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Canal & Towpath Tractors

November 7, 2019December 5, 2018 by Alan

Recently there’s been an interesting forum discussion about light tractors which were used on the canal towpaths in the 1950’s and 60’s. There were various tractors including the Wickham tractor, David brown 2D towpath tractor and the Garner tractor. The… Continue Reading

Every Machine Has a History

November 7, 2019July 25, 2018 by Alan

One of the pleasures, or depending on ones view it could be a fault, of any hobby is gathering up new items whether they are needed or not. For instance a model railway enthusiast may start with a single train… Continue Reading

Machines in the North East – 1988

November 7, 2019June 14, 2018 by Alan

This month our search for machinery takes us to the north-east of the UK, to be more precise it’s to a now defunct chain of home improvement stores by the name of Dickens. By all accounts Dickens was a fantastic… Continue Reading

What was on sale in 1960….

November 7, 2019March 16, 2018 by Alan

1960 is our year of choice for this article, it was the year that The Beatles was officially named and formed, the Mark 1 Mini had only just recently been introduced and in space exploration the first probe was launched… Continue Reading

Howard Bantam 1950

November 7, 2019February 22, 2018 by Alan

Humour can capture the attention of the prospective customer far easier than any serious advertising might. All from 1950 are the following four adverts for the Howard Rotavator ‘Bantam’. Each is carefully crafted to highlight the difficulties of gardening that… Continue Reading

Ginge mowers and tools

November 7, 2019November 13, 2017 by Alan

During the late 1960’s a hugely successful Danish manufacturer by the full name of Ginge-Raadvad was launching their range of lawn mowers and garden tools into the UK market. Marketed as Ginge (pronounced Ging-ha) nowadays it is a little known… Continue Reading

When Machines Go Modern

November 7, 2019August 2, 2017 by Alan

When searching machinery in any archives it becomes apparent that although machines were well-made and created to do a job, there was also a lot of thought behind the marketing too and creating machines that kept up with public demand… Continue Reading