A friend recently acquired these floats as part of a job lot he won at auction. The ones on the left appear to be a variation on the fluted floats that were popular at one time. The ones on the right are new to me.
Unusual Floats
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Unusual Floats
A friend recently acquired these floats as part of a job lot he won at auction. The ones on the left appear to be a variation on the fluted floats that were popular at one time. The ones on the right are new to me.
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Re: Unusual Floats
Interesting! The jointed Avons are a new one on me
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Re: Unusual Floats
Allcock sold two versions of jointed floats in the late Sixties. I believe the idea was that lying flat on the surface, the upper section would sit bolt upright before going under with a bite.
One was called the Tru-Bite
A bit on them here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24162&hilit=hinged+float
TBH those illustrated look better made then those by Allcock!
There were some lovely fluted floats sold by Tom Watson about that time too, I think they were made by the shop foreman who gets a mention in Tom's catalogues. Tricky painting those black and white stripes on those ones.
One was called the Tru-Bite
A bit on them here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24162&hilit=hinged+float
TBH those illustrated look better made then those by Allcock!
There were some lovely fluted floats sold by Tom Watson about that time too, I think they were made by the shop foreman who gets a mention in Tom's catalogues. Tricky painting those black and white stripes on those ones.