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I came across this amusing however very dangerous set up in a old copy of Practical Mechanics Magazine, June 1937. Thank the Lord we now have modern Wiring Regulations in place. I am sure this is obvious, but please, don't try this at home!

Here is a few ad's and whats new articles from early electronics magazines I came across from around 1964 -65, the first couple are from Birmingham companies, Hornton's I remember well from their Navigation Street shop, also Fields had some marvelous curiosities in their shop window in Hurst...

Is anyone involved in Church administration or affairs? I came across this site offering free Church software that I thought I would pass on. (Don’t ask how I got to this site, I was looking for something completely different in fact). Looks good stuff though and I though it may be useful to...

I came across a nice link referring to Gibb Heath, Hockley, Soho, Winson Green. I thought I would pass it on. It contains a few excellent maps of area in 1810, 1895 and 1903 and a good account of Mathew Boulton’s Soho Manufactory. https://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-AllSaints.html

Whilst searching for something else I happened to drop on this great site that has some wonderful aerial photographs of Birmingham and the West Midlands, (other regions too). I thought I would pass this interesting link on to you, have a good search through this site, there are links to...

This little spell checking utility called Web Word may come in handy for users of this forum who like to check the spelling in their posts before posting and as there is no spell check facility on the forum may find this utility very useful. It is free to download and is free to use for more...

I thought some of you may like to see the attached wonderful picture. It is a photograph of my Grandfathers horse & cart taken outside his house in Reservoir Retreat, Ladywood. (Now classed as Edgbaston) His name was Joseph Harris and he ran a Coal merchants business. Before moving to Reservoir...

I came across the attached photo whilst looking for something else, I thought you would all find the following link regarding this picture interesting; www.thevalvepage.com/tvyears/articals/bham/press_show/press_show.htm Anybody know where Telegraph House was? I don't think it was linked to...