIDS. THE NUTS AND BOLTS ARE MIXED DULL and BRIGHT BRASS. 400 OF EACH. MORE THAN ENOUGH. THE SET SCREWS, GRUB SCREWS, WASHERS AND SPINGCLIPS ARE IN ENGLANDS GLORY MATCH BOXES. THE MANUALS. THE 7/8 MANUAL IS GOOD. THIS CAME WITH THE 7a SET. MOTORS AN ORIGINAL OILED AND TESTED WORKING USED UNBOXED No 1 CLOCKWORK MOTOR IS INCLUDED IN THE SET, COMPLETE WITH KEY. FOR USE IN INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND DOMESTIC, AND RESEARCH IN HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS. THE KIT IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR THE TEENAGE AND ADULT, MODEL ENGINEERS. SORRY BUT ITS NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR THE MODERN CHILD. DUE TO SHARP EDGES, AGE WEATHERING, TINY PARTS AND OLD LEADED PAINTWORK. ALSO DUE TO THE SETS. HISTORICAL, COLLECTABLE, RARITY AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT VALUE. OTHER MECCANO ENTHUSIASTS AND EBAY SELLERS ARE WELCOME TO USE MY LISTINGS AS A GUIDE, TO THEIR LISTINGS AND MODEL BUILDING PROJECTS. OVERSEAS BIDDERS WELCOME. COLLECTION WELCOME. WE ARE JUST 15 MINUTES FROM THE M62, J24 IN WEST YORKSHIRE. WEIGHT CA 9 KG, HEAVY !!. NOTE: BIG p&p DISCOUNTS ON MULTI BIDS AND BUYS. THANKS FOR VIEWING. AND THANKS IF YOU BID, WIN, OR BUY. MOST OF THIS MID 1950s MECCANO OUTFIT No 8, WAS MADE IN ENGLAND AT LEAST 61 YEARS AGO. THIS MECCANO OUTFIT WAS, FIRST LISTED ON EBAY ON THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2017.