Could not have put it better myself

Aha - just about say many machines of this age played on 1/2d ....... but read your post again !

Just seen this on eBay, an early Retreeva (No 105) but with a green baize backcloth, never seen a Bryans with baize before only leatherette type material on their Retreevas and Payramids, assume it is a replacement, unless W Bryan experimented with the material in the early days, looks to be worn a...

I always find that Plus Gas is better than the ubiquitous WD40 for freeing seized bolts and nuts Been using Plus Gas for a long time and find it much better than WD40 for penetrating stubborn nuts/bolts etc. owing to its really low viscosity. Had this can for quite a few years - they may have chang...

until the nephew from Coventry turned up during the Summer holidays to put it all straight Spent many a week in the summer hols at Paignton BP back in the 1950s/60s, I was probably the snotty nosed lad in short trousers banging the machine whilst you were desperately trying to fix them in the back ...

Not sure about the amusement industry Brian, but at the time I had a part-time job in a grocery shop (if you have seen Open All Hours then this corner shop could easily have been the basis for the programme!) and it was a nightmare converting/changing prices of products into decimal equivalent. I w...

Ok found one

I do love this jingoism I know its the union flag but could not find a St George emoji - any got one

brigham wrote:I don't know how we survived as a nation

Because we are 'British' ........ I always refer to my-self as 'English'