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talbot
United Kingdom
718 Posts |
 Posted - 06/07/2013 : 13:00:06
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I have just been sorting through a history file for my MG TF and thought some of you would be interested in the attached receipt. I have many others including one for £2 for a cam shaft and bearings and £15-5s-6d for two new carburettors and £7 for a new radiator.
Cheers
Jan T
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Colin McLachlan
United Kingdom
990 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2013 : 15:40:38
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These were the days when you could go out with a half crown in your pocket, take your bird to the flicks, buy her a fish supper, get the tram home, and still have enough left for a packet of Woodbine ;-)!
Colin
PA 0613
MG3242
Register No. 2591 |
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graham holdsworth
United Kingdom
424 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 07:24:33
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But... As an engineering apprentice in 1969 I earned £5-7-6d a week !
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 07:35:51
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Cor....your company was stingy...I earned £7 a week, gave my mum £5 for my keep and lived on £2 ...and I maintained my own bicycle !
Chris ( J2353 )
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bahnisch
Australia
674 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 02:04:38
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| Ha! Those were the days, alright! As an Australian, I worked at the Sheffield Victoria Station in 1961/2 as a porter and earned 8 quid a week while my wife worked in an office (Burnet and Hallamshire, fuel merchants) and got over 12 quid! |
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dade
United Kingdom
513 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 08:59:39
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Just noticed the Invoice heading under your quoted one.
Thomson Motor Spares, Kingston Road.
This was the source of all knowledge for me!
National Service Sapper 28 shillings a week!!
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John James
United Kingdom
963 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 17:31:33
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Bjorn-Eric Lindh from Sweden very kindly sent me his file of correspondence with Bill Thomson. It consists of around 100 letters and replies dating from February 1963. It's priceless!
Here is one of the earliest of letters from Bill, who was a real gentleman and straight as a dye. The reference to EFTA (European Free Trade Association) dates from the good old days when we traded with Europe and had not become enmeshed with the EU 'gravy train' .............
but that's another story!
JOHN JAMES J3656, PB0722, TC0750. |
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MIKEB
United Kingdom
76 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 21:25:19
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| I well remember dealing with Thomsons of Wimbledon. I seem to remember Bill had hands crippled with arthritis but still turning out parts. In 1972, well after decimilisation in the UK, he was still dealing in pounds shillings and pence! Good on him. |
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