[David Dunlop]

A couple of weeks ago, when the manual for the 52-Set surfaced on eBay, a second one was brought to my attention, off eBay but on the web. I eventually tracked it down and it was still available, so purchased it.

The manual arrived in the Post this morning from Northern England. It is in vastly better condition than the one I have been working with, no water damage at all and the spine is still stiff. The old manual will continue to be my working manual for the project. The schematics and most of the technical information is still readable, however, I will be rereading the dozen or so parts from the new manual which were damaged to the point of questionable reading in the old manual, to make sure I have everything straight. The new manual will then sit quietly in its receptacle on top of the Carriers No. 4 as. a permanent part of the set.

I did a similar thing back in the 80’s with my 19-Set Mk III, when a worn manual became my working manual and is close to being in loose leaf format today, while a much nicer manual became part of the set kit.

The photos show the old and new beside each other and one of the damaged set of pages from the two manuals for comparison. The last photo is the name and date found on the inside of the front cover of the new manual. Not sure at this point if this individual was a British Army member who worked with a 52-Set back in 1962, or if this might be the name of a British civilian who bought the manual in 1962. Perhaps even a British Amateur Radio operator back then.



David