The Foden 2 Stroke Engine

hi
i had a few Gardners 180 240 and never had a problem starting on the coldest morning never even used the decompress er a lot of smoke though unlike the ■■■■■■■■ that were addicted to easy start so back to the Foden 2 stroke were thy fitted with this cartridge system ? it realy did work well that morning i dont rember a lot of smoke or noise but it was about 58 years ago and i was as green as grass then
please tell me i have not been dreaming all these years
john