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Vintage Technology: History of Vintage Technology and Home Entertainment in the UK
In order to get a better understanding of Vintage Technology you should learn something about the history behind the industries, homes, government and people involved in home entertainment and technology. To this end you will find numerous articles on a wide variety of subjects delivered in bite-sized lumps so as not to bore you to death. Don't forget that the section Ultra on this site explores the history of individual organizations. Bric-a-brac, Domestic and "Hit or Miss" contains historical information about particular artefacts.
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There are four types of articles; |
| Archive: | Direct copies of previously published material copied here due to their importance (see copyright notice in Author page) | |
| Research: | Combines excerpts from material with interpretation and associated information | |
| Original: | Pure research or even perhaps speculation | |
| Listings: | Tables of data pulled from multiple sources gathered together in one place for analysis of trends |
| Title | Type | Comment | |
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History of the Welsh or South Wales area in the UK | ||
| Retailers in Abergavenny and Newport | Archive | A lovely snap-shot of a retailers life from 1953. | |
| TV comes to South Wales | Archive | Details from the Dealer's Conference as the major TV transmissions start from Wenvoe in August 15 1952 | |
| Wenvoe History | Archive | Information about this major transmitting site in South Wales. | |
| ECA & S. Wales EB Conference | Archive | A snapshot when two organisation got together for a day in Dec 1951 | |
| Vintage Technology in South Wales 1950-1962 | Research | Vintage Technology anecdotes "The Wireless and Electrical Trader" | |
| Radio and TV Licence Count in Wales | List | The change from radio to TV as the main form of entertainment. | |
| First Count of Shops in Wales | List | From the Board of Trade 1950 census - the number of shops in Wales. | |
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History of the Technology in the UK |
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| Wage Rates for Engineers | Archive | Information from the Joint Standing Committee of 1951. | |
| Decca Issue the LP | Archive | Article announcing the new 33 1/3 rpm LP records of 1951 | |
| First International TV Hook-up | Archive | Details of the Franco-British TV hook-up in July 1952 | |
| First British Portable Transistor Radio | Archive | The Pam Model 710 from 1956 - the very first British transistor radio | |
