For more information, and illustrations, of Australian 0 gauge models, including live steam, please see the book Spring, Spark & Steam by Bruce Macdonald.
For Australian and New Zealand live steam models on the web, including 0 gauge railway models, see Tony Muir's truly wonderful Australian Toy Steam site.
Robilt was created by Ron Titchener (born 1915) in Melbourne in 1946, after war service with the RAAF. Initial Robilt products were sheet brass, later switching to tinplate. Robilt used three styles of coupling during production, the earliest being traditional drop link, followed by a 'hooded' coupling of their own design and finally the 'Hornby' style auto coupling. Robilt was taken over by Rytime in 1950, and became Rytime-Robilt. Ron Titchener passed away in 2000.
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Robilt produced more than just toy trains, producing machinery for the jewellery trade and, later, the automotive industry. Jewellery machinery includes polishing and faceting machines, facets being the flat surfaces of jewels.
Robilt grinding and polishing machine |
Robilt grinding and polishing machine |
Robilt grinding and polishing machine |
Robilt grinding and polishing machine |
Robilt grinding and polishing machine |
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