North Eastern Meccano Society
Darlington Exhibition 1976
Barry Wilkinson took a number of photos of the 1976 Darlington Exhibition. This was the first exhibition that we had organised.
Pictures of Darlington Exhibition 1976
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Brian Reay with his French Knitting Machine and Tractor
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Brian Reay with his French Knitting Machine and Tractor
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Norman Brown's display of Meccano Mechanisms. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Michael Allen with his models of a Derrick Crane and a Fork Lift Truck.
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Michael Allen demonstrating his remote control Fork Lift Truck. His Derrick Crane is in the background. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Geoff Coles' Roundabout (or Carousel).
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Geoff Coles' Foster Showman's Traction Engine.
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 12. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Julian Coles with his 'Scorpion' Car.
N.B. A cropped photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - The Tea Ladies (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - John Lythgoe with his Meccanograph.
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 30. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Joe Etheridge's Braiding Machine and Showman's Traction Engine (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - A fine Grandfather Clock. Very similar to the one in Super Model Leaflet No.14 (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Tim Spooner's model of a 1928 Foden Steam Wagon complete with trailers built to 1/8 scale. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Tim Spooner's model of a 1928 Foden Steam Wagon built to 1/8 scale. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Geoff Wright presenting a prize of a No.1 Meccano set to Geoffrey Cairns (Junior). In front of them is Geoffrey Cairns' winning model - A Trebuchet. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Geoff Wright presenting a prize of a No.1 Meccano set to Geoffrey Cairns (Junior). Geoffrey Cairns is demonstrating his winning model - A Trebuchet. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Geoffrey Cairns' Trebuchet (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Joe Etheridge's Tower Crane.
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Chris Barron's Burrel Showman's Traction Engine.
N.B. The photo was in the January 1977 Meccano Magazine, page 13. (11/12/1976)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Frank Beadle's model of a SR71 Blackbird aircraft. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - Frank Beadle's model of a SR71 Blackbird aircraft. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - A Meccanograph. Builder is unknown. (11/12/1976)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Darlington Exhibition 1976 - A Meccanograph. Builder is unknown. (11/12/1976)
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