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 Les and Geoff at Taddington show with Ingenco engine1442 views
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 Great Days Out Fair - Reebok Stadium Feb 071441 viewsThe museum was one of the attractions featured on the Peaks and Plains of Cheshire stand
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1441 viewsfilm show ready for the performance Friday night, we just had to wait for it to be dark enough
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 Great Days Out Fair - Reebok Stadium Feb 071431 viewsA magnum of champagne and two crystal glasses was presented by Alice Ferguson at the show.
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1421 viewsvisitor intrigued by the crated Blackstone engine.

Blackstone Type JPI, HP 16, RPM 800, Engine Number JPL 83L 301. It had been sent to the African Water Technology Exhibition, Nairobi, Kenya in 1982 where it was on Stand No 109 driving a water pump. It was recently found (still crated) having been returned from the Exhibition to the Mirrlees factory in 1982. It had lain forgotten about for 25 years!
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – Saturday night at the museum1416 viewsDave Allen explains the workings and runs Atmospheric engines
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 Poynton Show 2006, Margaret sets up the stand1412 views
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1404 viewsview of our small shop at the rally from the door of the marquee
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 Poynton Show 2006, Geoff tries to decide on a winner1387 views
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1380 viewsDetails of the Atkinson-cycle engine.

It was built c1883, Engine No 643. One of only two known to have survived, (the other is at the Henry Ford Museum in America). It does 4 strokes of the piston to 1 revolution of the crankshaft. It is on loan to the Anson Engine Museum from the Techniek Museum Delft. Our sincere thanks to Dr Korving for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally, Astle Park.
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 Great Days Out, Peaks & Plains, Anson Engine Museum1379 viewsThe engines and photographs proved popular with visitors.
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – Saturday night at the museum1344 viewsPaul Curzon runs the Gardner 4T5
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