Post by Administrator on Nov 28, 2014 0:38:12 GMT
Do recall a photo on line years ago, will try to locate it, I will have a copy in my archives somewhere:
Seems he may have ended up in Italy ?
The chap on the right of Mr D's photograph looks just like the owner of a garage that I used to use when I lived in Italy. trousers, belt, braces and hammer in right hand.
When anyone took their car to be serviced or fixed he used to appear, covered in black oil, wearing a similar pair of trousers with belt and braces and carrying a 7lb lump hammer in his right hand. While explaining what needed doing he would thump his left hand with said hammer while saying that it would be no problem and he could fix it.
Quite a few people used to get a bit worried at having their pride and joy disappear into the workshop of this scruffy individual waving a heavy hammer in his hand. Not many people got the opportunity, but if he thought that you would appreciate the joke he would let you see inside the workshop. It was spotless with all of his mechanics wearing clean overalls, etc. He had all of the latest gimmickry that seem to be needed today to keep a car in good repair, but he personally was a proper mechanic - he never used any of it. He would start a car listen to the engine for a few minutes and tell you what was wrong and what was needed to fix it. i never knew him to make a mistake, even the final bill was always under the estimate he had given.
Unfortunatly he has died and his son runs the business now. It is not the same now.
The chap on the right is in fact a Charles Bainbridge, one time survivor of the SS Trevessa foundering and subsequent 27 days in open life boat.
The hammer is in fact a chipping hammer for removing rust from the deck plates onna vessel prior to painting, a never ending task at sea,strange thing being that looks like a teak deck and that would be fettled wi a hole stone.norra chipping hammer.
You can read of the loss of the SS Trevessa about halfway down this page,a small drama of the sea all but forgotten now.
Downalong St Ives. link
Found the pic attached.
K.
Seems he may have ended up in Italy ?
The chap on the right of Mr D's photograph looks just like the owner of a garage that I used to use when I lived in Italy. trousers, belt, braces and hammer in right hand.
When anyone took their car to be serviced or fixed he used to appear, covered in black oil, wearing a similar pair of trousers with belt and braces and carrying a 7lb lump hammer in his right hand. While explaining what needed doing he would thump his left hand with said hammer while saying that it would be no problem and he could fix it.
Quite a few people used to get a bit worried at having their pride and joy disappear into the workshop of this scruffy individual waving a heavy hammer in his hand. Not many people got the opportunity, but if he thought that you would appreciate the joke he would let you see inside the workshop. It was spotless with all of his mechanics wearing clean overalls, etc. He had all of the latest gimmickry that seem to be needed today to keep a car in good repair, but he personally was a proper mechanic - he never used any of it. He would start a car listen to the engine for a few minutes and tell you what was wrong and what was needed to fix it. i never knew him to make a mistake, even the final bill was always under the estimate he had given.
Unfortunatly he has died and his son runs the business now. It is not the same now.
The chap on the right is in fact a Charles Bainbridge, one time survivor of the SS Trevessa foundering and subsequent 27 days in open life boat.
The hammer is in fact a chipping hammer for removing rust from the deck plates onna vessel prior to painting, a never ending task at sea,strange thing being that looks like a teak deck and that would be fettled wi a hole stone.norra chipping hammer.
You can read of the loss of the SS Trevessa about halfway down this page,a small drama of the sea all but forgotten now.
Downalong St Ives. link
Found the pic attached.
K.
