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[Tadhg Tiogar]

24 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

I often wonder what the power consumption of the old neon advertising "wall" at Piccadilly Circus was in those days. There must have been an absolute battery of relays and transformers running all of that.

[flat4alfa]

20 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I often wonder what the power consumption of the old neon advertising "wall" at Piccadilly Circus was in those days. There must have been an absolute battery of relays and transformers running all of that.

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The first sign to be illuminated was a Perrier advertisement in 1908, which used incandescent lightbulbs. Neon was first used for a Bovril sign in the 1940s

https://oceanoutdoor.com/ocean-news/news/ancestry-turns-back-the-clock-on-the-world-famous-piccadilly-lights-in-nostalgic-showcase-of-illuminated-signs/

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[Richard_FM]

12 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

This is the scene of the Great Train Robbery, I have a book called The World's Greatest Mistakes with the same picture in it.

[High Jetter]

Classic!

[taranaki]

Wurt der furck......

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On 3/30/2021 at 11:12 AM, flat4alfa said:

Bet they didn't sell many of those down south in the bible belt .!

 

[martc]

On 3/30/2021 at 11:12 AM, flat4alfa said:

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4 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

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[martc]

Croyden 1969, during the infamous 'invasion of the grey Cortinas'.

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[noseypoke]

On 4/1/2021 at 9:19 AM, taranaki said:

Wurt der furck......

Before we could buy aftermarket reversing cameras?

[noseypoke]

2 hours ago, martc said:

Croyden 1969, during the infamous 'invasion of the grey Cortinas'.

I always thought the alien out of "Family Guy" was just a cartoon heh heh

[noseypoke]

On 3/27/2021 at 5:50 PM, puddlethumper said:

"Man with many shiny tool, not make good mechanic"  AKA  Colin Confucius.

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On 3/30/2021 at 11:10 AM, flat4alfa said:

Had to look twice (well thrice) thought she had her jug hanging out

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18 hours ago, noseypoke said:

Had to look twice (well thrice) thought she had her jug hanging out