| Year | 1973 |
| Date | 05-Jan |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 3,456 |
| Page | 8 |
| Category | Historic |
| Part | |
| Title | From "Model Engineer" No. 1 - 1898 |
| Author | |
| Notes | The late Percival Marshall's first editorial. Our reason for starting, all amateur mechanics, electrical matters, we invite correspondence, a postal query and reply department, prize competitions |