Category:Matador construction sets

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Matador construction sets

1930: "Matador makes marvellous models"

1930: "Matador makes marvellous models" [image info]

Land yacht (model 114)

Land yacht (model 114) [image info]

Sailing Boat (model 111)

Sailing Boat (model 111) [image info]

Eccentric Press (model 143)

Eccentric Press (model 143) [image info]

The Matador wooden construction sets were invented in 1899 by Austrian engineer Johann Korbuly (1860-1919), patented in 1901 (the same year as Frank Hornby's metal construction system that became Meccano), and started production in 1903. The company was then taken over by Korbuly's sons.

Matador is still in production today, and after a spell being manufactured elsewhere is again being made in Austria.

The system is based on wooden blocks with a small number of holes allowing blocks to be plugged together with wooden pegs.

1959: "Directions for use" page, Matador

Dollhouse furniture

Matador-Zeitung

Johann Korbuly also published Matador-Zeitung ("Matador News") from 1905-1939, with advanced designs for the Matador system.

External links

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek: Matador Zeitung (anno.onb.ac.at)

Pages in category ‘Matador construction sets’

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

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Matador Construction Set 1 (Loederer)

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Traction Engine, model 105 (Matador)

Media in category ‘Matador construction sets’

The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.

Aeroplane, model 115 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 2,210 × 1,318; 651 KB
Aeroplane, model 115-2 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,050 × 613; 159 KB
Aeroplane, model 116 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 2,119 × 1,408; 505 KB
Drilling Machine, model 142 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,259 × 2,094; 671 KB
Eccentric Press, model 143 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,263 × 1,871; 684 KB
Furniture, model 30-47 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 3,000 × 1,098; 677 KB
House, model 51 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,209 × 1,402; 501 KB
Lighthouse, model 110 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,149 × 2,673; 534 KB
Mangle, model 50 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,135 × 1,176; 389 KB
Matador advert (HW 1930-12-06).jpg 1,358 × 2,202; 924 KB
Matador instruction book cover artwork (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 3,000 × 2,035; 1,006 KB
Matador Makes Marvelous Models (HW 1930-12-06).jpg 1,280 × 480; 213 KB
Matador, Directions For Use (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 3,000 × 2,056; 2.59 MB
Monoplane, model 113 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,298 × 960; 219 KB
Piano, model 49 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,327 × 1,160; 436 KB
Pug Mill, model 141 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 2,191 × 1,802; 896 KB
Sailing Boat, model 111 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,308 × 1,231; 476 KB
Sailing Carriage, model 114 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,879 × 2,189; 822 KB
Sewing Machine, model 140 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 2,001 × 1,711; 916 KB
Steam Engine with Oscillating Cylinder, model 138 (Matador 4 59 E)-001.jpg 2,027 × 1,289; 479 KB
Torpedo-Boat Destroyer, model 112 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,548 × 1,228; 593 KB
Traction Engine, model 105 (Matador set 1).jpg 2,224 × 1,681; 1.32 MB
Two-Cylinder Steam Engine, model 139 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 2,570 × 1,317; 747 KB
Well, model 48 (Matador 4 59 E).jpg 1,177 × 1,393; 458 KB

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