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you.195

Maker

E. R. Watts & Son Ltd.

Subjects

WWII; electricity cuts; bicycle power

Title

Dodging the Cut - With Dodg’em Car

Description

Article in London’s ‘The Evening News’ about Mr. A. H. Compton’s initiative to borrow a generator from a fairground to power the factory as power cuts occurred during World War II. Attached is a picture of a bicycle-powered lathe.
Donated by Ian Young, descendant of Robert Whipple, in 2013.

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5

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Camberwell, London

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