Accumulating stuff - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

stephanie · 7th Feb 2006, 8:56 pm

Split from this thread https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ead.php?t=7131 by Paul Stenning

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Originally Posted by JoshWard

Careful Stephanie. I may end up with this. Anyway, Richard at Past Times Radio says he has a spare cabinet for £12.

So....did you end up with it?

JoshWard · 8th Feb 2006, 7:21 pm

Nope, ran out of space!

stephanie · 8th Feb 2006, 8:53 pm

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Originally Posted by JoshWard

Nope, ran out of space!

Bah! No such thing as "no space", boy.

Always room for one more radio!

Paul Stenning · 8th Feb 2006, 9:02 pm

Stephanie, that's wasn't very lady-like!

Josh mentioned to me in a PM that he has nearly 70 sets in one room.....

stephanie · 8th Feb 2006, 9:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Paul Stenning

Stephanie, that's wasn't very lady-like!

Josh mentioned to me in a PM that he has nearly 70 sets in one room.....

That's actually not all that strange. I think I had about that many by the time I moved out of me mum's. Of course they were mostly compact 4-tube + rectifier AC/DC table radios and their sorry-state brethren...along with two hi-fi stereo amp/radio sets and three black & white 13" TV sets.

P.S.: Edited my previous post. I didn't know that word was quite that foul (thinking instead it was a milder version of...well you know).

Steve_P · 8th Feb 2006, 9:22 pm

Maybe not lady like but dead right. There is always room for radios and TV sets here.

Meet my wife she's trained to accept that. I've got 11 TV sets in the bedroom and ... well I can't count the radios!

Cheers,

Steve P.

Sam · 8th Feb 2006, 10:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Paul Stenning

Josh mentioned to me in a PM that he has nearly 70 sets in one room.....

He he. Next time mum and dad have a bit of a dig about the c

p in my room I will have to point that out. My 20-ish radios, a radiogram, a Black-Box, the AVOs, a couple of hundred glass-bottles, and the rest of it all crammed into my bedroom doesn't sound so much now!

I have been at this accumulating stuff lark longer than Josh too!

Sam

Darren-UK · 8th Feb 2006, 11:56 pm

Reading about Josh and his 70 sets in one room, I just done a count and in one room alone I have :-

38 radios.
3 record players.
14 telephones.
36 clocks (discounting modern ones).
Numerous other items irrelevant to these forums including paraffin/pressure lamps.

It would thus seem I'm relatively uncluttered

Duke_Nukem · 9th Feb 2006, 9:28 am

Amateurs !

I've got 7 tellies just in the kitchen alone. It wouldn't be so bad except 5 of them are consoles

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephanie

Bah! No such thing as "no space", boy.

Always room for one more radio!

Wrong

TTFN,
Jon

Mike Phelan · 9th Feb 2006, 12:24 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren-uk

Reading about Josh and his 70 sets in one room, I just done a count and in one room alone I have :-

38 radios.
3 record players.
14 telephones.
36 clocks (discounting modern ones).
Numerous other items irrelevant to these forums including paraffin/pressure lamps.

It would thus seem I'm relatively uncluttered

Funny how people here collect the same things!
My radios, clocks and test equipment are scattered all over the house - some in use, others not, and the pressure lanterns and stoves are mainly in the garage.

JoshWard · 9th Feb 2006, 5:29 pm

I will find more room. Do I really need a bed?

ppppenguin · 9th Feb 2006, 5:39 pm

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Originally Posted by JoshWard

I will find more room. Do I really need a bed?

Build a frame to raise the bed a few feet. Then you've got lots of lovely space underneath

stephanie · 9th Feb 2006, 5:49 pm

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Originally Posted by JoshWard

I will find more room. Do I really need a bed?

Get rid of the bed-frame and the slats.

Make a platform out of some radios. Toss the mattress over it. Presto. Instant bed. You're 12, you're probably a skinny twig....so it won't be much weight for the radios to support.

JoshWard · 10th Feb 2006, 10:34 am

Good idea. I can stick that massive Pye Fenman 2 under there!

high_vacuum_house · 19th Feb 2006, 10:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Duke_Nukem

Amateurs !

