[SEL] Best Known Name in Stationary Engine World?

[Patrick M Livingstone]

Hi Arnie,
	Probably the two most recognizable 'international' names in Oz would
have to be C.H. Wendel as there would be few who do not have his book. The
other would be Patrick Knight as a lot of people have his A-Z of British
engines and he is a regular contributor to TOMM.
Patrick

PS Arnie and Dave are known but that is only because of the shoot on sight
order at the airport ;)

Patrick M Livingstone
Leichhardt NSW
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
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-----Original Message-----
Hi Folks,

In the piece Eric states...  "David Edgington can be described as the best
known name throughout the stationary engine world but at the same time, he
has one of the least known faces."

It's the first part of that statement that intrigued me.  And yes, I do
realize that it was the contrast that Eric was getting at.
Nevertheless...

We have folks on the list from the US, Canada, England, Wales,
Netherlands, South Africa, Austrailia, New Zeland, etc.

OK folks, do you agree with that statement?  Is "David Edgington" THE
NAME?  Or, if not, whose name would you offer up?  Or are the "stars" in
the hobby local ones only?

Here in the US I think that Glenn Karch is probably better known than
David Edgington (but I could be wrong) and I'll bet that very few in
England or Oz would recognize Glenn's name.

In terms of number of books published, I'll wager that David Edgington is
at the top of the list by a good margin.  But as the politicians say,
"How's the name recognition?"

Give it some thought and post if you've a mind to.

See ya,  Arnie