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Tractorfan · 20th Jan 2009, 11:41 pm

I used to display an assortment of old electrical fittings along with my radios, etc. at steam traction rallies in the north west of England and our visitors were usually very interested in them. They enjoyed having a nostalge and showing their grandkids what they used to use in "The Old Days". One elderly gent invited me to take some old stock from his shop before it was cleared & sold. I got some ancient switch sockets that were unused & in their boxes. Also I obtained a neon shop window sign with a mint condition "Masonlite" 10Kv transformer (How I got it home, then out here is nothing short of miraculous). Once word gets round that you're is interested in this sort of stuff, it's amazing what folk find in their sheds for you!
Cheers de Pete

20th Jan 2009, 11:41 pm	#19
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,182	Re: Old electrical fittings I used to display an assortment of old electrical fittings along with my radios, etc. at steam traction rallies in the north west of England and our visitors were usually very interested in them. They enjoyed having a nostalge and showing their grandkids what they used to use in "The Old Days". One elderly gent invited me to take some old stock from his shop before it was cleared & sold. I got some ancient switch sockets that were unused & in their boxes. Also I obtained a neon shop window sign with a mint condition "Masonlite" 10Kv transformer (How I got it home, then out here is nothing short of miraculous). Once word gets round that you're is interested in this sort of stuff, it's amazing what folk find in their sheds for you! Cheers de Pete __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."