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HIS MASTERS OR HER DADDY'S VOICE, WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

HIS MASTERS OR HER DADDY'S VOICE, WHICH DO YOU ...

  Most of us know this famous image of Nipper which of course is  The Gramophone Company's  trademark.  The trademark's origin is a painting by English artist, Francis Barraud.   Francis noted...

HIS MASTERS OR HER DADDY'S VOICE, WHICH DO YOU ...

  Most of us know this famous image of Nipper which of course is  The Gramophone Company's  trademark.  The trademark's origin is a painting by English artist, Francis Barraud.   Francis noted...

HRO & WAR BONDS

HRO & WAR BONDS

This image from 1944 is very evocative.  I love the way the artist has used light and shade to isolate and enhance the wireless operator and his HRO. The National HRO...

HRO & WAR BONDS

This image from 1944 is very evocative.  I love the way the artist has used light and shade to isolate and enhance the wireless operator and his HRO. The National HRO...

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...