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Hello ODK History Lovers

I was reading the authorised (company) biography of the great Australian industrialist
Sir James Kirby when I found a reference to Victa.

Kirbys, makers of the Kirby-Lauson-Tecumseh 2 and 4 stroke lawnmower engines, were contracted
suppliers of some Victa 2-stroke engine components.

The extract, which I reproduce below, tells somewhat humorously of the manufacture and
quality control of Victa crankshafts:-

COMPONENT HISTORIES
KIRBY BROCHURE - c1970s



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