“An instructive architectural toy”
Invented by William Bailey and first patented in May 1915. Manufactured by William Bailey Ltd, Birmingham, England and sold during 1916-1930s.
Other sources:
meccanoindex.co.uk/Wenebrik
Ebook: Building Toys: Bayko and other systems
Museum: brightontoymuseum.co.uk
Patents
First patent: GB 191500382A, date of application: 19th Jan. 1915:
More existing patents:
FR: 1915 Dec. : FR480566A
CH: 1916 Jan.: CH72742A
DE: 1920 April: DE320132C
AT: 1921 March: AT83015B
On the box cover, also other countries are mentioned:
Australia, Canada, Italy, and New Zeeland.
Boxes available


Set 0, 1, 2a

There are 6 basic sets, numbered from 0 to 5.
Set 0 contains 111 parts and Set 5: 1168 parts.
There are also ‘Accessory Sets’, from 0a up to 4a, for upgrading the standard set.
Parts & building instuctions




There are 27 different parts available.
Manuals
The only manual I’ve (with BW front cover):
Another manual with colored front page: meccanoindex.com
Some system characteristics
Here a short list of some system characteristics and how it’s retrofitted into the virtual LeoCAD library:
Part types: | Original: | Virtual: |
---|---|---|
Steel plates | Metal, painted Thikness: ~0.35 [mm] | Single color pieces |
Bay size | 1.5 [inch] | tbd [mm] |
LeoCAD settings: | ||
Draw line every X studs | – | |
Snap XY | 1 [mm] 1/20 stud | |
Snap Z | 1 [mm] 1/20 stud | |
Rotations | 90 [deg] |
Library information
Here an overview of the parts library:

Still missing the 2 chimney parts (#19)…
Building in LeoCAD


To be ounest, I did not enjoy building the real model. I could have done a better job, by aligning the parts better, but it is still a challenge. Building with LeoCAD was about the same experience. So in a sence, a good copy of the real building..
Build: Wenebrik – Factory









According HR: “The windows deviated somewhat from the original. In order to install the double-story windows accordingly, you have to go and shorten the original window frames on one side (see photo 9). In order not to “damage” the original parts, this was probably omitted.
To give the large chimney more stability, I shortened and beaded one of the narrow gold-colored base plates and added it next to the two original narrow bars (see photo 4). In the original template, nothing was provided for at this point (and so the chimney was “hanging in the air” at this point).
When you put the small individual elements together, the higher you build the “masonry” becomes a little wobbly and doesn’t really form a straight line. So I went and cut narrow strips of aluminum and inserted them into the final layer so that it was a little more stable and attractive (see photos 5 + 6).
Building with Wenebrik is a real patience game. When you have established one place, another has already moved. I don’t know how many times I made corrections to the building. The high chimney in particular was a challenge. 😊
The building “looks great” after it was completed. The base area of the gold-colored base plates measures: 50.5 x 33.5 cm. The building itself: 43.5 x 15.5 cm. The height of the roof ridge: 17 cm and the chimney chimney: 46.5 cm.”
Thanks for sharing your nice build.
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