Vintage electrical installation items - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Oldspark · 29th Dec 2021, 12:08 am

I am a retired electrical contractor with a large collection of old switches, sockets, fuse foxes, motor starters etc and many supplier catalogues dating back to the 1930s. I would like to make contact with anyone else on this forum with a similar interest. Thank you.

Lucien Nunes · 29th Dec 2021, 7:56 pm

Hello and welcome. I also collect electrical fittings and switchgear of all kinds, with a particular interest in theatre lighting controls and the equipment of cinemas.

Do you have a favourite era and/or manufacturer?

dglcomp · 29th Dec 2021, 9:27 pm

Theatre lighting controls are something I also find somewhat interesting, the Pavilion Theatre in Weymouth has their original Strand System PR controller on display.

https://www.theatrecrafts.com/bhc/eq...rand-system-pr
https://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/...hibits/?id=317

beamcurrent · 29th Dec 2021, 11:02 pm

Yes Hello and Welcome.

Like most Forum members we all have our areas of interest, Mine (our) is the restoration of a 1963 BBC Television Outside Broadcast Van. (Google MCR21)

We need to find a few items in the vintage electrical category. Two Ventaxia domestic fan speed controllers are high on the list! The part number may be LOTEL CF59V, and two are needed.

We are looking for the exact type to be historically correct.

Also sought, and harder to find, is the fan itself. These are military ones from the 1950s this one is a 240v AC. version, many were 24V DC ones.

On the catalogue front a period Ventaxia (1963) one would be good to add to the records.

There is a LONG list of wants at http://mcr21.org.uk/get-involved/wish-list/

Very best regards, Brian For the Broadcast Television Technology Trust

29th Dec 2021, 12:08 am	#1
Oldspark Diode Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK. Posts: 1	Vintage electrical installation items I am a retired electrical contractor with a large collection of old switches, sockets, fuse foxes, motor starters etc and many supplier catalogues dating back to the 1930s. I would like to make contact with anyone else on this forum with a similar interest. Thank you.

29th Dec 2021, 7:56 pm	#2
Lucien Nunes Rest in Peace Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London, UK. Posts: 2,508	Re: Vintage electrical installation items Hello and welcome. I also collect electrical fittings and switchgear of all kinds, with a particular interest in theatre lighting controls and the equipment of cinemas. Do you have a favourite era and/or manufacturer?

29th Dec 2021, 9:27 pm	#3
dglcomp Heptode Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Portland, Dorset, UK. Posts: 874	Re: Vintage electrical installation items Theatre lighting controls are something I also find somewhat interesting, the Pavilion Theatre in Weymouth has their original Strand System PR controller on display. https://www.theatrecrafts.com/bhc/eq...rand-system-pr https://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/...hibits/?id=317

29th Dec 2021, 11:02 pm	#4
beamcurrent Heptode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Camberley, Surrey, UK. Posts: 805	Re: Vintage electrical installation items Yes Hello and Welcome. Like most Forum members we all have our areas of interest, Mine (our) is the restoration of a 1963 BBC Television Outside Broadcast Van. (Google MCR21) We need to find a few items in the vintage electrical category. Two Ventaxia domestic fan speed controllers are high on the list! The part number may be LOTEL CF59V, and two are needed. We are looking for the exact type to be historically correct. Also sought, and harder to find, is the fan itself. These are military ones from the 1950s this one is a 240v AC. version, many were 24V DC ones. On the catalogue front a period Ventaxia (1963) one would be good to add to the records. There is a LONG list of wants at http://mcr21.org.uk/get-involved/wish-list/ Very best regards, Brian For the Broadcast Television Technology Trust Attached Thumbnails __________________ Regards Brian Visit the Virtual Broadcast TV Camera Museum