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Cox Engine of The Month
Cox Library Age
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Cox Library Age
Just a thought Guys I've been looking and thinking (Danger Will Robinson!!!!) about the dating of our various engines.
On the instruction manuals there are Lithographic Dates on a lot of them. Do we allow that as a way of dating them?
My investigations seem to suggest they are accurate to within a year at most.
On the instruction manuals there are Lithographic Dates on a lot of them. Do we allow that as a way of dating them?
My investigations seem to suggest they are accurate to within a year at most.
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Re: Cox Library Age
John Goddard wrote:Just a thought Guys I've been looking and thinking (Danger Will Robinson!!!!) about the dating of our various engines.
On the instruction manuals there are Lithographic Dates on a lot of them. Do we allow that as a way of dating them?
My investigations seem to suggest they are accurate to within a year at most.
I dunno John, I suppose if the instuctions are in the box the engine is affixed to then sure. Problem is sometimes we aquire these things with nothing else with it.
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I know Ron But I'm not sure there's an alternative.
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John Goddard wrote:I know Ron But I'm not sure there's an alternative.
Radiocarbon dating j/k
But no seriously, They are 020td's not nffs 051 medallions. Some people really care such as Me john and Ron,
Unfortunately though, most people are prob on the not care boat.
Re: Cox Library Age
engine049 wrote:John Goddard wrote:I know Ron But I'm not sure there's an alternative.
Radiocarbon dating j/k
But no seriously, They are 020td's not nffs 051 medallions. Some people really care such as Me john and Ron,
Unfortunately though, most people are prob on the not care boat.
I guess not Tom but the idea is to get all available info for all the engines and products.
I think there's definately an interest of sorts cos the same questions pop up time and again with the same few bods chipping in with answers. But everyone who has a new in box 'whatever' is a huge untapped resourse which we can use here.
When with the library in place members could (for example) look at the Thermal Hopper Section, see in 1955 it came fitted with a white nylon Thimble Drome 6x3 propeller and,-
If you look down in the 'practice' section I started a couple other engines as well, ready
for Jacob to start the Library section.
BTW in 1955 there is no Litho date on the leaflet.
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Ahhhh, I get it! A library. You know someone like Mud could bang that out in a weekend. I could prob help with TD info. It really wouldn't be all that hard to compile a Library. Pictures would be great too. There are some serious collectors on here that have plenty of NIB stuff.
Jacob, are you listening?
Jacob, are you listening?
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