70 years ago dad bought this Flight magazine
The rocker arm came from a crashed German aircraft that he was set to guard He removed it to prevent it being nicked
Its a very well made component polished alloy, brass bearing housings and needle rollers moves very smoothly.

As well as the rocker arm there used to be a 6inch square of outer fabric from the aircraft with a bullet hole in it but it had vanished when I came to clear out mums house.
I've no idea as to the breed of aircraft as dad had died in the November of 1942 I didn't arrive until Jan 1943.
Things that I'll never know, just what Mum passed on
as to where these artifacts came from things I should have fetched back up here from the shed stuff that belonged to grandad like the cobblers Last's metal feet of different sizes set into a wooden 30 inch holder that you held between your knees. along with scraps of leather brads and segs cobblers knife and wax.



There were some old bicycle lamps carbide and oil I think mum had got rid of these some years before but I remember playing with them they had a a sprung suspension fixing

....mornin.............

Damp here but not too cold so the boiler isn't straining.

Morning all


Just hope your Halloween costume is up to scratch Alan

morning all...

dry so far was a pretty average day yesterday

el kapitan news comes via Tony not expecting daily posts and as Tony hasnt posted since the weekend ....
I'm sure he will keep us up to date ........................