PART TWO - WHO WAS METALAIR?

The Ladybird was manufactured post-war by Metalair Ltd, Engineers and Manufacturers, of
Wokingham, Berkshire. The best source of information (brief as it is) came from a 2010 post by
Malcolm Whatley, the son of the founder of Metalair.

He says his father started Metalair around the time of the Second World War.
But just like the situation faced by Australian manufacturers post war, the company
had to diversify when Government war contracts ended.

Malcolm Whatley says that Metalair "manufactured electric clocks, anodised tea trays,
children's tricycles, and the first rotary lawn mower called the Ladybird."

Metalair's early fame seemed to be with the electric clocks:-
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Resource: If you would like more information on Metalair clocks then visit The Las Pook Miscellany