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Here's a photo of it, is it still in place does anyone know?    

Here's a cracking video of the crazy contraption being built at Crackpot cottage http://www.britishpathe.com/search/quer ... playlist/1

So is this still in the Merrion then? There does seem a lack of photos of it, and hardly anything in Leeds, If it has gone, then where is it?

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here's a cracking video of the crazy contraption being built at Crackpot cottage http://www.britishpathe.com/search/quer ... playlist/1 That is a fun video with a great commentary. Loved the secret location bit. As to the contraption it has not been in the Merrion Centre for a long while (probably several years now). If I recall right even the Christmas festive animated display was not there at least last Christmas. If they are no longer being displayed somewhere I hope they are at least safely stored away.

Thanks Leodian, we need to find out where it is and get it back I reckon! There are only two of them, the other being in the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arkansas.    

the vacuum cleaner was on display in one of the unoccupied shops a couple of years ago. I presume the flying machine is in storage somewhere.

Well I hope the Flying Machine is being cared for somewhere safe. I loved it. Brilliant! Thanks for the pic, Phill.

I seem to remember one of these Heath Robinson type mobiles being on display in Lewis's store in the early 50's.

Johnny39 wrote: I seem to remember one of these Heath Robinson type mobiles being on display in Lewis's store in the early 50's. There are some in the old top foyer of the Odeon in the Merrion Centre. Not the flying machine but some others.

Here is a video of some of Rowland Emmets inventions in motionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apCGmsbFdQQPersonally I think the guy is amazingly talented, it's true eccentrics like him that make the world a far more interesting place!!