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alan replied to the topic Opperman/Thorneycroft low loader. 1950 ish in the forum Help and information 1 month ago
I have poked around the internet to see what I can find about the buildings on Stirling Corner Borehamwood. I assume these were the Opperman premises – but if anyone knows differently then please correct me.
The Ordnance Survey maps show a building appeared at Stirling Corner in 1938 – Opperman started there in 1938/39. This building no longer…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Opperman/Thorneycroft low loader. 1950 ish in the forum Help and information 1 month, 1 week ago
As you will have no doubt found, there is some information online about Opperman. However, it is a bit sketchy and there doesn’t seem to be much about the factory.
There are references to different addresses for Opperman. A new factory was built in 1939 at Sterling Corner, Borehamwood. This no longer exists and, from anecdotal evidence, I think…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Gutbrod tractor? in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery 1 month, 2 weeks ago
That does look like a Gutbrod ride-on mower. Your tractor looks complete, although I cannot see if you have the mower deck. It is a reasonably scarce machine and the 1966 engine code seems a likely date.
I recall the mower deck would have been 24″ wide. It would have been side-discharge by the front right wheel.
The steel seat, steering wheel,…[Read more]
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alan wrote a new post 2 months ago
Quiz 2024 – Locations and Countries
Here are twelve questions for a short quiz. Usually, the questions are quite random but this time they have a theme! How good is your […]
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alan replied to the topic Machine identification in the forum Garden implements 3 months, 2 weeks ago
There’s an advert and pictures in the gallery:
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alan wrote a new post 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Quiz: Guess the company…#3
This is the third in a series of ‘Guess the company’ quizzes – and is more difficult than the first two and the clues are not in date order. Can you […]
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alan wrote a new post 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Vertex Engine
Earlier this year there was a discussion on the forum about how many different manufacturers (or brands) had produced engines that were fitted to […]
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alan replied to the topic Website in the forum General talk and discussion 6 months ago
Hello All,
Thank you for the comments.
Firstly we haven’t altered the website layout – honestly, it wasn’t us! But it appears that one of the numerous automatic software updates has upset the sidebar that runs down the right of every page.
Things like ‘Recent Replies’ and ‘Recent Topics’ should show in the right column when logged in.…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Help with identifying Brass Machinery Tag in the forum General talk and discussion 6 months, 1 week ago
It could certainly be from a tree or nursery stock.
A few years ago when working I found many tags from fruit trees and plants that had fallen to the ground and been buried for decades. I still have quite a few in different shapes and sizes. One unusual one is for Narcissus Masterpiece – this cast plant label measures 62mm x 18mm x…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Help with identifying Brass Machinery Tag in the forum General talk and discussion 6 months, 1 week ago
I have looked through adverts, catalogues, etc., and cannot find anything that looks like your item.
I doubt that it has been fixed on a machine. I would have thought that if it came with a machine, it would have the maker mark such as Ransomes or Greens. Also, it appears to have no other fixing than the ability to take a length of wire or…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Help with identifying Brass Machinery Tag in the forum General talk and discussion 6 months, 1 week ago
Is there anything on the reverse of the disc? Or a way that it has been fixed onto anything?
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alan replied to the topic Shandy Barrow or Shardy Barrow? Assistance needed in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Sprayerman,
I’ve done some research and the evidence points to it being called a Shandy Barrow. I cannot find any reference to Shardy Barrow – but, as you mentioned, that may be a regional name.
Archive newspaper articles and adverts in the late 1800s and through the 1900s show the use of the name ‘shandy barrow’ across the country and…[Read more]
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alan wrote a new post 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Invention of the Nylon Line Strimmer.
Let’s see a show of hands for everyone who has owned or used a domestic garden strimmer. This tool has become essential in many gardens, selling in […]
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alan replied to the topic Honda f90 -f100 in the forum Help and information 7 months ago
There’s a photo in the spring 1977 issue of the Agricultural Machinery Journal for the smaller F80. There’s also a snippet of text regarding what was on sale at that same time.
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alan wrote a new post 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Quiz: Guess the company…#2
This is the second in a series of ‘Guess the company’ quizzes. From the following eight clues can you work out which single company they refer to? The […]
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alan replied to the topic Westwood Groundhog GT5 in the forum Help and information 9 months, 1 week ago
The Westwood Groundhog machines were introduced in the 1970s. There’s no mention of the groundhogs in 1973 that I can find, but in 1974 adverts were promoting the ‘NEW’ Westwood Groundhogs. When launched the 3 hp model was advertised at £95 + vat.
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alan wrote a new post 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hare And The Tortoise
There are many horticultural items that we now take for granted. These include secateurs with their introduction in the early 1800s (read more about […]
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alan replied to the topic Engines, Brands & Manufacturers in the forum General talk and discussion 10 months ago
I hadn’t heard of ABC engines so looked them up. Sources say that a company called A.B.C. Motors Ltd, London, were started in 1912 and was known for aircraft engines including vee, vertical and radial types.
This reminded me about Wankel rotary engines used on a few mower brands including Wolf.
Indeed, Drayton engines. And also Blackburne.
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alan replied to the topic Quiz time, what is this and what was it used for? in the forum General talk and discussion 10 months, 1 week ago
That is an intriguing item!
There’s a TV show called ‘Would I lie to you?’, and on that theme there could be some interesting ideas as to what this mushroom shaped copper item is… so could it be for catching earwigs much like putting an upside down plant pot full of straw at the top of a cane. Here though, a small pot of straw would be put in…[Read more]
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alan replied to the topic Engines, Brands & Manufacturers in the forum General talk and discussion 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Andy, Yes the list would be a very long one. The more I look then the more I find!
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