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23rd February 2016, 09:49 AM #91
GMH at Pagewood (Sydney) made a small cannon as well as the Australian version of a Jeep Trailer. The genuine American trailers had arched mudguards while the Australian version had folded mudguards.
The whole wartime manufacturing story would be a very interesting read!!Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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23rd February 2016, 04:10 PM #92
They cast the hulls for the Australian designed Cruiser tanks at Bankstown foundry.
Usual story the septics wouldn't supply motors and gear bags so we abandoned it and bought their tanks.
At least we didn't buy the Pom crap until they finally came out with the Centurion (just years too late).
As a matter of interest the neighbours say they had about 70 in my 40 x 60 ft shed making aircraft instruments.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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23rd February 2016, 05:04 PM #93
Here you go......and thanks for the push to go looking!
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070217/
especially in this chapter....
https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1070166--1-.pdf
pages 28 on through 34
A quick glance shows some of our makers doing the work.
eg.
F. Tough Perth - Optical Munitions
and of particular interest to me Handley, the Watch case maker also, since I have a set of proportional dividers made during that time with the "Handley " mark.
Cheers,
Peter
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23rd February 2016, 05:08 PM #94
Henry,
The full story....and some pictures!!
https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1070361--1-.pdf
Cheers,
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23rd February 2016, 10:28 PM #95SENIOR MEMBER
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Peter,
Great links there. Reading through, this was another interesting chapter, showing some names we are familiar with:
https://www.awm.gov.au/images/collec...070355--1-.pdf
Cheers,
Camo
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24th February 2016, 09:04 AM #96
Thanks for that Peter,we should possibly start a new thread.
I hadn't seen that info before.
One of our students at UNSW did his honours thesis on these tanks back in the 70s.
He had pics and info re testing the turret ring by firing simultaneously 25 pounders installed in same. There were two tanks and a spare hull auctioned in April 2006 at the Narre Warren disposal of the tank museum. I'd gone down to get the 40mm Bofors for the front garden.
The missus thought it might scare the neighbours.
I have the cattle dog from the auction they estimated $25000 for the Sentinel and $20000 for the Thunderbolt. The Bofors $4k
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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28th February 2016, 12:47 PM #97Senior Member
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On page 4 there is a post by greggyboy regarding a Thornley badge on his chain mortiser that also has MBT on it. Were they local manufacturers or distributors? I have a small MBT 6" jointer and have always wondered what the MBT stood for or who they were. I assumed it would be for something like McMillan Bros. Tools or something similar. I know they also made a combo machine as seen in this thread here
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f221/c...-planer-136645 and the jointer part pictured is exactly the same as mine.
Stewie
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28th February 2016, 12:53 PM #98
I have an MBT Radial Arm Saw that I have had for 40 years or so. 12" blade running on a hexagonal bar. It would be from the 50s. I also Have a Sawmaster. The Sawmaster was always THE radial to have in that era.
I would be interested to know who MBT were.Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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28th February 2016, 01:02 PM #99Senior Member
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Yep, got a Sawmaster RAS too.
Stewie
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1st June 2016, 11:55 PM #100
That 24" thicknesser is gorgeous! Thanks for all the fascinating info on your family, it is greatly appreciated.
Here's my addition to the badges, off the Woodfast 10" Bandsaw that I'm fixing up. Was actually off a combination machine, the 10" that was sold individually was branded the Woodfast Junior.
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20th January 2017, 11:50 AM #101
Hi all, in my searching to identify the brand/model of a bandsaw I just bought (see here: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f27/ba...on-help-211035), I think I've come across an Australian bandsaw manufacturer - Brooklyn
I hope I haven't missed a previous post for this manufacturer!! Apologies if so. And also apols, if it turns out that this is the location of an existing known manufacturer - I am having a hard time convincing myself I've come up with something original!!
So far, have very little detail other than these pictures I came across online...
First - from an ad at Ron Mack machinery (photo quality too low to increase the size of the brand decal):
USED-BROOKYLN-700MM-VERTICAL-BAND-SAW_10938837.h.jpg
But found a close up of the decal from a closed grays online auction:
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Will add more about the Bandsaws to the earlier post in the BS forum, but in terms of an Aust manufacturer, hope this is another piece of the larger puzzle. If I find any more details, will come back and update.
Cheers
LI think, therefore I am... unable to get anything finished!
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27th January 2017, 12:50 PM #102Senior Member
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Gday
There was a cabinet makers sawbench called a Wellcome possibly made in Melbourne.
I have only seen two; unfortunately no photos.
Probably immediate post WW2.
Cheers
Tony
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10th April 2017, 09:52 AM #103
Here are a couple more badges from the Thornley Saw Bench I picked up on the Weekend.
Thornley_Badge 1.jpgQLD_Machinery_Co Logo.jpg
Apparently Queensland Machinery Company was bought out be Evans Deakin Industries in July 1961 Other than that I can't find any other info.
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20th April 2017, 10:27 PM #104SENIOR MEMBER
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An old buzzer I picked up 25 years ago made by Wright engineers.
Are companies like this somewhat opportunistic manufacturers in that they make a limited line of machines or machine for a short time then move on?
TonyYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Oscar Wilde
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20th April 2017, 11:13 PM #105
That's a new one to me, thanks for posting!