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Old 2nd Nov 2017, 12:32 am   #40
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Default Re: Maplin stores

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Originally Posted by hamid_1 View Post
Originally they were a mail order company, a bit like RS or Farnell.
Named after the proposed airport at Maplin Sands I believe. That was abandoned in 1974, which gives an approximate time line.
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