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Fred Dibnah - DVD And Book Set

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone - The Machines that changed the World: The Industrial Revolution was a time when Britain invented machines that were to change the world and it was a very important period in our history that Fred felt was never given the attention it deserved. Men Of Iron: Fred shows his admiration for some of the great engineers of the Victorian era; Brunel, Stephenson and Armstrong. Little Book of Traction Engines - Fred Dibnah Edition: This book details the development and heyday of the working steam road locomotive and takes a look at the many derivatives designed to economise industrial and agricultural processes, previously performed with archaic and outdated methods. It celebrates the giants of the road in a golden age of British Industrial Heritage,
when this country's engineering excellence was once recognised the world over.
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Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel & Stone
- The Machines that changed the World: The Industrial Revolution was a time when Britain invented machines that were to change the world & it was a very important period in our history that Fred felt was never given the attention it deserved. Men Of Iron: Fred shows his admiration for some of the great engineers of the Victorian era; Brunel, Stephenson & Armstrong. Little Book of Traction Engines
- Fred Dibnah Edition: This book details the development & heyday of the working steam road locomotive & takes a look at the many derivatives designed to economise industrial & agricultural processes, previously performed with archaic & outdated methods. It celebrates the giants of the road in a golden age of British Industrial Heritage, when this country's engineering excellence was once recognised the world over.

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DVD - Digital Versitile Disc - an optical storage media
Steel - An alloy made predominately of Iron combined with <2% carbon
iron - An electrical deviced used for removing creases from fabrics
iron - A chemical element (FE). The most common element on earth
Steam - Steam - water in gas form, water vapour. Commonly seen coming from a kettle
Locomotive - Or Loco is the powered vehicle at the front of a train
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Felt - A non woven cloth made from compressed wool
Stone - Or Rock is a naturally occuring mineral categorised into three types, Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Road - a manmade lane or a path that is used to speed up travel.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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