Boy’s Traction Engine

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
101
Date Released
3 Dec 1956
Length of issue (in feet)
757
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: While most boys play popular games like football and cricket, eleven-year-old Michael Lugg, of Billingshurst, in Sussex, has a really original hobby - maintaining and driving his own traction engine.
Keywords
Vehicles; Children
Locations
England; Sussex
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Boy’s Traction Engine', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 101, 3 Dec 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120307 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)