[modeleng] Re: identity????

Alan Hi,
I went to look at a lathe two years ago in a workshop in the Hockley part of 
Birmingham, when i went in the whole of the workshop was like walking back to 
the twenties or before,the lot of machine tools were overhead belt driven which 
included Lathe,Mill,Drill,grinder,and a couple of drop presses all driven from 
the end of the workshop by a large electric motor the current owner who wanted 
to sell the lot said that his father and uncle had owned the bisiness for sixty 
years which did stampings and badges for the Jewelry industry in and around 
Birmingham.
There was a line of about fifteen flypresses and lots of very well made tooling 
finished to a very high standard all he wanted to do was to get rid of it so he 
could  convert the shop in to flats(what a waste)He had tried many museums but 
none of them were interested.
As for the model some where i have an old catalogue of my father with a simalar 
model with line shafting.
yours for now
John Burridge   Holidaying in Australia




> Message Received: Aug 23 2006, 04:55 AM
> From: "alan stepney" 
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [modeleng] identity????
> 
> A friend has inherited this board containing a lineshaft and assorted model 
> machinery.
> Obviously (??) it would have been driven by a steam engine at some time.
> 
> (General layout)
> http://www.alanstepney.info/x0009.jpg
> 
> (individual items)
> http://www.alanstepney.info/x0007.jpg
> http://www.alanstepney.info/x0005.jpg
> http://www.alanstepney.info/x0004.jpg
> http://www.alanstepney.info/x0003.jpg
> 
> Has anyone any idea of make, and /or value?
> 
> I suspect Bowman, but could easily be wrong.
> 
> Alan 
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