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Old 28th Apr 2010, 11:47 am   #1
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After quite a lengthy discussion, we’ve decided to create this section on the forum.

There were a few reasons for this approach:
  • Much radio-related equipment is also electromechanical – record and tape decks are already rightly in the appropriate sections, but we do have things like vintage radio alarms and clock radios with non-radio faults.
  • Many such items do not really have much cover on the internet, or are difficult to locate.
  • Better the person you know!
Often there was no definite borderline as to what was allowed, and what was not, so we hope this clarifies things. As most of our household items tend to have some electronics in them, we cannot possibly cover everything like that, but if we define it as vintage, that should suffice. We generally define "vintage" as over 25 years old but there is some variation depending on the technology used etc.

What are not allowed:
  • Non-household items – eg cars, lawnmowers.
  • Gas or other fuel burning appliances - eg gas cookers, oil lamps.
  • Bicycles, tricycles etc.
  • Medical, exercise or disability equipment.
  • Anything not actually used in the house.
  • Anything where there are health and safety or legal implications.
What are allowed:
  • Vintage electric clocks.
  • Vintage electric household items – eg vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, fans, lamps.
  • Vintage white goods if they are electric.
  • Vintage electric and mechanical toys - eg model railways.
This is not an exhaustive list by many means and will almost certainly be updated in due course.

Remember that for quite a few of these things there will be forums or website that are specific and might be a better approach than posting a thread on here, so worth a Google first.
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