“Trouble at t’mill”

“Trouble at t’mill”

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3 March 2013 at 14:27 #113597
rick broomell
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Hi all

I had a few issues of Model Engineer years ago and let them slip away.

Was there a regular feature in the back of the magazine called "Trouble at T'mill"?

If so, were the articles taken from a book, or were they ever published together as a book?

They were great reading and I would dearly love to get hold of them.

Thank you.
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3 March 2013 at 14:27 #6609
rick broomell
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12 March 2013 at 23:44 #114318
rick broomell
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I was able to find out that the articles were in issues 3895 through 3915. They were authored by Fred Copeland.

Does anyone know if these articles were ever published elsewhere? I was unable to find anything out about the author.

Thanks for any help.

Rick
16 March 2013 at 11:35 #114546
Sub Mandrel
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The articles were about a Belper mill (not too far from here). Add 'belper' to your google search anmd things get easier.

Fred also passed on some memories to the Derby Telegraph HERE: There is even a photo of Fred – the ME article only had sketches. It's a less technical account, but paints more of a picture of the people at the mill.

There is a also a second article by Fred on the site.

If you are interested in contemporary accounts this website might interest you:

millthreads
16 March 2013 at 12:37 #114550
rick broomell
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Many thanks to "Stub Mandrel" for all the info above. I'm smiling as i sit here looking through just some of the search results.

Thanks again.

All the best,

Rick
16 March 2013 at 15:08 #114557
John Coates
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Thanks guys. I really enjoyed reading about Fred's first day
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