The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-04-13
MECHANICS, HOBBY
OF DAN WUILLE

Because Dan Wuille, who heads the
Lonion apple concern, bearing his
name and who has visited Hood River
on two occasions, is so well known
here, it will be interesting to apple
growers to learn that his hobby is me.
chanics. On one of his trips here Mr..
WuIlle and A. 4. Woolpert were plan
ming a motor trip into the valley. MIR.
WoOlpert's automobile was not in com
mission and j. p. Naumes suggested
that they use bis Franklin. Mr.. Wool
pert was not familiar with the car, but
Mr.. WuilIe, although he had never
driven an American car, took the
struction piloted it into the valley like
veteran. Mr.. Wuille has a peculiar
aptitude for mechanics, and spends his
leisure time in workshop at his home
at Purley. His wife joins him in his
hobby. During the great war Mr..
Wuille turned his shop to the manufac-
ture of shell bases for the government.
His activities in developing efficient
machinery has aroused comment IN a
London technical journal. Extracts
from the recent article follow:
Originality of construction on the
part of home worker in mechanics is
of so rare occurrence that the follow
ing notes relating to lathe addition
devised and carried out by a reader
should be Of particular interest to
other readers. The writer is indebted
to the courtesy Of Dan Wulle, of Pur-
ley, for placing at his disposal partic-
ulars of an idea he carried out in order
to equip his lathe with the additional
advantage of an automatic cross-feed !;
and this on an occasion when the cross
feed was in continuous use for a par
ticular purpose.
1t is now matter of history, and is
duly recorded in the closing report of
the Amateur Ordnance Volunteer AS
sociation that Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Wuille, and their son, l.. K. Wuille,
were at one time attached to the Lon
don center of that organization, and
that they latterly equipped workshop
with two lathes, and worked inde-
pendently, with the result that they
turned out several thousands of shell
components Ii. e., shell bases) and
other munitions. 1t was in 7this con-
nection that we of The Model Engin-
eer. which, away back in 1915, used its
OulCt d5 lnS CbiiCCbAuk
center for the London district Of the
A. o. ", came to know Mr.. Wuille
and his work. The idea herein de-
scribed is undoubtedly the work of
man of resource above the ordinary,
because it should be clear that Mr..
Wuille's regular business lies in a
totally different direction from that of
The writer was privileged
during the course of a very pleasant
visit to Mr.. Wuille's beautiful home
("Zamora, Woodcote Lane. Purley) |
10 see the outcome of some of this |
superfiuous resource in yet another |
the form of an ornament |
Al brickwork balustrade, which bounds |
4 paved terrace at the back of the |
house. This was entirely the work of |
Mr.. Wuille and his eldest son, and car
.ies with it both the mark of the archi. |
.ect and professional bricklayer or
mason. Annexed to Mr.. Wuille y |
garage, there are probably few private
in Surrey. or the South of |
London, as we'll equipped as this. Ger
.ainly none better nor with anything
ike the outlook. The entrance from |
he gardens is behind the wall to the |
right. To the left is the bench, with |
vice and grinder, and bearing also
iome Of the outcome of the combined |
family mechanical energy in the form
# models built on the premises.