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Hi All, The autographs are as follows on the pages in the book - This may help to identify the riders and the teams they rode for! Page 1 Eddie Rigg, Norman Parker, Ernie Price, Norman Price Page 2 Aub Lawson, Bill Osbourne, Wilbur Lamoureux, Arthur Atkinson, Alec Statham, Bill Gilbert Page 3 Mike Erskine Page 4 Jack Biggs, Oliver Hart Page 5 Jack Hughes, B. A. Lovell Page 6 Arthur Forest, Ron Peace Page 7 George Stringer Page 8 Joe Abbott Page 9 Smith, Roper, Bell, Grimshaw, Boaty???, Metcalfe, Kirton, Young, Robinson, Allinson, Hayton, Morris, Rumlott???, Blanchard??? Page 10 Palin, Parkinson, Sutcliffe, Janson, Jackson, Plodd???, Holdsworth, Fearon???, Walsh, Green, Rhodes, Kershaw, Lord, Malpass I can email pictures of the autographs if this will help? - please let me know! walkabout.creek@ntlworld.com Thanx Wollongong

Hi All, I acquired an autograph book with autographs of speedway riders from Bradford Odsal. The autographs in this book start with Eddie Rigg, Norman Parker, Ernie Price, Norman Price, Aub Lawson, Wilbur Lamoreaux, Arthur Atkinson, Alec Statham, Bill Gilbert, Jack Biggs, Oliver Hart, B. A. Lovell, Jack Hughes, Arthur Forest, Ron Peace, George Slinger??? Joe Abbott. Other Autographs under the title "Speedway" are: Smith, Roper, Bell, Grimshaw, Boaty???, Metcalfe, Kirton, Young, Robinson, Allinson, Hayton, Morris, Rumlott???, Blanchard, Palin, Parkinson, Sutcliffe, Janson, Jackson, Plodd, Holdsworth, Fearon, Walsh, Green, Rhodes, Kershaw, Lord, Malpass Most of the top section have been solved however any of the names in bold have not been confirmed. If anyone can confirm any of these riders and who they rode for, I would be very grateful. The autograph book was once owned by: Jack Byard, 23 Aygill Avenue, Haworth Road, Bradford and then by: K Wilkinson, 62 Washington Street, Girlington, Bradford. I purchased it from a lady in Scotland who found it in the bottom of a job lot box at a car boot sale. Thanx Wollongong

Hi Norbold & Jim Blanchard, Thanx again for your time. Your right - its the single one and the big signature across from top to bottom. These signatures are all-together in the book. Thanx wollongong

Of course Norbold.

No problem Jim, You have helped me enormously and the rest. Thank you. By the way Jim, I will email the autograph for you to look at as soon as I scan it. wollongong

Thanx Norbold for all your input and the rest of the gang. It has been most helpful.

Thanx Iris123, Very interesting - we'll wait and see what Norman and Jim have to say.

Mis-read the information - YES it was 1947/48. While I was reading an article about Wimbledon and Mike Erskine it started with the bombing of the stadium in 1943 - that's where I mis-understood. Thanx again Norbold

Hi Norman and Jim, I have just had a dramatic find in my autographs. This leads me to beleive that the signatures may well of been earlier than 1947, infact around 1943. You experts may well be able to clarify this for me because I have just found out that one of the autographs I couldn't decifer is definately "Mike Erskine" who rode for Wimbledon around 1943. This might help in the George ...? autograph as they are in the same section. Look forward to your explanations. wollongong

Thanx Norbold, It definately isn't Mason, but thanx again for your researching - its tops.

SORRY JIM - thank you for your help - the both of you have been absolutely brilliant and for Gemini who statted it all off. THANK YOU - AND PLEASE KEEP HELPING

THIS IS GREAT - getting all this help - it really is a fantastic Speedway Forum - to be honest its the best forum I have ever come across. I have left messages in other forums but never got a response. Just shows that there is a lot of interest in speedway history and trying to decifer autographs. Thanx for all the help so far. NORBOLD - so far non of the Georges you have mentioned would fit the autograph, please keep trying - this is so exciting. Look forward to the next installment wollongong

Hi Norbold, It definately is either Ron Pearson or more likely Ron Peace as the signature is just about right for Peace. The other name is definately George ? could be George Z Lingle or George J Lingle this one letter in the middle seems to be seperated. The three names A Forest, Ron Peace and George are all together on the same page. Maybe that might help? Thanx

Hi All, Thank you for the input! this site is excellent and may it continue. I did put this in another post earlier and got one reply from kimhomestead who posted: Aug 10 2004, 02:19 PM Can't help with the name Zilinger, but the other two are Bob Lovell and Jack Hughes. (Incidentally Hughes and Arthur Forrest were brothers-in -law) Also the Ron Pearson should be Ron Peace. Do anyone else agree with this. Looking again at the George Zilinger Autograph - It could actually be George Stringer - does this make any difference - it is amongst the big names. The first name is definately George. Thanx Everyone

Thank you Norbold for checking it out for me and thanx to gemini for bringing your attention to it. I appreciate it very much. wollongong