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WE ALL KNOW AVO BUT WHAT ABOUT ZEVA?

WE ALL KNOW AVO BUT WHAT ABOUT ZEVA?

Indeed, we all know about AVO and the origin if the name from AMPs Volts 'n Ohms but what about Zeva? Well, in the early 1950s, AVO did a nifty...

WE ALL KNOW AVO BUT WHAT ABOUT ZEVA?

Indeed, we all know about AVO and the origin if the name from AMPs Volts 'n Ohms but what about Zeva? Well, in the early 1950s, AVO did a nifty...

ERICSSON ETELPHONE UNDERGOES ACUPUNCTURE

ERICSSON ETELPHONE UNDERGOES ACUPUNCTURE

I smiled when I saw this advertisement from 1955 concerning the Ericsson Etelphone as it appears to be undergoing a bout of acupuncture.    I once knew a girl who...

ERICSSON ETELPHONE UNDERGOES ACUPUNCTURE

I smiled when I saw this advertisement from 1955 concerning the Ericsson Etelphone as it appears to be undergoing a bout of acupuncture.    I once knew a girl who...

MAX FACTOR & TELEVISION LONG BEFORE THE AVON LADY

MAX FACTOR & TELEVISION LONG BEFORE THE AVON LADY

So whats the story I hear you say? Well, during the 1930s, early tests showed  that conventional make-up techniques were not suitable for television for although superb in real life or...

MAX FACTOR & TELEVISION LONG BEFORE THE AVON LADY

So whats the story I hear you say? Well, during the 1930s, early tests showed  that conventional make-up techniques were not suitable for television for although superb in real life or...

TSR2 TANTALUM TANTRUMS COURTESY OF UNION CARBIDE

TSR2 TANTALUM TANTRUMS COURTESY OF UNION CARBIDE

      Ah, the good old TS2,  advanced for its time but a stillborn project as it was canned by the Labour government of the day.    It's interesting...

TSR2 TANTALUM TANTRUMS COURTESY OF UNION CARBIDE

      Ah, the good old TS2,  advanced for its time but a stillborn project as it was canned by the Labour government of the day.    It's interesting...

TRAFFIC COP NEEDS MORE PYE IN 1958

TRAFFIC COP NEEDS MORE PYE IN 1958

I love this 1958 Pye advert.  Just look at the miserable traffic cop - or is it an Afrika Korps tank commander, it's hard to tell.  He could have a...

TRAFFIC COP NEEDS MORE PYE IN 1958

I love this 1958 Pye advert.  Just look at the miserable traffic cop - or is it an Afrika Korps tank commander, it's hard to tell.  He could have a...

HEDGEHOG BOY AT JODRELL BANK BUYS FROM MULLARD MAGIC

HEDGEHOG BOY AT JODRELL BANK BUYS FROM MULLARD ...

I just love this pulp science fiction book cover, on so many levels.  First of all there's the delightful hedgehog boy sporting headphones - some of you may argue serval...

HEDGEHOG BOY AT JODRELL BANK BUYS FROM MULLARD ...

I just love this pulp science fiction book cover, on so many levels.  First of all there's the delightful hedgehog boy sporting headphones - some of you may argue serval...