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    Smiths Systems Co, Birmingham

    That's my fav block plane with adjustable throat judging by the fine shavings you honed iit well
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    Trams

    Fantastic Photos
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    Garages And Service Stations

    Nice 1925 stone great to see building still standing they knocked down a busy popular pub here with a 1879 stone god knows why its a bomb peg now i saw the remains of the stone on the fenced off kerbside of topic i know
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    Birmingham buses

    That was that bad winter of 62/63 we kept on going
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Got it LMS Brum made Fogger 1944 Love MR wick replaced later in its Life at least its same region All my lamps have matching guts LMS just had 3 years left Thats me done Just got call out to a job
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Ok iv got a Brumie made LMS Fogger Some where gonna dig it out Heres some of my lamps in future train room Left LNE 20s Lower Middle SR 1940 Other 2 GWR as just posted Boy in lamp mode now will Post more as they surface Iv posted picss of about 10 Of my lamps on various threads
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    No1 GWR Copper top 1920s No 2 GWR BR/W 50s/60s Both restored by me in 90s Brother took the sooty Fogger Not maker marked but But Brumie made? Again may have posted beforr
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    May have posted before Blandon 1940 Brum SR unused
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Nice sooty GWR Fogger on the right my brother was with us at weekend i let him take one away with him only got 2 GWR Foggers now:sob:
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    Birmingham suppliers to the railway industry 1929

    Don t have any of that maker
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    Coalmen

    I went to school with a Martin Knight in the 60s
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    Steam Sheds

    PS I did fire it up one Xmas
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    Steam Sheds

    Ok Lamps every where lol This one is BR my sister says it was at Mums meaning a poss Aston Shed Its unused and brother says we were in lamp stores because Dad gave us dixies to bring Parafin home when badges etc surface i will post pics
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Barnbys in Colmore Row had Xmas club my soldiers and trains came from there but i liked going to Lewis s to buy add ons with paper round money Brought some locos last night on ebay:grinning:
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    Happy birthday jukebox

    All The Best
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    Steam Sheds

    Sadly my brother just told me Aston shed just before demolition was wrecked by tatters who were camped on the bomb peg opposite the Rat Pan pub to the effect they used to chase him off the shed thank god what i got is preserved he still uses spanners he got from Shed
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    Birmingham buses

    you be right
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    Birmingham buses

    Waiting for a no 90 in the fog you could hear it but no sight of it till you spot its single fog light how did we manage ?
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    Steam Sheds

    Sent these pics of BR/M tail lamp to my older brother who was with me at Aston Shed he s comfirmed we took that of a rear of a brakevan because he recalls it hanging on his bike on way home just found this one unpacking My brother said all the brake vans had condemned chalked all over them
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