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On Jan 9, 3:21 am, "Bill Wright" wrote:
Woolworths used to have a counter with torch bulbs, batteries, batten holders, coils of cotton-covered wire, electric bells, and little switches, all in perspex compartments. There were packets of cored solder and tiny staples. It was partly for people who were wiring up dolls houses. Isn't that astonishing? It would be about 1960. I remember much of that in the early 70s in our local Woolies. I was always buying bulbs and batteries. I remember as a 9 year old having a terrible argument with the shop assistant when I went to purchase 4 HP2 (aka D) cells, a battery holder for them to give 6 volts, and two 3.5 volt bulbs. She maintained that I would blow the bulbs up if I connected them to 6 volts. I explained I planned to wire them in series, she was having none of it. At that point my father appeared and stepped in. He carefully explained Ohm's Law to her, she glazed over and shut up. |
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charles wrote:
In article , PeeGee wrote: Surely this is a symptom of FCP Syndrome* and needs extensive medical research :-) * First Common Product - Thermos flask = vacuum flask (or should that be Dewar Flask?) Hoover = vacuum cleaner Biro = ball point pen ....... and then firm in Australia who marketed clear self-adhesive tape. Roll your own ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... charles wrote: In article , PeeGee wrote: Surely this is a symptom of FCP Syndrome* and needs extensive medical research :-) * First Common Product - Thermos flask = vacuum flask (or should that be Dewar Flask?) Hoover = vacuum cleaner Biro = ball point pen ....... and then firm in Australia who marketed clear self-adhesive tape. Roll your own ;-) Britons aren't likely to ask for a roll of Durex except as a joke. Not so long ago I noticed an old TV ad campaign had been revived promoting Sellotape "with the "S"" implying they were losing business to brands that sell a similar product with a similar name, "Cellotape" perhaps. -- Graham %Profound_observation% |
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On 9 Jan, 15:56, "Graham." wrote:
"Halmyre" wrote in message ... In article , says... "John Rumm" wrote in message ... charles wrote: In article , PeeGee wrote: Surely this is a symptom of FCP Syndrome* and needs extensive medical research :-) * First Common Product - Thermos flask = vacuum flask (or should that be Dewar Flask?) Hoover = vacuum cleaner Biro = ball point pen ....... and then firm in Australia who marketed clear self-adhesive tape. Roll your own ;-) Britons aren't likely to ask for a roll of Durex except as a joke. Not so long ago I noticed an old TV ad campaign had been revived promoting Sellotape "with the "S"" implying they were losing business to brands that sell a similar product with a similar name, "Cellotape" perhaps. I won't make the mistake of buying cellotape again. Last time I did I got a recording of Jacqueline du Pre. Absolutely useless for tying up parcels. -- Halmyre I'll just go and get my baton...it's in Chicago. Do you know, I am 53 years old and I've just noticed there is no H in Cello. Who's stupid idea was that? The Italians. http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Arti...oetymology.htm Doc |
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 03:21:26 -0000, "Bill Wright"
wrote: "Max Demian" wrote in message ... "Marky P" wrote in message ... I had a Captain Kramen digital watch in the late 70's. He was a character devised by Kenny Everett. It had a touch sensitive button for showing date and seconds. Everyone at school thought it was well cool. They used to sell Captain Kremmen watches in Woolworths that were just an ordinary boring digital watch on a colourful card. Once you took the watch off the card no-one would know it had anything to do with Captain Kremmen. Woolworths used to have a counter with torch bulbs, batteries, batten holders, coils of cotton-covered wire, electric bells, and little switches, all in perspex compartments. There were packets of cored solder and tiny staples. It was partly for people who were wiring up dolls houses. Isn't that astonishing? It would be about 1960. How did we prepare the ends of the cotton-covered wire? Simple, we held a match under it. Bill Have you ever come across cotton insulated telephone cable? I worked with it on a few (very few) occasions. Grey woven cotton sheathing giving the cable mechanical protection and inside individual single core wires insulated one from each othe by coloured cotton. ISTR that the copper wire within was coated with some sort of lacquer - which, after stripping the insulation, had to be scraped off before the wire could be soldered. I believ that this wire and the process needed to solder it may have given rise to the phrase "black enamalled *******" I also rememer as an apprentice coming across lead sheathed telecom cable in subs premises - 4 or 6 wire I think. -- Cheers Peter |
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 03:21:26 -0000, "Bill Wright"
wrote: "Max Demian" wrote in message ... "Marky P" wrote in message ... I had a Captain Kramen digital watch in the late 70's. He was a character devised by Kenny Everett. It had a touch sensitive button for showing date and seconds. Everyone at school thought it was well cool. They used to sell Captain Kremmen watches in Woolworths that were just an ordinary boring digital watch on a colourful card. Once you took the watch off the card no-one would know it had anything to do with Captain Kremmen. Woolworths used to have a counter with torch bulbs, batteries, batten holders, coils of cotton-covered wire, electric bells, and little switches, all in perspex compartments. There were packets of cored solder and tiny staples. It was partly for people who were wiring up dolls houses. Isn't that astonishing? It would be about 1960. How did we prepare the ends of the cotton-covered wire? Simple, we held a match under it. Bill Further to my earier message I expect someone to be along soon to correct any incorrect info :-) -- Cheers Peter |
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:08:17 -0000, "Max Demian"
wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message .. . Woolworths used to have a counter with torch bulbs, batteries, batten holders, coils of cotton-covered wire, electric bells, and little switches, all in perspex compartments. There were packets of cored solder and tiny staples. It was partly for people who were wiring up dolls houses. Isn't that astonishing? It would be about 1960. They also used to test every battery and bulb in front of you. Were they really so unreliable? I remmber having domestic lamps checked when I bought them from ironmongers - a lamp socet on the counter and they didn'e remove the lamp from its packaging -- Cheers Peter |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:24:06 -0000, "Bill Wright"
wrote: "Chris J Dixon" wrote in message .. . Bill Wright wrote: A sundial on your bonce would be more practical. Only if it has the special luminous markers to extend the operating hours. Yes of course. A sundial that you could only see during the day wouldn't be much good would it? Bill I've spotted that there is a problem with a sundial that is mounted on the bonce!! -- Cheers Peter |
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