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1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 542 Cover picture Arlington Grange in 2 1/2 in. gauge by Wilfred A.Heyden
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 543 Steam 2 Introduction to The Steam Engine Edgar T.Westbury Methods and principles of construction. Fabricated cylinders, laminated blo... more
Methods and principles of construction. Fabricated cylinders, laminated blocks, slide valve, crossheads, round the guides, the finer points
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 545 Workshop Turning Without A Lathe Novel device (for use in a drilling machine
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 546 Optical A Slide Projector R.A.Margoschis Get the best from your colour transparencies. Aluminium sheet, side and fro... more
Get the best from your colour transparencies. Aluminium sheet, side and front elevations, colour modifications
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 549 Beginners' Workshop Pin and C-Spanners Geometer Causes distortion, square-socket spanners
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 550 Exhibition The Cardiff Exhibition Joseph Martin Model cranes, compound marine engine by J.Smith, antique-type loco, portabl... more
Model cranes, compound marine engine by J.Smith, antique-type loco, portable compound engine by G.C.Salmon, Viking (aircraft) by L.Caley, compound steam engine and generator by F.J.Cununder
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 552 Road Locomotive The Allchin "M.E." Traction Engine to 1 1/2-in. Scale W.J.Hughes Reversing lever and latch. Reach rod and pins
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 554 Workshop An Expanding And Contracting Clamp H.Parkinson
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 555 Locomotive Unusual Locomotives. Two continental curiosities Ernest F.Carter Horatio Allen's articulated loco for the South Carolina Railroad, Hagan's 0... more
Horatio Allen's articulated loco for the South Carolina Railroad, Hagan's 0-6-4-0 locomotive, pick-a-back boiler loco, twin-boilered loco designed by Mm. Flaman and Saloman
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 556 General 5,000 Candle-power Paraffin Lamp Shell Petroleum Company
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 557 Nautical The M.E. Speedboat Competition Edgar T.Westbury Revised rules and conditions. Effect on design, "also rans", awards
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 558 Locomotives I Have Known 18 North London Railway's 4-4-0 T. No. 20 J.N.Maskelyne Two types of engine
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 559 Railway Reading (Book) British Railways In Action O.S.Nock
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 559 Railway Reading (Book) The Railwayman's Diesel Manual W.F.Bolton
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 560 Locomotive Virginia LBSC Reversing lever or Johnson bar, sector and supports, lever and bracket, the... more
Reversing lever or Johnson bar, sector and supports, lever and bracket, the locking gear, how to erect, reach rod, tyre pump test, simple loose-eccentric valve gear, curing minor faults
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 563 Electrical A Static Electricity Machine Donald H.Matheson Interesting experiments
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 565 Readers' Queries The Grasshopper H.C.
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 565 Readers' Queries Perspex lenses K.H.
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 565 Readers' Queries Lathe driving L.C.
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 565 Readers' Queries Diametrical pitch F.V.A.
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 565 Readers' Queries Model paints M.V.K.
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 566 Expert's Workshop Jig for Screw Finishing Duplex Tidying up screws
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 567 Trade A well-insulated electric hand-drill (Bosch) Trend Industrial Equipment
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 568 Historic 50 years ago Water driven generator (see 15 288 424), helped Chinese (see 15 282 281, il... more
Water driven generator (see 15 288 424), helped Chinese (see 15 282 281, ill-fated R.M.S. Orizata), thirty years to build (see 15 285 337), travelling kettle (see 15 286 368), those were the days! (see 15 284 313)
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 570 Nautical Round The Regattas Meridian & D.I. Blackheath, cabin cruiser Edie by W.Morss (Victoria), Mr Holmes' cruiser Do... more
Blackheath, cabin cruiser Edie by W.Morss (Victoria), Mr Holmes' cruiser Doris, Mr Phelps with cabin cruiser Polar Star, Kingsmere, Comet III by Mr Squires (Kingsmere), 10 c.c. petrol-driven cruiser by J.Stevens, Altrincham
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 572 Postbag I.C. Valve Operation (Overhead Camshafts, J.E.Woodward) L.W.E.Hartley
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 572 Postbag Die-Holder "Windows" Herbert J.Dyer
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 572 Postbag In Going Order F.B.Cowen Striking and musical clock by C.B.Reeve
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 572 Postbag Hot Junction Effect (Static Electricity, A.D.Salway) A.E.Clauson
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 573 Postbag "Hooking Oneself Up" Robert Lunoe Bridging rivers in southern Indiana
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 573 Postbag Traction Engines W.F.Thain
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 573 Postbag Static Electricity J.Ferguson
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Postbag Information Wanted A.E.Hewis Automatic pick-up apparatus for gauge "0" and "1"
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Postbag Water-Gauge Glass J.W.Cooper
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Club News Birmingham SMS Sea a long way, but
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Club News Wembley SMS Extra attractions
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Club News Barking MES Widening horizons
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Club News Glasgow SME Death of John W.Smith
1956 18-Oct 115 2,891 574 Diary ME Diary
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 505 Smoke Rings Technical education Vulcan Huddersfield Technical College
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 505 Smoke Rings Deadly diesels? Vulcan "Peterborough", Daily Telegraph
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 505 Smoke Rings Letters for lamps Vulcan Multiple unit headcodes
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 506 Smoke Rings They die hard Vulcan Pre-grouping railway initials
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 506 Smoke Rings Bus problems; Economics Vulcan
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 506 Smoke Rings Venerable junior Vulcan Edward George Dickinson, Junior Institution of Engineers
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 506 Cover picture Edgar T.Westbury tests Theseus
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 506 Stationary Engine Stationary engine designed by E.T.Westbury Vulcan
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 507 Locomotive 4 Unusual Locomotives. Steam trams and tramway locos Ernest F.Carter No. 2 "Merryweather" tramway locomotive, Merryweather inspection car, North... more
No. 2 "Merryweather" tramway locomotive, Merryweather inspection car, North London Tramway, Merryweather's Steam Tramway - Rangoon, the Guernsey line, heyday of the horse
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 510 General 8 Plastics in Model Engineering Edgar T.Westbury Catalin and Nylon. Nylon bearings, recent industrial use, manufacturers, re... more
Catalin and Nylon. Nylon bearings, recent industrial use, manufacturers, retail suppliers
1956 11-Oct 115 2,890 513 Beginners' Workshop Nuts and Spanners Geometer Beyond-finger-reach ideas