Sprayerman

Hi , just been reading the posts and thought I’d give a lookon the www using term seed catalogue ES50 as a reference and happened upon a company called Elsom Seeds Ltd, based in Spalding Lincolnshire.
A look at their website and in particular their about us page suggests that they commenced business in 1844.
Might be worth you contacting them j…[Read more]

Hi both,
Thanks for your replies.

My first thought was that Shardy appeared as a typographical error, the book that has the reference was produced some time ago,1982 to be precise, and it occurred to me that the letter n when written at speed in notes, could perhaps be misinterpreted later as an r. Thought here was that perhaps any initial notes…[Read more]

Hi Charlie, thanks for the info, I have just renewed membership through the website, so much easier quicker and most importantly cheaper than postage these days.

At risk of poking a sleeping lion with a short stick, (thinking of what happened to Albert Ramsbottom with Wallace at this point), does make one wonder about whether putting the The…[Read more]

Hi,

Just downloaded the 4 volume set for off line reference, thanks for publishing it.

One of the websites you mention in the Why PDF format section that disappeared during the course of your research was mine (it focussed on those sprayers made in and around Birmingham) and although I had intended to put it back on again at some point, I now…[Read more]

Just refuelled van following trip to South Cerney last weekend, majority motorway driving, as happened to be going past preferred fuel station. Filled to first pump cutout as normally do then worked out mpg. Those of you there saw how much sprayer stuff, not to mention the domestic kit, was in van and caravan was being towed too, albeit lucky…[Read more]

I too have telephoned businesses and schools about their apparent distress signals and they generally have no idea why they are receiving a call.
The answer is better education but …

Hi
This was the first time we attended South Cerney and it was well worth attending, the range of exhibits on the Club stand was wide, never mind the rest of the show, and it was great to see folk again, most of whom we hadn’t seen since BC, and to meet new ones too.

The site is large and mainly flat, the weather was typical Britain, but hey we…[Read more]

Hi Charlie,
Just renewed on line, so easy and quick to do these days, takes less time than to find pen to fill in form and post it etc.

Best wishes and Happy Christmas
Sprayerman(aka Adrian)

It has been an exceptional year and though I am sort of reluctant to suggest it, I think most of next year could be the same.

I remember the Constable Savage sketch, oddly think about that sketch quite often!!

In December 2018 my former employer made me redundant and so I set my own small business at the start of 2019 and as this was working…[Read more]

Good evening Mr Wallingfield,

We are both good thanks and gardening is great, enough to keep the wolves where they belong, though Mother Nature is intervening rather more at present, but that’s just a seasonal occupational hazard!

As a consequence am doing a bit of occasional painting and re-decorating, no paper hanging though, which enables w…[Read more]

Morning all,

Spent a few minutes browsing after paying next years membership and followed this thread with interest.

Comparing Sheffield to Rome , it’s not that they are both built on seven hills is it?

Couldn’t see it mentioned before but apologies if missed it.

All the best

Sprayerman

Hi Charlie,

Just renewed membership online and read note re spurious online expiry date, thanks for mentioning it, gremlins or boggarts at it again.. 🙂

Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Cheers,
Adrian

Yes, the sprayer with the green tank, that was the top of the conglomeration of sprayers with the Knapsack sprayer and Sheen flame gun was an Eclipse Warley, there was a Mysto small tall hand held pneumatic on one of the benches too. One of the items against the wall next to the entry door was large and black and has a couple of round dials on the…[Read more]

This was the Dronwal pattern number No.1595. It should stand 31 inches high and had either a red or green enamelled Heavy Malleable iron base, 7+1/2 inches X 7+1/2 inches. It would originally have had connections for 1/2,5/8 or 3/4″ hose. 1968 would have seen you paying 59s 6d for it, straight conversion is £2.95 in new money then – if one…[Read more]

pm sent a few minutes ago.

cheers

Adrian

Hi

The prices in the catalogue are in the pre-decimal currency, pre February 1971, when one English pound had 20 shillings and each shilling had 12 pence, whereas today we just have 100 pennies in one pound.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

It’s certainly a very attractive sprayer, very unusual in having a brass handle too.

I have found with Enots that they often produced sprayers utilising, and acknowledging of course, other peoples patents.

Just out of curiosity – what do you think was the purpose of the adjusting knob close to the nozzle as seen in image22.jpg?

Cheers

Yes it is a nice find.

I’d like to say fate, but others may not agree. It’s often the way that we acquire things, we are not quite sure what or how they are connected with our specific interest, then something else comes along and it all falls into place. It’s part of the magic if you like and I for one quite enjoy it when it does happen.

Hi jtg1,

Re the cleaning of the Galvanised Tanks and buckets of sprayers. In the past I have initially used an old hack saw blade with the end ground down and sharpened on a stone to make a scraper to remove the worst, especially creosote residue. Care is needed of course to not damage the galvanising. And oddly enough hot water, carbolic soap,…[Read more]