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Voir Servicing a damper pump

I mentioned the Mills variator back in 2007 . Introduced in 1951, It's the little fork-shaped device operated by a gear that meshes with the bull gear on this Sega clock. It has an arm with a piece of leather attached to it that rubs against the fan shaft to slow the clock by varying amounts. https ...

"Made in USA" for Watkins. Presumably they were also made in the UK. First one I've seen.

A video from the right hand side of the mechanism might be more revealing.

:WELCOME: to the site. I'm afraid we've yet to find one of these dispensers with some original chalk containers inside. Here's the round container shown in his patent : Watkins-tin.jpg Figs. 4 and 5 are plan and sectional views, respectively, of the form of box I employ for containing the articles ...

Hi Vincent. I'm sorry to hear about the problem you've been having. Unfortunately, Steve going incommunicado on his customers has been a recurrent theme. In most cases, persistence pays off, and eventually you should get your machine. I notice that the courier, Chris, has two numbers: (Mobile) 07484 ...

On the subject of hungry Australian collectors, I couldn't help noticing the US/UK/Australian price disparity between these somewhat similar lots: Lot 107 J&M Allwin Deluxe sold by DG Smith Auction (AUS) on 22/06/24 for £1,103 107s.jpg Lot 2509 J&M Allwin Deluxe sold by Reeman Dansie (UK) on 15/06/ ...

I was tempted to bid on this one. If I had, one us of would have had to pay more! !WINK! I think you did well, particularly if it's more or less complete. Glad to hear you got it, as now I might be able to figure out mine! An odd thing about this allwin, including my own and the advertising flyer ...

Yes, very nicely done in every aspect: the imaginative angles, sounds, editing, and your excellent commentary, not to mention your fantastic collection.