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The '''Mighty Midget electric motor''' was a tiny three-pole motor produced by [[Victory Industries Ltd]] from the late 1940s. The motor was produced primarily for Victory's own model cars and boats, but was also sold as a separate item to the modelmaking community, distributed  by [[Modelcraft]].

When Victory closed its doors in 1969, the Mighty Midget motors were taken on by [[Wrenn]], who repackaged them as Wrenn products but kept the name.

The Mighty Midget was one of the main "go-to" electric motors used in the UK in the early (late 1950s) days of rail-guided and slotcar racing, where enthusiasts still had to make their own cars. The Mighty Midget was "mainstream", easily available, and had already proved itself in the '''[[Mighty Midget Racer]]''' as being suitable for powering small lightweight model cars. 

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==1949 news article:==
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<h4>Tiny Motor has Reducing Gear</h4>

PROVIDED with a 12-to-1 reduction gear and a pulley, this British electric motor is designed for use in models and small control devices. The Mighty Midget<sup>(t)</sup> operates on a single flashlight cell, and its armature turns up to 10,000 r.p.m. on two cells. The permanent-magnet DC motor is reversible by a change of polarity. Distributed by Modelcraft Ltd., London, it is made by Victory Industries, Guildford, England.
|Author=-|Publication=Popular Science|Date=August 1949}}

==1958 catalogue description:==
{{Quotation2|<h4>"Mighty Midget" Motor</h4>
For driving model boats, toys, etc. As supplied with the Hobbies Watercraft Model Kits, shown on pages 98 and 99. Only {{Frac|1|1|8}} ins high! Totally enclosed. Runs at 10,000 revs from a small 4½-volt battery. Minute current consumption. Complete with pulley. 
|Author=-|Publication=Hobbies Annual|Date1=1958}}

{{Links}}
* [http://nitrosteamengines.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=447 Mighty Midget Electric Motor (nitrosteamengines.co.uk)]
* [http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=43446.0 Topic: Mighty Midget Motor (modelboatmayhem.co.uk)]

* [http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/1948.html The Victory Index, 1948-1949 (madmalc.screaming.net)]

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