Our Treasures: Triang scooter in Whangārei Museum archives stirs memories
15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Triang scooter in Whangārei Museum. The red, two-wheeled scooter complete with braking mechanism, was made by Triang N Limited, a subsidiary of Lines Brothers, England. (2003/11/77).
The Triang scooter in Whangārei Museum. The red, two-wheeled scooter complete with braking mechanism, was made by Triang N Limited, a subsidiary of Lines Brothers, England. (2003/11/77).
OUR TREASURES
Humans have always liked to be able to get about faster than their feet would permit. The number of vehicles on the road every day now is testament to this.
From Staff Reports
Many a young man woke on Christmas morning to find that Santa Claus had left an Erector Set for him under the Christmas tree. The young man’s imagination ran wild as he opened the wooden or later metal case with an array of girders, wheels, beams, nuts and bolts (and a motor!). His thoughts were in full bloom as he envisioned building a ferris wheel, a skyscraper, or a “robot.”
George Logue was one of those young men. Born Jan. 30, 1927, in Williamsport, Logue was the son of Dr. Joseph and Frances Baier Logue. As a young man, he received an Erector Set as a Christmas gift. In high school, he met another boy who had received a more elaborate set, creating even more possibilities for the two to envision and construct. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Penn State in 1951, he began a career with International Harvester, Huntsville, Missouri, eventually becoming the head of research and development. Preferring the challe