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Old 1st November 2015, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Gordon Bennett View Post
Colin, looks like a really good 'do'. I assume this is the roller which belongs to the museum...? I'm posting my photo for a second time but this is the same machine displayed at Weeting - unfortunately I can't remember the year.

Michael

I believe it was discarded in a Tarmac quarry in Somerset(?) and Tarmac apprentices were set on to restore it but the amount of boiler work required was too much for them so Tarmac gifted it to the museum. Apparently that was something like 20 years ago?
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