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Should distinguish between straight, square section mild steel and=20 the
fairly elaborate W.I. stocks used circa 1900 - e.g. Painswick,=20 Surfleet
and Loughboro BF etc. The former are an 'economy measure'.
 
[agreed]

On the subject of u= nusual=20 headstocks, does anyone know if the rather
unusual Warner stocks picture= d in=20 the RW in the period 1915-ish on the
ring at Felstead are still extant? = From=20 Warners' blurb it sounds as though
at least some of them might have been= =20 aluminium.

[I understand that Warner's did experiment with aluminium= =20 headstocks, although whether this is one of the places where they= were=20 tried I don't know]
 
David



 
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