Valves

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After the lightbulb find I was very pleased to find these valves.
They may have been radio valves?

Schiffli Machine

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A HUGE multi needle sewing machine that I have am lucky to be able to try this Wednesday.
It has just over 80 needles that stitch at the same time..
I had a test run recently and using it feels like driving a huge steam engine..it clonks and squeaks and thuds in a very satisfying way..at the touch of a button....

Fairy Segs

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A card of fairy Segs and another one of mixed Fairy Segs (although only two remaining).
Found on Brick Lane market in the early 1980's.

Tom Thumb Segs

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I have recently sent my entire collection of Blakeys (apart the jam jar full of old found ones) to Hasting Art Gallery.
I collected these years ago and they have been in a wooden cabinet packed away since we moved here.
Here are two packets of Tom Thumb segs..one fresh and unopened and the other well used.
Segs and blakeys were once more popular and were put on the bottom of shoes to pro-long the life of the sole.
(also good to make pretend tap shoes)

Back of Seg Packet

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Back of the packets.

Tyre Pressure Gauge

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Tyre Pressure Gauge (Detail)

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The end that pops out indicating the Pounds per square inch.
A very clever use of numbering which allows the numbers to be big even though the increments are small.

Tyre Pressure Valve (Close-up)

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The end you puch onto the air valve.

Close-up of Patent number

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The tyre Gauge is marked.
ROVER

LIST No 81
PAT No 418693
REGd DES No.793809

Very Odd Light Bulb

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I found this bulb on the Kwik Save boot sale.
The Lady just said it was very old and still worked, but it looks to scary to try.
It looks like it might get very hot.

Light Bulb

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View of the whole bulb.

Light Bulb

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Close up of a bulb.

Elastoplast Tin

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Inspired by Sylvies Chesterton thread seal tape ,I found this similar tin at Lady Heyes.It contained a Britsh Yard of Un-stretched plaster...which it says could stretch up to 2 yards when stretched.
Instructions say:
To REMOVE SPOOL FROM CYLINDER PRESS IN FROM EITHER END.
STORE IN A COOL PLACE
Made in England by
T.J.SMITH & NEPHEW Ltd
LONDON.HULL.MANCHESTER.GLASGOW

Elastoplast Tin

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There is still a little very stretchy and sticky plaster left.