North Eastern Meccano Society
Unidentified Exhibition 1977 or 1978
Barry Wilkinson took a number of photos at this currently unidentified Exhibition - probably in 1977 or 1978.
Pictures of the Exhibition
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ray Stephen's mobile Crane (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ray Stephen's mobile Crane (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ray Stephen's mobile Crane (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ray Stephen's mobile Crane with children looking in at it though a window (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - David Dalton's Display of models
Fork Lift Truck
Loaded Lorry
A Skip Lorry
A platform lorry with an excavator as a load (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Various models
Overhead Repair Vehicle built by Kathryn Beadle
Ferris Wheel
Tower Crane
Half Track Truck built by Tony Cairns (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - A Steam Powered Rail Mounted Excavator by Ray Storr (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - A Flying Helicopter Model probably by Ray Storr (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - A Flying Helicopter Model probably by Ray Storr (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ray Storr with a Rail Mounted Excavator and two Clocks (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Various models by Mike Cotterill
A Fenland Steam Powered Water Pumping Plant of 1870
A 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender
A Rotating Clock with Four Faces and a small traction engine in the front. (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Mike Cotterill showed a very neat model Traction Engine which was driven through a two speed gearbox from a Powerdrive motor. Also a four face clock driven by a four pole synchronous motor. On two of the faces it also showed seconds. (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Two models by Ray Stephens
A Showmans Traction Engine
A Fairground Twin Swinging Boats (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Frank Beadle's model of a Battleship (1978)
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Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Various Models by Frank Beadle
A Marble Runner
A Platform Crane
Fairground Swing Boats
Fairground Cakewalk (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Various models
Fairground Dive Bomber built by A Gallagher
Two small models by James and Edwin Reay (Juniors) (1978)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - Barry Wilkinson
Exhibition probably 1977/8 - Ellis Dudley's Blocksetter Crane. He is standing centre picture (1978)
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