Going through my old U.K. image archive, and thought some might like these 1960's electrical appliance ads.
Appliance ads, 1960's
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And some lighting....
Time for tea:
So many memories.
Had the Sunhouse fire, Xpelair, a similar Potterton, AND the fluorescent fitting.
Only it was a blue fluorescent fitting, not red. It looked like a giant Bic biro pen hanging off the ceiling. Removed it 20 years ago, sort of wished I kept it.
Had the Sunhouse fire, Xpelair, a similar Potterton, AND the fluorescent fitting.
Only it was a blue fluorescent fitting, not red. It looked like a giant Bic biro pen hanging off the ceiling. Removed it 20 years ago, sort of wished I kept it.
I like that description!
I had a different model of Sunhouse heater up until I left England. I kind of wish I'd packed it and brought it with me now, but then I had to draw the line somewhere!
Had a horizontal rectangular fan heater like that one ... very state of the art.
Described in the ad as "Air conditioning for offices"
Wonder how ASA would view that today.
Described in the ad as "Air conditioning for offices"
Wonder how ASA would view that today.
No need for memories with that timer. It's been running my parents' central heating since 1984, and it was not new when fitted!
Edit: inside is a pull-out Horstmann timer with on-off switch, like the Eco7 timers they used to do.
It came with the boiler pictured at another house, then removed in early 80s when the boiler and timer were "upgraded". It was then moved to their current property where it was put to use...
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Nowadays Miss Meredith would just get kinky phone calls from men wanting to get turned on.
She was offering to warm bridge players' tiny hands in 1959
http://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/magazine/british-bridge-world/1959/eb-dec-1959.pdf
She was offering to warm bridge players' tiny hands in 1959
http://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/magazine/british-bridge-world/1959/eb-dec-1959.pdf
Office machinery
and the instruction manual translated from the original German
http://www.soemtron.org/downloads/220/soemtron220operationandexercises.pdf
and the instruction manual translated from the original German
http://www.soemtron.org/downloads/220/soemtron220operationandexercises.pdf
Probably a good idea at the time:
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/barrow-was-a-town-of-lead-smelting-diy-fans-1.151826
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/barrow-was-a-town-of-lead-smelting-diy-fans-1.151826
Very sensible when most electricians would have scrap lead from the sheath of lead-covered cables. Kids (well, boys) used to make toy soldiers out of lead on the kitchen stove.
It has taken me ages to finally work out why there was a handkerchief on that timer!
With a knot in it.......
yes! That's what gave it away, after several minutes of looking!
She can warm her hands on my stayman any time.
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