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Lone Star Open Day 2007 at Whitewebbs Museum

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Geoff Ambridge (seated)
selling "Bumper" books.


Rosemary Basden (3rd from left)
explaining her exhibits
to visitors.

Philip Goater with a
"Treble-O-Lectric" layout.

Jeremy O'Keefe demonstrating one of
Malcolm Brunger's "OOO" gauge train layouts.

Malcolm Brunger, "OOO" gauge railway
Supremo.

Roger Cox (Trading in 'Lone Star' model trains).


Roger Traveller, collector of Die-cast
cap guns

Clive Gehle, collector and trader of L.S. items.

(Left to right) Phil Goater; Donald Troost; and
Clive Gehle
(Co-organiser of Lone Star Exhibition).

Ian Dorrell, collector of 'Lone Star' items,
especially of D.C.M.T.'s earliest
post-WW2 products.



Lone Star Open Day 2006 at Whitewebbs Museum

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Left to right. n/k; Cyril Palmer
(ex-L.S. employee); Jeremy, assistant
to Malcolm Brunger.



Extreme left - Roger Cox, trader (wearing hat);
the others n/k



(Left) Malcolm Brunger, a Treble-'O'-Gauge
railway exhibitor; other n/k



Centre - (wearing white shirt) Roger Traveller;
L.S. gun exhibitor/collector; the others n/k

Courtesy of Ian Dorrell

Courtesy of Ian Dorrell

Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



Selection of L.S. die-cast pistols
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell

Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



"Space Ace" Space 'Phone, produced
throughout 1957-67
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



(Upper) Spud Water Gun, produced 1957-74
(Lower) Detective Spudmatic Pistol, fires
potato pellets, caps, water or corks.
Obtainable 1964-88.
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



'Play 'n Save' Bagatelle Game - 
produced in 1971
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



'Aqua Jet Rockets' (4 separate sets)
ranging from 35-60 metre Lift-off;
produced 1986-87
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell

Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



Walther P.38 Automatic Pistol,
produced 1965-72, also 1974-84
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



Post-card picturing Roy Green (c.1953)
'in uniform' as "Steve Larrabee",
the Lone Star Rider
Courtesy of Ian Dorrell



(Left) Donald Troost, compiler/producer of
Guide Book on Lone Star's 'Treble-O'
Gauge railways;
Mrs. Rosemary Basden - former L.S.
(Hatfield) secretary to C.E.O.



Die-cast pendant brooch of Prince Charles
and Princess Diana, 1981.
Courtesy of Rosemary Basden



Roy Green
(former stage name: "Steve Larrabee")
with Hitchcock's "The Birds" ex-film star,
Tippi Hedren, in Los Angeles (c. 2004)



Extreme left - Roger Cox, trader (wearing hat);
the others n/k



Left to right - Martin Doubleday
(OOO-gauge train exhibitor);
Ex-L.S. employees - Dave Keep and
Cyril Palmer, respectively;
extreme right - n/k



'Treble-O' Gauge railway layout
Malcolm Brunger



Left to right: exibitors/traders:
Malcolm Brunger; Jeremy; Eric Large;
n/k; Rosemary Basden; Roger Cox;
Clive Gehle; Martin Doubleday;
Roger Traveller; Ian Dorrell; and Eddie Kilmurry



Same assembly as last photo but with
 Beverly Ambridge (grand-daughter of
L.S. co-founder, Sidney Ambridge)
6th from left


Lone Star Open Day 2005 at Whitewebbs Museum

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Geoff Ambridge's Collection

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 1

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 2

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 3

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 4

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 5

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 6

Ian Dorrell's Collection - 7

Martin Doubleday's Collection - 1

Martin Doubleday's Collection - 2

Roger Cox's Collection - 1

Roger Cox's Collection - 2

Eddie Kilmurry's Collection

Roger Traveller's Collection - 1

Roger Traveller's Collection - 2

Roger Traveller's Collection - 3

Roger Traveller's Collection - 4

Clive Gehle's Collection - 1

Clive Gehle's Collection - 2

Clive Gehle's Collection - 3

Clive Gehle's Collection - 4

Clive Gehle's Collection - 5

Clive Gehle's Collection - 6


'Luger' and 'Special Agent' Pistols
1962 - Presentation Set
Courtesy of Dennis Voller


Lone Star Open Day 2004 at Mill Green Museum

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THE "ELECTROMAGNET" CRANE,
c. 1950 (Slikka/DCMT), courtesy of
Ian Dorrell

THE "PAPERMATIC" PISTOL,
c. 1949 (DCMT), courtesy of Ian Dorrell

THE "TRICKY TRACTOR"
c. 1948 (DCMT), courtesy of Ian Dorrell

LONE STAR "TREBLE-O-LECTRIC"
RAILWAY SET, courtesy of Greg ?

