St Marys Cranks & Tinkerers in Saint Marys, Tasmania, Australia | History Museum

St Marys Cranks & Tinkerers

Locality: Saint Marys, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 417 648 845

Address: St Marys Railway Station, Esk Main Road 7215 Saint Marys, TAS, Australia

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25.01.2022 Body stripped, polished and primed; dead tyres removed. Next step paint; original or my choice?....

23.01.2022 Playing outside the Holman Clinic while Rita has her second-last treatment. Notice the birds singing along!

23.01.2022 Restoration complete except for chrome details and replacement tires. Not quite original but in keeping with the 1950’s era.

22.01.2022 A childhood dream! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIMWlnhBVlu/

21.01.2022 Combi vans are now seriously collectable - this one could probably tell a few stories! From micaravaning.com

21.01.2022 What is the current project - perhaps a model ship, some restoration or a scale model aircraft? After being closed for 3 months, you can finally come and see for yourself, as the museum is officially opening again from 10 am Tuesday 23rd June. See you there!

20.01.2022 The museum will be closed from Monday 13 July until at least the following week for family reasons. Looking forward to seeing you when we reopen!

19.01.2022 No words except that there are at least 113 other videos in this series!!

17.01.2022 Turned the last corner on HMS Terror; might not be finished for Christmas but soon after I hope! For the Maritime Museum in St Helens.

17.01.2022 Playing to an audience!

17.01.2022 Launceston resident Rudolf Rameseyer is a very talented restorer and builder of model trains. Here is a video he put together of one such project, combined with opera! https://www.facebook.com/dolfmeister/videos/234202974547656/?

17.01.2022 Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year!

17.01.2022 Reopening from 10 am on Monday 2 November! Great to be back to ‘normal’; please drop in when you get the chance. Open Mon - Fri, 10-4 (or by appointment).

16.01.2022 A mid-century oil can, repainted for a friend.

15.01.2022 Soon to be on display at the museum! Half-size model of an Indian motorcycle, beautifully manufactured by the late Trevor Jones from recycled materials such as scrap metal, spray can lids, fencing wire and so on. Simply needs removal of storage dust and a sympathetic polish to be pristine again. So grateful that it’s here!

13.01.2022 Coastal resident returns home with a freshly restored Citroen - so fresh I could smell paint and rubber!

13.01.2022 It was a pleasure to build!

13.01.2022 If you visit Longford Blooms this weekend there just might be a bit of banjo playing around the traps! facebook.com/events/s/longford-blooms-garden-festiva/806966266505003/?ti=icl

12.01.2022 Appropriate birthday present - even a card about overalls! Looking forward to spending time with family today, so the museum will be open only briefly this morning.

11.01.2022 UPDATE - owner has been found and has collected his chainsaw. A good result! FOUND - chainsaw on the road in St Marys at 2 pm today (Sunday 18 October). Call me on 0417648845 if you think it’s yours!

11.01.2022 Having a break this week and also working on our new house, but happy to open up by appointment!

11.01.2022 Progress to date on HMS Skirmisher. Next step: railings and ship’s boats; see previous post also. For the Mainly Maritime Museum, St Helens. www.facebook.com/mainlymaritime/

09.01.2022 Back to normal opening hours from Monday 27 July! These photos show some of the ‘interesting things’ on display; hope to see you soon. Open Mon - Fri, 10-4 (or by appointment).

09.01.2022 A 1957 Studebaker Dinky toy from the collection. Disassembled ready for restoration!

08.01.2022 HMS Skirmisher complete! Off to Mainly Maritime in St Helens at the next opportunity ....

08.01.2022 Hope to see you there! At the St Marys Historic Hotel.

08.01.2022 Fathers Day present from Rita - a favourite artwork by Tasmanian artist Richard Klekociuk featured on a jigsaw puzzle and a phone case! https://www.facebook.com/richard.klekociuk

07.01.2022 For the Mainly Maritime Museum, St Helens - a conversion from a partly built, radio-control HMS Skirmisher to a static display. Photos show just after beginning the work. Mainly Maritime

07.01.2022 Working my way up the foot ropes of HMS Terror; foolishly made a rough calculation of the number of knots! Now almost finished this slow stage.

05.01.2022 A quiet day at the museum last Wednesday, so much detail progress made on HMS Terror; also refurbishing of an elderly battery charger’s ID plate!

04.01.2022 A visiting vehicle on its way home; no doubt you all know what make and model it is!

02.01.2022 Taking the opportunity to continue work on HMS Terror and the Dutch Botter-1912 while home on the weekend.