Mobaco - Moubal
Mobaco consists of thick cardboard base plate with square holes. Wooden columns of various heights could be inserted. With various cardboard like pannels a building structure could be created. Mobaco also used a very efficient building plan system and so having all parts are numbered. Mobaco came with many different sets (first two sets in […]
Pulko Patent Baukasten - Pulkowski
Pulko is a wooden building construction set, with a ground plates, columns, infill plates & floors. Pulko was patented in 1919 by Erich Pulkowski from Dessau and manufactured in Lechenich (near Köln) by Holzbearbeitungswerk Lechenich, by Michael Engels. It was marketed by Carl Josef Bollig & Co., toy exporters from Mönchengladbach. The game exists in 4 languages: […]
L’Édifice - Maison Méricant
A beatifull detailed building construction set, manufactured and sold in France by Maison Méricant from 1921~1954. The system consists of a wooden carrying system, both in horizontal & vertical direction. On top of the vertical trusses, floor panels could be placed. In between the vertical pillars, colorful cardboards could be placed, making these buildings really […]
Hausser's Künstler Baukasten, O. & M. Hausser [DE]
Hausser's Künstler Baukasten is a beautiful construction toy, for creating small houses and other buildings. It consists of wooden and painted metal parts. The system is invented by Otto Hausser and sold by the O&M Hausser company in Ludwich, Germany, between 1917-1928. The O&M Hausser company is also known from there famous 'Elastoline' (TM) figures. […]
Wenebrik - William Bailey Ltd
"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/WenebrikEbook: Building Toys: Bayko and other systemsMuseum: brightontoymuseum.co.uk Patents First patent: GB 191500382A, date of application: 19th Jan. 1915: More existing patents:FR: 1915 Dec. : FR480566ACH: 1916 Jan.: […]
Stabuilt Blocks
Wooden construction set, sold by 'the Embossing company' in Albany NY, around 1915~1917. System According eBay seller: "Building blocks in original, 11 1/2" x 20" x 2" deep, strong, wooden box with lithographed cover." If you do the math, a standard cubic building block would be around 1.5". The systems consists of blocks with holes […]
Dometo - interlocking building toy
Interesting interlocking building toy, first manufactured by 'The Irisch Toy Industry', Belfast, Ierland started in 1915~1927(??).The second manufacturer was 'The Improved Solidate Co Ltd', London, UK. Manufacturing period of these composite blocks are unknown to me. In total there are 3 incompatible types of Dometo interlocking construction sets: 2 wooden series and one composite series.If […]
Thüringer, Perplex, (Babilonia) & Thuringia
The company founded by Albert Liebehenz manufactured the "world-famous" wooden construction sets Perplex, Babilonia(?) and Thuringia / Thuringian construction sets from ~1904 to ~1911. There are multiple very similar boxes found, exact dates are unknown. More information: baukastensammler.de Boxes & content - Thüringer BK Boxes & content - Perplex BK Perplex construction box patent: D.R.P. Nr. […]
Constructions Rustiques
Old wooden construction toy, produced/distrubted(?) by Revenaz & Tabernat (RT), Paris, some where between 1900-1910. Box size: 42 x 28 x 8 cm. Parts Consists of more then 420+ similar wooden parts and one hammer: Parts seem to be: 6.5 x 1.1 x ? cm. The plans Library & LeoCAD Well it might be obvious, […]
Anker Steinbaukästen, Friedrich A. Richter
Anker Stones are some sort of brick, first invented by Jan Daniel Georgens in 1863. Due to the many different brick shapes, many different buildings could be created. Lateron Friedrich A. Richter bought the patents and started manufacturing of even more boxes & brick shapes. History Quoted from clubvanankervrienden.nl: "The birth of miniature building bricks, […]