Thread: Pics of a few Wadkin catalogue covers.

Originally Posted by clear out

Thanks to a little help from camoz I can now show a few of the Wadkin cats I have accumulated over the past 40 years or so.
The first the blue cover 1962 was in danger of being thrown out by my wife or my mate Mark's wife to dissuade us from our obsession.
H.

H, my Wife says that they all look the same to her.........

What a great collection of Catalogs you have, I am envious !
When I read this post I was very excited to reply, not a lot of talk happens in regard to Woodworking Machinery Catalogues on this forum, and it is a treasured subject for me.
I have not been collecting as long as you H, but I know enough to say that these type of catalogues are very hard to find, and when they do come up for sale, jump on them !
I hope I'm not stealing your Thunder here but I would love to show just some of the Wadkin Catalogues I have.......


This is a 1957 to 1961 Wadkin/Bursgreen catalog, Just finding a Bursgreen catalog, before Sagar and Wadkin took them over is like winning lotto, a very rare item !!

This is a 1945 to 1955 wadkin catalogue, and about two and a half inches thick with a heap of leaflets.

This is a 1940's Wadkin catalogue also two plus inches thick filled with Wadkin leaflets.

This is a price list cover but is full of leaflets from 1935 to 1942 and three inches thick.

This is a 1929 Wadkin catalog and one of the earliest I have, I also have a 1927 as well, but in very poor condition.

This is a 1940's Wadkin tools and accessories catalog.

This is a 1957 Wadkin Catalogue, it shows some Sagar machines as well, 100 pages.

This is a 1936 Wadkin Catalogue, 96 pages and all the main line up of machines.

Melbourne Matty.

Guys,

i am very jealous, one of these days I hope to come across one of these, I love seeing old catalogues.

I for one am hoping you guys go crazy and show us a sample of some of the goodies inside (I love being an enabler, for people with the Wadkin addiction).

cheers,

camo

Originally Posted by camoz

I for one am hoping you guys go crazy and show us a sample of some of the goodies inside (I love being an enabler, for people with the Wadkin addiction).

cheers,

camo

Camo, some of my 1940 catalogs have beautiful factory shots.














Melbourne Matty.

Great pics Matty

As a PK saw custodian and history buff; I would love to see catalogue cuts of PJ and PL saws if any of you have them in your older catalogues.

Cheers
Tony
PS Work on the EQ spindle progresses well but slowly.

Originally Posted by AJOE123

As a PK saw custodian and history buff; I would love to see catalogue cuts of PJ and PL saws if any of you have them in your older catalogues.

Cheers
Tony
PS Work on the EQ spindle progresses well but slowly.

I realise I have already been spoiled by seeing 17 Wadkin EQ's in the last photo (thanks Matty), but I would like to also see anything on the Wadkin EQ.

cheers,

Camo

It's fantastic to see these beautiful machines in the production lines but for me being a pattern maker the best is the pattern shop photo I haven't seen a pattern shop with so many wadkin's since I was an apprentice at tech. And they were absolutely marvelous to use,I wish I had the where with all to acquire some now..
Regards Rod.

Thanks Camo, Tony and Rod

Here are some more pic's for you, should keep you busy reading for a while...lol














melbourne Matty.

And how could I forget Camo......










Melbourne Matty

Matty
Brilliant! I am indebted to you;slaked my thirst admirably.
I have seen pics of the Oliver and Yates American twin spindle saws on OWWM but was not aware Wadkin had ventured into that market.
That tilting tabletop would have required some manpower to adjust.
The very early PK snaps show things which changed with time mainly electrical box position and dust chute outlet.

Once again ;lovely!

Cheers
Tony

Matty
What year catalogue did the PK cuts come from?
The table tilt handle is placed to the side and I have seen late(1950s) catalogue cuts with it in the same position.
My PK and Jacks also have the tilt handle to the front and I was trying to place the change. Maybe Wadkin graphics people were random in their choice of half tone images.

Thanks again
Tony

Matty,

Brilliant!!! Great pictures and a good read, I also didn't realise Wadkin made a dual arbour saw. I noticed you put in page 22 twice (on the table-saws), to test to see if we were reading and not just scanning.

On page 26, it says "This machine is the only British-built tool of its type", which I found interesting. Makes me wonder if the Stenner ABM was on the scene when the book was published.

Thanks again,

Camo

Originally Posted by AJOE123

Matty
What year catalogue did the PK cuts come from?

Thanks again
Tony

Tony I have an Early 1927 and a 1929 Wadkin catalogs, the 1929 are where these saw pic's came from.

Melbourne Matty.

Originally Posted by camoz

Matty,

I noticed you put in page 22 twice (on the table-saws), to test to see if we were reading and not just scanning.

Thanks again,

Camo

Oh Camo, I messed up there didn't I ?!
Now I will play an old jedi mind trick to distract you, have a look at these pic's also from a 1929 Wadkin catalog.....





Melbourne Matty.