Hi Pigboat,
That was one of my first actions but the
PR guy at Shorts said they don't keep any archive material!
However, things have moved on. I've seen a photo taken at Air World in Wangaratta, Australia of a Gipsy Moth VH-ULM and behind it is a float! Trouble is the museum closed down two months ago and I'm still trying to find out what happened to their exhibits.
The other good news is that I have found that some Short floats exist here in the UK too. Hope to be talking to the owner very soon.
Thank you for all your help - it's been an interesting topic!
Jabberwok