need a job at our beloved modelcar factory ?

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misterpop wrote:I would love to know what other stuff they where making there.
As a diecasting company quite a lot of other stuff.
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Crap - you lot were all rich back then. My starting wage as a sparky apprentice was 1 .9.6 a week and I had to give the old lady a quid of that so left with 10 bob but still lived well back then so what happened ! Wages escalated in the 60's but commodities went up even more thats what.
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Anyone know what those other items where.I may start a collection of gas ring burners. :D
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misterpop wrote:Anyone know what those other items where.I may start a collection of gas ring burners. :D
:D I think they made left handed screwdrivers and glass hammers.
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...so who was it who made spirit level bubbles, I thought that was Lesney as well :oops:

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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:...so who was it who made spirit level bubbles, I thought that was Lesney as well :oops:

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You might be right, I think they also made buckets of steam and tartan paint.
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Don't forget the boxes of tolerances! :D
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Also don't forget the pipe stretchers, boxes of copper magnets, tins of elbow grease and the fog horn tuning keys.
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And the ladder for the skirting board.
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When Marcel comes back to his thread, he will wonder what on earth we are all on about... :D

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