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Hi @Mervyn I'm delighted to see that you're working on the Ercol article. I was going to do the same, and had gathered a bunch of sources in my sandbox to cite up the article a bit. In case it's helpful to your editing, they're all at User:SunloungerFrog/Ercol. SunloungerFrog (talk) 16:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks for your ref suggestions - it may be some time before I can look at the article properly so don't wait for me if you want to tackle it! Thanks, --Mervyn (talk) 10:39, 5 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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