[modeleng] Re: Track guage

Never mind Harry - your integrity is intact, even if there is a gaping 
hole in your casting collection
Harry Wade wrote:
> John,
> Not often, but every once in a while I'm presented with the opportunity to 
> identify unknown (to the finder) castings and usually I'm able to at least 
> point the owner in the right direction.  The last such opportunity was the 
> identification of an almost complete set of Clarksons Sanderson Beam engine 
> castings which had been languishing for years in a damp basement.  In this 
> case they were saved from the skip (I assume) but I always wonder how many 
> others aren't so lucky.
>
> In this case I also made an offer for the castings, which I fancied having, 
> but after my identification and a potted history they suddenly became 
> "valuable antique British engineering museum piece collector's items" and 
> worth nearly their weight in gold!  That'll teach me to keep my mouth shut.
> Harry
>
> -----Original Message-----
>   
>> [snip] I am sure that a lot must end up in the trash can or skips following 
>> a house clearance because the people doing the sorting out do not realise 
>> what they are. - John
>>     
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