Maxwell’s yard and assembly shop in December 1970, with Silcock’s latest waltzer platforms against the wall, plus new gates for the next machine to be built – with Stan Savage studying it all! Photo: Pete Tei

Maxwells – a first time visit

Fairground enthusiast and model-maker Stan Savage reminisces on his first visit to famous waltzer manufacturer Maxwells at their yard in Scotland. I had a spare week’s holiday due in summer 1967 and on discovering that Barton Transport (a famous local firm now long gone) offered …

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