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Dear Andy
With best respect, that is certainly not original condition, would you buy a car with paint missing brand new from a showroom!
More like working condition but admittedly very nice!
I suspect all the neighbours had interference on their radios!

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The character with the big ears, is not the right answer, I’ll give you a clue, the donkey’s name was Ben.
Just for the record yes Big ears did have a falling out with Noddy, Owing to Noddy pinching all the lamps in the street for a party around his gaff for his friend Tessa (This I remember vividly, when my Mother use to read to me) And before I get the comment, that was many year ago!

Must try harder
Best Andrew

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Dear Kevan
As it is an estate you are dealing with there are certain hoops that you should know about, you may contact me direct via our web site http://www.hdtrust.org.
We have had to deal with estates many times, and can give you free advice, so dont despair
Kind regards
Andrew
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Hi Monz
You may email me direct via this web site or go by our web site http://www.hdtrust.org ,I need better photos of that engine to direct you to the right place for spares.

The damage to the hood (aluminium cast)
I understand Charlie saying its part of its past, but the repair appears not to be safe, which was probalby unknown to the repairer at the time.
Steel next to Aluminium of any kind is a complete no, no the two will react via electrolysis, coursing the Aluminium to corrode internally. Again I require photos to help you

Kind regards
Andrew

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Hi there, what a find!
It looks like you have the fore runner of the Rotoscythe Eton model, you are correct to say villiers engine on that machine as yours dated from roughly 1935,Although its lost it original colour on its hood.Rotoscythe did use Bux engines from 1939 onwards. Hope this helps

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Hi All

Just come in from the cold! I was with Thomas and Mr Wallingfield last night as we can now meet in groups less than 6.
This rollers proper name is a Sorrell roller which comes from the Patent. I do not think its a Pattison as they all had large wood rollers with steel spikes screwed in. all tended to be much larger as well normally about 3 feet in width.
For my money it dates to the late 30’s and was made by a Company long gone in name called Smiths, but is still with us today in another guize.Smiths were bought out after the war(second) by Sisis who ran out of the same factory, in the last few years Sisis was struggling, so Ian Howard came to the rescue and now they are part of the Dennis group.
Yes Thomas can remember such barbaric machines from his apprenticeship days, the golden rule don’t work on steep gradients, dragging behind you, with open shoe laces!

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Good evening Mr Sprayerman,hope you are both keeping well, Yes you are one person who would have cracked my quiz in record time!Hows the gardening doing?
Kind regards
Andrew

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Have a look on that internet auction site for that scoundrel Mr Wallingfield,he has a job lot of rotavator brochures to include yours on this week!
Kind regards
Andrew

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Hi Allen
The Country Gentleman Association ran from 1893 to 1975,after that period it changed its name, and was still running in the 1980’s,in the latter years it moved from Letchworth to Eaton Square London, I think no 19 from memory, they shared a building with the Institute of Psychiatry, at the time I was visiting every day (As a courier, nothing else)
They produced many books over the years, the one to shy away from is their calendar book as it does not have any decent references.
I have a complete run of original copies, but a little warning the late 1920’s copies to the 1930’s can make eye watering sums
Hope this helps
Mr Wallingfield

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Answer for the rivers of Sheffield
Don, Porter, Loxley, Rivelin, and Sheaf.
Perhaps the Pope was born in Sheffield but I do know a certain man called Bessemer was, and we use his products every day
Kind regards
Man of Sheffield
Mr Wallingfield

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Just to put you all out of your miseries, here again are the questions and correct answers

1,Which town or city did Chas H Pugh (Atco mowers) first have a business
Answer, Rotherham

2,What type of business was it.
Answer, Jeweller

3,Which town or city was flight invented in
Answer, Chard, Somerset (A bit slow here Charlie!)

4,Which town or city was the inventor born
Answer, Rotherham.

5,Suffolk Iron Foundries (1920) which town or city was their factory
Answer, Ipswich
The answer to this is interesting as the founder originally worked for Ransomes in their foundries.
Hope you all enjoyed it
Best wishes
Mr Wallingfield

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Oh dear up to now, no correct answers!

Must try harder
Regards
Mr Wallingfields

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Well another one of those long days completed of which the highlight was talking to our President Charlie.
That is until I read Alans answers,absolutley brilliant cannot stop laughing, and that is just one reason why I love this club!

As for the keymaster,finally you’ve got it! well done.

Alan taking your first answer to be correct and that you broke my anagram what are the 5 areas named after the rivers in Sheffield, I had it drummed into me when I was in Scouting.
Although Sheffield has a lot of effluent in its rivers it has not got a kuaka Maximus as Rome!

Regards
Mr Wallingfield

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Well go to the foot of our stairs! you are so close but yet! Correct year and even correct month but what about the day.
One for Allen here, if you know so much about Sheffield why is it a copy of Rome?
Kind regards
Mr Wallingfield

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