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18th April 2024, 07:06 PM #16
I think you tried to post a photo, but it doesn't show (just a blank box). 1936 was a year of change, from cast brass "Wadkin & Co." tags, to tinned brass plate "Wadkin & Co." tags, to tinned brass plate "Wadkin Ltd" tags. The cast brass tags will have "Leicester, England" on the second line.
Whereas 1927 tags will have cast brass tags - probably with just "Leicester" in the second line (although "Leicester, England" tags may have been coming on line by then).
I look forward to seeing the tag photo.
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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19th April 2024, 10:45 AM #17
Sorry, I just did a copy & paste and on my pc the pics looked great, I didn't realize no one else could see them, that's a shame because I thought it was a quick way of getting big pic's posted.
So I will repost the pic's from my 2 earlier posts.
ME Drawing.jpg
First Rob's 1928 catalogue illustration, from this I see the pull down levers being smaller and sharing the same shaft from the main casting, which is not the case.
ME Tag position.jpg
This pic shows the Tag position for an ME and shows the pull down levers were longer and had separate shafts, so different from the illustration shown in the 1928 catalogue.
ME Tag from FB.jpg
Drum Roll, there you go Vann So based on your earlier comments (Leicester on second line by itself) is this a 1927 ME?
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19th April 2024, 11:33 AM #18
I could see you first cut and paste pics.
The catalog is NOT 1928.
Edited in Red. 4/19/24 5.15pm .
My Mistake.
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19th April 2024, 12:04 PM #19
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19th April 2024, 05:25 PM #20
Nigel.
I just checked as I’m finally in the location of the catalog.
Sorry . It’s a 1924 catalog .
IMG_6386.jpeg
Rob .
edit
A bit of a thread on the catalog here.
Wadkin 1924 Catalogue pictures .
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20th April 2024, 08:10 AM #21Senior Member
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Hey Vann
That tag is off my EQ in Melbourne Australia.
Also, I'll have a few more tags for you shortly.
Cheers
Andy
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20th April 2024, 08:13 AM #22Senior Member
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The tag on my ME is on the RHS just above the handles similar to the one in pic.
Mines ME 513.
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20th April 2024, 09:52 AM #23
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20th April 2024, 10:45 AM #24
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20th April 2024, 10:52 AM #25
Hi Andy,
It's the Test Number we need to date your ME, Wadkin used a pre printed book of numbers and the number from the page where they Tested the machine was recorded on the TAG
Here's an example of my 1954 EX
EX Wadkin Test Report.jpg Tag.jpg
Cheers Nigel
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20th April 2024, 07:38 PM #26Senior Member
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[QUOTE=Camelot;2332665]Hi Andy,
It's the Test Number we need to date your ME, Wadkin used a pre printed book of numbers and the number from the page where they Tested the machine was recorded on the TAG
Test number 7665.
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20th April 2024, 07:50 PM #27
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21st April 2024, 08:00 PM #28
[QUOTE=Camelot;2332698]Well actually... I added 1929 to the database two weeks ago, and 1928 nine days ago.
1928 - tests 5601 to 6658; and
1929 - tests 6659 to 7773.
So test 7665 would have been carried out near the end of 1929 (likely end of November or early December).
And just out of interest, the last test for 1929 was ME 517 - four ME's (and 108 tests) later than Andy's ME 513.
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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21st April 2024, 08:15 PM #29
I don't know how far back they go. I suspect 1923, which is the year Wadkin opened their Green Lane Works.
I have a sprinkling of test info back to 1923, and I'm slowly working backward (having added test ranges for 1929 and 1928 this month). But I'm also working forward (having confirmed 1970 not many months ago).
The dilemma is: should I ask for info towards the 1980s (where there is only one sequence), or should I work backwards toward 1923 (and beyond) where the sequence numbers overlap (and therefore can be confused)?
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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22nd April 2024, 09:53 AM #30
I think you should do the confusing backwards direction first where the machines are more interesting although you may not get many new Tags being offered due to commercial Woodworking Shop's scrapping them over the years for not meeting the ever changing H&S requirements, so a lot of these machines that are left will be in One Man Band Shops where employees welfare and thus H&S requirements don't come into play.
If you want any help on the less complicated 1970's forwards direction send me a PM, I would be happy to help in someway.
Cheers Nigel
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