I've got 7 tellies just in the kitchen alone. It wouldn't be so bad except 5 of them are consoles

Hello there,
I currently have 2 complete automatic train control system cabinets in the kitchen (from diesel locos) plus the cabside skin from class 37 37797 and class 45 45 073 next to the bathroom door (next to the Tek 545A oscilloscope!) plus 4 David and Metcalfe brake control valve assemblies under the bed.

There are 3 T-vettes in the bedroom, a Pye VT4 on the sofa A Pye B18T on another seat, A marconiphone console tv in front of the fire with a TV22 sitting on top. 2 Ekco TMB 272's also in the bedroom a pye LV20 sitting on top of an immoveable Airmec signal genetator...............

Christopher Capener

Courtney Louise · 19th Feb 2006, 11:03 pm

OK Not quite as bad but...

Massive Wurlitzer 1937 Jukebox in the living room complete with a 1d one arm bandit and a tabletop space invader, Columbia Grafonola Wind Up Gram. My 17" pye RTL TV and 6 radios in the Kitchen along with various pintable spares. 3 pinball machines in the garage with 7 more old woodies and stuff to get fixed along with my hoard of old phones (23 at last count) and collection of ex BT test equipment. In My daughters room I have My old Amplion, Defiant, Black Box, Black Box Super and 6 more phones and a CD jukebox, In My bedroom I have a Pinball Machine, 2 DAC90's, McMichael 132, Osram New Music Magent 4 and a horn speaker, and 9 Tranny's and 2 reel to reels and another cd jukebox.

Computer room and workbench......Lets not go there...

Andi

8th Feb 2006, 7:21 pm	#2
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: A Bush something (!) for spares Nope, ran out of space!

8th Feb 2006, 9:02 pm	#4
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: A Bush something (!) for spares Stephanie, that's wasn't very lady-like! Josh mentioned to me in a PM that he has nearly 70 sets in one room..... __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

8th Feb 2006, 9:22 pm	#6
Steve_P Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 6,644	Re: A Bush something (!) for spares Maybe not lady like but dead right. There is always room for radios and TV sets here. Meet my wife she's trained to accept that. I've got 11 TV sets in the bedroom and ... well I can't count the radios! Cheers, Steve P. __________________ If we've always had it, why is the Car Boot open? You're not sneaking another Old TV in are you...?

8th Feb 2006, 11:56 pm	#8
Darren-UK Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 4,061	Re: Accumulating stuff Reading about Josh and his 70 sets in one room, I just done a count and in one room alone I have :- 38 radios. 3 record players. 14 telephones. 36 clocks (discounting modern ones). Numerous other items irrelevant to these forums including paraffin/pressure lamps. It would thus seem I'm relatively uncluttered

9th Feb 2006, 5:29 pm	#11
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Accumulating stuff I will find more room. Do I really need a bed?

10th Feb 2006, 10:34 am	#14
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Accumulating stuff Good idea. I can stick that massive Pye Fenman 2 under there!

19th Feb 2006, 11:03 pm	#16
Courtney Louise Octode Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Welshpool, Powys, Wales Posts: 1,327	Re: Accumulating stuff OK Not quite as bad but... Massive Wurlitzer 1937 Jukebox in the living room complete with a 1d one arm bandit and a tabletop space invader, Columbia Grafonola Wind Up Gram. My 17" pye RTL TV and 6 radios in the Kitchen along with various pintable spares. 3 pinball machines in the garage with 7 more old woodies and stuff to get fixed along with my hoard of old phones (23 at last count) and collection of ex BT test equipment. In My daughters room I have My old Amplion, Defiant, Black Box, Black Box Super and 6 more phones and a CD jukebox, In My bedroom I have a Pinball Machine, 2 DAC90's, McMichael 132, Osram New Music Magent 4 and a horn speaker, and 9 Tranny's and 2 reel to reels and another cd jukebox. Computer room and workbench......Lets not go there... Andi __________________ *33, 45, 78, around and around they go...* Last edited by Courtney Louise; 19th Feb 2006 at 11:06 pm. Reason: Spelling