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Nice unusual one for you - Dunlop Tyres advert for the Railton Mobil Special Car above - 1951:-

Lovely moon from the back garden tonight:- For the next 2 nights the Moon and Jupiter will be close to each other in the evening sky - well worth a look as it is supposed to be clear for once!

Details on website https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/museum-collection-centre They have an open day in September (on Heritage Day) and are open on Fridays 12.30 - 14.30 - both need pre-booking. Friday tickets have to be purchased - open days have been free up to now - that may change in the...

Hi Stokkie - most of these are in the collections centre although they are scattered around a bit - silent at present but you never know for the future. I posted photos of some of them a few months back after the open day.

I believe virtually all of exhibits are in trust so cannot be easily sold off. Although our council would find a way to sell its own grandmother to cover the cost of its cock-ups......

Hi Lyn; think the new comprehensive school opened in 1968 (I started there 5 years later). Adjoining Infants and Junior Schools must have been there from earlier in the sixties as I started at the infants school in 1967.

Internet find on a postcard sellers website - these are original vintage B&W postcards from the old Newhall St Science Museum shop - hopefully most of the items here still exist either at Thinktank or the Collections Centre:- 1921 Indian Motorcycle and Sidecar 1958 Scott Motorcycle Tramcar...

And in Sutton Coldfield:-

No problem - I'll try to scan them in tonight

Charity shop find last weekend - 2 good condition Sutton Corporation handbooks for a quid each - the first from 1962-3:- And the second from 1965:- The Mayor's message in the 62-3 edition mentions the proposed swimming baths:- Whilst the 65 edition preface mentions the...

This is an excellent website Andy - I look forward to reading your posts!!

I think Joe Wheelers was a bookies.

Lovely early morning last quarter moon today:-

Following on from my previous post #98 in this thread, I have found my copy of the TV Century 21 Special produced for the first Thunderbirds feature film from 1966. You don't get this much joy for three and six these days!!! If anyone is interested I can scan the whole magazine in...

We have been using Tuckeys for a few years now - not the cheapest but you pay for quality. Their meat is superb, they will always find you a bone or two for the dogs, Mrs Tuckey will tell you how to cook it and Mr Tuckey (bless him!!!) will sell you anything!!! Well into his eighties now but...

And another - this time running top left to bottom right:-

Aerofilms aerial view of Barr St 1948 - runs bottom left to top right:-

Happy birthday Janet

I would happily settle for the Bentley Blower kit at that price!!!

Oh yes - a catalogue with REAL things in it!!! Joy!!! I've even found one of my old Praktica cameras! And Airfix kits!!! Look at the 1:12 Bentley Blower kit in item #5 - £3.95!!! Just re-issued by Airfix as a Vintage Classic kit for around £100. And the 1:24 Spitfire Superkit in item #11 -...