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"Rule of Thumb" The life story of an engineer by David Curwen

This is not really a biography of David Curwen, but a fascinating collection of humorous anecdotes that parallel his life. The book starts with his early schooling and leads through to his working as a mechanic/engineering at the local garage, and aircraft works, and then his experiences in running his own engineering works.

His experiences include: building steam cars; building miniature locomotives; Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society; running a 1936 Sentinel Steam lorry in the 1950's; building 7 1/4" gauge locomotives for tourist railways; and much more.

In 2006, at the age of 93, David Curwen was still building locomotives in his home workshop.

Code No. 012025, 56 pages, ISBN 9780955462504, $27.00

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