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Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - Nick Salmon - 18-09-2018
I have seen photos of Stanley Edge in later life but never one of him as a young man. Does an image exist of him around the time he was with Austin?
RE: Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - Mike Costigan - 18-09-2018
This is a photo of the Austin Osprey taken in March 1918. Stanley is the young lad on the left - he would be 15 at the time. Six months later he would be transferred from the Aero Experimental Department to the main Car Drawing Office.
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RE: Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - Chris Garner - 18-09-2018
Nick,
There is a photo of Stan astride the Connaught motor cycle he used to commute on in Bryan Purves The Austin Seven Source Book. The photo is not particularly good and I don't think the Assn. Archives has others.
RE: Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - Nick Salmon - 18-09-2018
Ah, brilliant. Many thanks Mike and Chris. I am taking the Box to a primary school next week and I want to show the kids that the person who designed significant parts of the car was not really much older than they are. That photo will do the job nicely.
RE: Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - bobthompson - 19-09-2018
Given his stature, we can see why we landed up with such a compact car!
RE: Stanley Edge. Is there an early photo? - Bruce Young - 30-09-2018
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I will try and send this again. I just cleaned up the screened photo. Sorry about the crap you got. Bruce