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wilf in 2011 rastrick , west yorkshire 20 march 1942 1965 & ndash ; 1995 wilf_lunn , _ lincoln_2011 . jpg wilf lunn
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wilf lunn

wilfred makepeace lunn -lrb- b. 1942 , rastrick , west yorkshire , england -rrb- is an english inventor , prop-maker and tv presenter .
he is probably best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s british children 's television show `` vision on '' demonstrating his latest inventions with tony hart and sylvester mccoy .
he later appeared in `` jigsaw '' and the 1985 bbc tv series `` eureka '' amongst other television series .
lunn is a prolific constructor of bicycles and an inventor of strange devices , amongst which was a collection formerly to be found in the inventions bar , newcastle upon tyne .
in an interview with the b3ta website he stated that he was an atheist and a teetotaller .
