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a machine and that the only reason for selling it was that he was emigrating to Australia and he could not take the roller with him! Having made contact with the vendor the next step was to view the roller, a 10 ton single cylinder Aveling & Porter machine new in 1908 to Hampshire Brothers, a well known contractor from Ravensthorpe, near Dewsbury.


The roller was situated behind a garage in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire and what a site greeted the author's eyes, for the roller was under repair and in a very rusty state. Work being undertaken by the vendor was replacement of the second row and crown stays of the firebox, replacing the hand brake drum on the rear axle and tidying up the motion. However, a price was agreed provided the roller was ready by mid July so that it could attend the Burtonwood Steam Rally, one of the best rallies in the area at that time. Work on the repairs was slow and not completed on time, so the price was lowered by £200 and the roller was delivered direct to the rally


site on the Friday aſternoon of the rally. So, aſter all, "Little Wonder" as the roller was called, did attend the rally albeit not in steam but still causing considerable interest. On the Sunday evening of the rally "Little Wonder" was pushed the couple of miles to Walter Fitter's premises in Great Sankey by "Victoria", a Foden agricultural engine owned by Gerald Adamson but driven by Walter. The intention was that Walter would attend to the boiler work and make and fit a new smokebox while restoration of the rest of the roller, such as painting the wheels and tender, would be carried out. This work was under taken during the next twelve months so that by mid July "Little Wonder" was in a steamable condition and able to attend the Burtonwood Rally of 1970 under her own power but without any boiler lagging or cladding. This work would be completed later but at least the roller was steamable and able to join in the fun of steam preservation. The author kept "Little Wonder" until the end of 1975 when he was able to sell the roller and acquire another, more rare, roller. But that is another story!


Aveling & Porter 6544 as found and under repair in Mytholmroyd in May 1969. Please mention THE VINTAGE SCENE when responding to advertisements MARCH/APRIL 2020 19


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