BAYKO Building Sets Price History

This is a list of the prices of BAYKO building sets, as advertised over the product's lifetime. The primary source for the prices is 'MECCANO Magazine' adverts; though some come from 'Games & Toys', the trade magazine for the U.K. toy market; and more from assorted BAYKO Retail Fliers, etc. - I'll fill in the gaps as further information becomes available.
For consistency, the prices are all shown in the original Shillings and Pence [s/d] format used in the adverts. Prices were not shown in Pounds, Shillings and Pence [£/s/d] until the MECCANO era.
For those of you who don't feel comfortable with the old [£/s/d] currency system, I have also produced a separate page showing set prices in the modern decimal format as well, though decimalisation [February, 1971] didn't occur until 3½ rears after BAYKO's death.
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A small detail that may be of interest. There have been three separate occasions in the life of BAYKO when there have been fundamental changes to the system : -
► After the introduction of 'New Series' BAYKO in May, 1939.	► New Bases, Corners, Roof, Window Sizes and Styles.
► After the war in 1946.	► New Set Structure, Roof and [later] New Ornamental Parts.
► After the MECCANO takeover of BAYKO in September, 1959.	► Complete Retooling for Polystyrene, New Styling and Colours.
Following the first and last of these events, the appropriate conversion sets, which allowed existing BAYKO set owners to continue to upgrade their old system sets, continued to be available for some time - marketing with a heart‽

Pre-War Standard Sets

Year

Month

Year

Month

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

1934

Undated Flier

7/6

10/-

15/-

21/-

30/-

1935

Second BAYKO manual

42/-

3/6

5/6

6/6

10/6

1935

February

1937

December

7/6

10/-

15/-

21/-

30/-

42/-

1938

Undated Flier

7/6

10/6

15/-

21/-

30/-

42/-

3/6

5/6

6/6

10/6

13/-

1941

'New Series' Manual *

5/6

7/11

9/9

15/3

18/4

1941

'New Series' Parts Price Card *

5/6

8/-

9/10

15/3

18/4

* These prices include wartime Purchase Tax.

Pre-War Ornamental Addition Sets
Year	Month	Year	Month	Ornamental Addition Sets
				A	B	C
1935	?	1938	?	2/6	5/-	7/6

Pre-War Special Sets
Year	Month	Year	Month	Special Sets				Special Conversion Sets
				20	21	22	23	20A*	21A*	22A*
1938	Undated Flier			5/-	8/6	12/6	17/6	4/-	4/-	5/-

* There is no evidence that these sets never mage it into the real world.

Pre-War 'New Series' Sets

Year

Month

Year

Month

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

1939

September

5/11

8/6

12/6

17/6

25/-

37/6

2/11

4/6

5/6

7/6

12/6

1940

HAMLEYS Catalogue

5/11

8/6

12/6

17/6

25/-

37/6

1940

'New Series' Manual

6/9

10/-

15/-

21/-

30/-

42/-

3/6

5/6

6/6

9/6

13/6

1941

'New Series' Manual *

9/2

14/1

20/1

28/9

40/4

58/8

4/10

7/4

9/2

12/10

18/4

* These prices include wartime Purchase Tax.

A brief post-war 'New Series' BAYKO production period between 1945 and 1946 has been identified.
However, none of the limited amount of contemporary literature includes any set price information.
Who said the life of a BAYKO archivist was easy‽

Post-War Sets

Year

Month

Year

Month

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

1948

Undated Flier

15/8

21/4

35/10

60/3

6/3

15/8

24/6

1949

April

Dated Flier &
Dated Parts List

14/4

21/3

34/4

56/3

6/10

13/1

21/3

1949

May

1949

June

14/4

21/3

34/4

56/3

6/10

13/1

21/3

1949

July

1949

December

12/6

18/9

31/3

50/-

6/3

12/6

18/9

1949

October

Dated Parts List

13/9

20/7

34/4

55/-

6/10

13/9

20/7

1950

January

1951

May

13/9

20/7

34/4

55/-

6/10

13/9

20/7

1951

May

Dated Flier &
Dated Parts List

15/-

22/6

37/6

59/-

7/6

15/-

22/6

60/-

1951

June

1951

July

15/-

22/6

37/6

59/-

7/6

15/-

22/6

1951

August

1952

January

15/-

22/6

37/6

59/-

7/6

15/-

22/6

60/-

1951

December

Dated Parts List

15/-

22/6

37/6

59/-

118/9

7/6

15/-

22/6

60/-

1952

February

1952

December

15/-

22/6

37/6

59/-

118/9

7/6

15/-

22/6

60/-

1953

January

1953

May

15/-

22/6

35/7

58/1

118/1

7/6

13/1

22/6

60/-

1953

June

1955

January

14/-

21/-

33/-

54/-

104/6

7/-

12/3

21/-

50/6

1955

February

1959

January

14/-

21/-

31/6

52/3

99/3

7/-

10/6

21/-

47/-

1959

February

15/-

22/6

33/9

56/-

110/-

7/9

11/9

23/3

55/-

1959

March

1959

June

14/-

21/-

31/6

52/3

99/3

7/-

10/6

21/-

47/-

1959

April 8th

Dated Shop Card

14/6

21/9

32/9

54/3

104/6

7/6

12/-

21/9

50/6

1959

July

1960

May

14/6

21/9

32/9

54/3

104/6

7/6

12/-

21/9

50/6

1963

April

Dated order form

7/6

11/10

Year

Month

Year

Month

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

To put it mildly, the early months of 1959 are chaotic - the writing was clearly on the wall.

These date discrepancies probably reflect the lead time plus the distribution time
which would have been needed for the new BAYKO Fliers and Parts Price Lists.

MECCANO Era Sets

Year

Month

Year

Month

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

#11

#12

#13

#14

#15

11C

12C

13C

14C

1960

May

Dated News Letter

9/11

16/11

23/6

39/6

7/6

9/-

18/6

1960

September

1960

December

9/11

16/11

23/6

39/6

1961

January

1961

July

10/6

18/6

26/-

39/6

8/3

10/9

18/6

1961

September

Dated order form

10/7

18/10

26/3

40/1

8/3

10/11

18/10

1961

October

10/7

18/10

26/3

40/1

8/3

10/11

18/10

1962

April

1962

July

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/3

10/9

18/6

1962

August

1962

December

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/3

10/9

18/6

34/-

1963

January

1964

February

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

1963

April

Dated order form

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1963

August

Dated Flier

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1964

January

Dated Price List

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1965

January

Dated Price List

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1965

September

Dated Hamleys Price List

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1965

December

Dated Price List

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

1966

February

Dated order form

11/3

19/9

28/3

44/6

75/-

8/9

12/3

19/9

34/6

Undated Sets Display Unit

11/6

19/11

28/6

45/-

75/-

8/11

12/6

19/11

35/-

1966

July

Dated Price List

11/6

20/-

28/9

45/-

76/-

8/11

12/6

20/-

35/3

1967

January

Dated Price List

11/9

20/6

29/-

45/9

77/3

9/-

12/9

20/6

35/6

Year

Month

Year

Month

#11

#12

#13

#14

#15

11C

12C

13C

14C

Standard Sets

Conversion Sets

The 1960s began the accelerating inflation trend we all enjoyed through most of the 1970s - and Mr MECCANO played his part!!!

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BAYKO Building Sets Price History

Pre-War Standard Sets

Pre-War Ornamental Addition Sets

Pre-War Special Sets

Pre-War 'New Series' Sets

Post-War Sets

MECCANO Era Sets