How old is this then fellas?

August 1973

 

I'd say early 70's

 

Me mom's place was rewired in 68 all the sockets are the same as those in the pic

 

Yeah. early 70s, but it's a Crabtree,so still perfectly servicable.

 

These were still being installed in the early 80s too.

 

They changed to new style around 1982

 

Funnily enough "nettle" were around at about the same time,they were made by GKN I believe,as well as being used in houses they were also used on the "Roverpoint" extension lead,which iirc was the first enclosed reel type extension lead,blue housing with orange cable.

 

I vaguely remember that Nettle stuff and Fats sockets - it all use to get chucked in the bin on rewires.

 

I pulled out some old 1970's Ashley stuff from one of my projects a couple of years back. Also there were some quick nice ceiling roses but I can't find the pics. All of it still in working order.

 

Also most of the cable was the stranded type, really nice quality, could really pull it about. Much better than the wafer thin rubbish you get these days. Weighed it all in eventually.

 

Those were the days...

 

a desgin classic (thankfully its only really mem and mk that gets my blood pumping to collect)

 

tho ashely and nettle are two that i can also have a soft spot for

 

Have you informed next of kin?

 

All these posts and nobody's noticed the major problem,lol.If the IP rating had been correct then that poor spider would not have died needlessly leaving it's wife and kids to fend for themselves.aaaawww.

 

thats no an ip rateing its and f.s.p.p. (fly and spider protection protacal) sorry for my bad spelling

 

No excuses,use the web.

 

maybe the spider should of used web maps and avoided its untimely death