Reply To: Model Engineer’s Auction

[Chris CrewParticipant @chriscrew66644]

Just out of the blue I have been contacted by the son of a late model engineering colleague who died a number of years ago. Apparently, the family have only just got round to clearing his workshop and all the machinery and tools have been passed to an auction house in Scunthorpe.called Edison's CJM, Queensway Industrial Estate, 6 Dunlop Way, Scunthorpe DN16 3RN Tel. 01724 334411.

I know my late friend had a very little used Myford Super 7 with gearbox, the smallest type horizontal mill made by Adcock & Shipley, I think a Meddings pillar drill and a Chinese vertical mill. His son has told me there are boxes upon boxes of un-used brand new chucks and tooling together with a part-built traction engine and numerous small stationary engines in various stages of completion as my late friend was more of a hoarder than a builder.

I am informed that the online auction is on Monday 5th July. I don't need anything myself but it may be worth looking up if you are in the market for any machinery and tooling.