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Donald Meader |
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what does "linaze" mean? |
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I have just printed out the 87 pictures from your gallery
# 86 is titled "british built " LINAZE '"
Being a confirmed YANKEE from New England, USA - - -I can't seem to find any clues.
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28 March 2006
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Andrew Houston - 18/07/2006 10:16:54
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| | "Linaze" was the trading name of the UK company that sold the gyroscopes back in the 1980s and 1990s. They were extensively advertised in specialist magazines such as "Model Engineer" - - mainly before the Christmas period.
Recent searches for the company on the web and using its last known address have proven fruitless. I am not sure if Linaze manufactured the gyroscopes or just marketed them.
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Alan taylor - 09/12/2007 17:58:47
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| | I believe that Linaze were manufacturing all of the components themselves. They were selling them as a self build kit. I have a brochure collected from their stand at the 1984 Model Engineering exhibition which states that the usual price of the kit was£9.95 + £0.54 p & p but they were on offer at the special exhibition price of £7.99 inc. p & p. I seem to remember that the company had a stand at several previous M.E. exhibitions. I also remember that they were very nicely finished kits. I have always regretted not buying one. I think that there were only a couple of chaps in the company, but might be wrong about this.
The contact details on the brochure are: PO box 343. MAIDENHEAD. Berkshire. SL6 0EJ. Telephone: 0628 74344. It says that they accepted telephone orders and offered both Access and Barclaycard payment options.
I hope that this info is of interest.
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