3-DIMENSIONAL "SPACE VIEWER"
Post-1951, courtesy of Ian Dorrell

THE THREE WISE MONKEYS
Ornament, c. 1948, courtesy of
Mrs. J. Grimshaw

THE THREE WISE MONKEYS
(Rear view of exhibit)

"HARRY HAYSEED" 'O'-GAUGE
TRACK MAINTENANCE TROLLEY
c. 1949, courtesy of Ian Dorrell

Marquee No.2
TWO-MAN MIDGET SUBMARINE
From 1958, courtesy of John Begg

Beverley Ambridge, a grand-daughter of a
co-founder Director of 'Lone Star'
with Roger Cox

Carton of "CAPTAIN CUTLASS" Pistol
From 1950, courtesy of Roger Cox

Roger Cox's "CAPTAIN CUTLASS" Pistol

Geoff Ambridge with Mill Green Museum's
Curator, Caroline Rawle M.A.

Ex-staff of LONE STAR, Hatfield factory.
(Left) Ken Lewis, former Toolmaker, and
Jonathan Thorpe, former Works Manager

Marquee No. 1
(Extreme left) Clive Gehle;
(5th from left) Reginald Coleman - a local
Historian; (2nd from right) Roger Traveller

Marquee No. 1
(Left) Nigel Hancock; Rosemary Basden;
and Roger Traveller

(Extreme left) Nigel Hancock
(2nd from left) Roger Traveller


Clive Gehle and his Lone Star collection

Part 1. of Roger Traveller's collection

Part 2. of Roger Traveller's collection

Nigel Hancock's diecast gun collection

Part 3. of Roger Traveller's collection

Part 4. of Roger Traveller's collection

Part 5. of Roger Traveller's collection

Marquee No. 3
Ian Dorrell's collection

Marquee No. 4
Eric Large's "Treble-O-Lectric" railway
layout with Jonathan Thorpe (Left)
and Philip Goater looking on.

Marquee No.4
Malcolm Brunger and his "Treble-O-Lectric"
train layout.

Marquee No. 3
(4th from left) Caroline Rawle;
(5th from left) Ian Dorrell;
(7th from left) Roger Cox;
(8th from left) Colin Bull - with plastic
carrier bag.

"LONE STAR" COMICS Volume 2,
Issue numbers (8.) and (9.) courtesy
of Clive Gehle


"LONE STAR" ANNUAL (c. 1957) 4th
year of issue, courtesy of Clive Gehle



Lone Star Open Day 2003 at Mill Green Museum

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Harvey Series
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Stan Perrin - Former Lone Star MD (left)
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Ian Dorrell and collection
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Malcolm Brunger
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Martin Doubleday - railway layout
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Martin Doubleday - Treble-0-Lectric
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Mill Green 1st floor exhibition room - 2
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Mill Green 1st floor exhibition room -1

Chris Winnard and Rosemary Basden
Selection of Harvey Series plastic figures 1.jpg

Selection of Harvey Series plastic figures 1
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Mill Green 1st floor exhibition room - 3
Selection of Harvey Series plastic figures 2.jpg

Selection of Harvey Series plastic figures 2


Lone Star Open Day 2002 at Mill Green Museum

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   Geoff Ambridge with Caroline Rawle,     
the Museum Curator

   Chris Freeman, who collects anything    
Lone Star

   Clive Gehle's magazine and catalogue    
collection

Clive Gehle

Eric Large's display
Eric Large from the Train Collectors
Society

Geoff Ambridge, Compiler of "The Book"
Geoff, signing and selling
copies of his book

Tea and books
Ian Dorrell's collection of
"anything Lone Star"
Malcolm Brunger of the Train
Collectors Society
Martin Doubleday exhibiting as Phil
Goater and Steve Mardling look on


Martin Doubleday's display


Mill Green Museum

Patrick Simmonds brought along this
rare Lone Star Club badge



An overwhelming number of
enthusiasts viewed the exhibits


In the foreground - former Lone Star staff:
Rosemary Basden talking to George Todd
ex-Toolmaker (extreme right)



Enthusiasts keen to buy a copy of
the book