Andy

Winners will be announced once the next magazine is out. A few suprises in there, but a very interesting outcome all the same. Thanks to all of you who voted. We had just under 500 in the end. 

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The values at the recent Vectis sale caught a few people by suprise. I think this went for £100 plus.

You can watch it live here:

http://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffins-vintage#

Very nice!    A great find.

I went to have a look at the vintage sale yesterday. Took quite a few images so will upload in due course.

Looks like it will be another busy one today!

Interesting Steve, I've currently got my "father in law" (to be) building a SCALEdown TM135 kit. I don't suppose you own a real one do you?

I sent this query to Warner for you since he probably knows the best answer!

He has just responded

Hi Andy,

This Everard Sprayer was issued in 9615 in 1987 with the MF2680 and finished in 2000 with the MF3680. I had persuaded Britains that they should have a Sprayer with a front mounted tank and I had identified Everard as a French Company that were making in-roads into the UK with their Sprayers. Britains were also very keen to produce more for the EU market and Everard fitted that bill. The front tank of 9615 & 9607 was mounted on the original 'muledozer' fittings under the tractor. The MF 3680 was the last of the original line up of tractors that had those fixings moulded underneath. As soon as these tractors left the range ( not before time!) there was no way the front tank could be fitted to any Britains tractors. However I tried, till I was blue in the face to get them to market the rear tank with the sprayer , but it never happened. I hope that gives the answer you require.

I like the interesting Britains garden leaflet. Not seen one of them before. The MB trac set is also nice, something yet to be added to out collection.

Well thanks to Rory's kind introduction and sniffer dog tracking skills, I have now almost completed my collection of all the (known) MF Worldwide Catalogues produced in the 'glory days'

From left to right...

1970 volumes 1 and NOW volume 2 .... very strangely, I obtained volume 1 from John Farnworth a good while ago.. and married it up with volume 2 last Sunday from John Sellers ... looking at them side by side I sincerely believe they were originally 'married'

White books.. Volumes 1 and 3 of the 1972 version - volume 2 is the only piece now missing from my collection

Then (black books.. well over 600 pages each)

1973

1974

red book... 1975/76 combined

back to black books...

1980

1982

and finally.. red folder is a VERY rare bound version of the 1986 catalogue

I don't know of any other years that were produced.. if anyone does I'd be pleased to hear from them, I suspect if John Farnworth or John Sellers don't have them, then they don't exist.

If my house burned down tomorrow, then these would be the first material objects I'd go back in to try to rescue 

Interesting Mark. What about the national archives for a reference to possible other publications?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=007-trmas&cid=4-1#4-1

Interesting Clive, thanks for the images.

Thanks Tris for organising this.

An enjoyable visit, and good to see such a local firm (to me) expanding and doing well! It was quite pleasing to see an interest in the model side of things from them too.

I'm sure we'll be back and possibly look at merging other trips in the area around the Spalding weekend in the future.

Thanks for the pictures Mark, and thanks to everyone who helped me on the FTF stand on Sunday. I think the show was reported as being busier than usual  this year with more people through the door compared to last year's spring show.

Great to meet new faces and many familiar ones. Its a shame the show is only one day as there was certainly not enough time in the day to catch up with everyone who I'd like to.

There seemed to be good feedback for our Charity Tractor Time Trial and thanks to everyone who had a go. Its certainly something we will be continuing at future shows. 

Just got back. Great show and nice to meet several new members today. A nice cold beer is calling now.

Just setting off to finish setting up. We have a rather different take on our diorama this time, and should generate a few laughs, and best of all money to charity (cancer research) at the end! 

Spalding Scrumpy for all then...rumour is, its not actually apples they use in it...

One of the local contractors lost it a couple of days ago. Not only did it stop trains from Lincoln to Peterborough for several hours, its also the busiest time of the year for fertiliser application, and left a few farmers pulling their hair out!

Apologies, it was me who moved the topic (with haste!) without reading your reply properly!

In our last issue we did a preview for the Nils Fischer collection in which there are Warner's two prototype lorries featured. They both sold for £380 ish.

I wil sort this this evening, and make sure it is working. It needs an update applying anyway so should kill two birds with one stone.

I was having a browse through this magazine today especially Warner's article concerning O&M Hausser. I was quite stuck by how similar their seed drill (page 38) was to the one in the Nils Fischer auction yesterday, lot 3561.

The auctioned one appearing to be an O&M Hausser one, even down to their part no. 4436 being used  All that was missing was the lids to the grey hoppers

Easy to see how a mistake could be made, as the hitch method for implement is identical to Britains own, perhaps patents, if any, had lapsed by now?

Did Hausser not mark their products?

I believe Warner contacted Vectis to let them know of their catalogue error. I was suprised to see it reach the price it did!

There was a couple of unusual valmets that I havnt previously seen,

Set 5484 with double real wheels. The catalogue number was unusual to me.

Similarly,

I dont think I have seen this one before with the loader?

I went to the sale, and prices of many lots were suprisingly low and will be doing a report in the next magazine. Bargains to be had for certain. Others however were higher than expected, or about right.

The trouble with vectis is they dont really promote their sales for "on site" attendance like they used to. They rely heavily on Artfact online bidding, which initially saw prices go through the roof. Increases in comission, which is reflected in a buyers premium of about 21% or 23% online has affected the prices though in recent times.

I guess people have less disposible income too.

I do however think if the sale took place perhaps in the evening or on a Saturday, it would have seen better prices. There are vast amounts of Britains collectors in the Farming community and with the nice weather, I guess its hard to find time to get to a computer to bid. Likewise, people working  in any type of job during the day would struggle to get the time to look at the sale.

Just a reminder that there is still time to register your interest in this trip next Monday. If you are interested in attending, send either me or Tris an email or personal message.

Well, started with some writing but then nearly a whole day in the garden for me. An all round spring clean and tidy up, and preparation for the Spring and Summer growing months ahead! Glad to get it out the way as next few weekends involve shows etc...