Hello!

[Sparks1962]

Hello All,

I'd like to introduce myself and to say I'm glad to have found this site, it's high time there was one like it!

I've been involved in the electrical industry since leaving school in 1978, though my interest in electrical matters goes much farther back than that.

I own and run a small contracting company and for many years have been hoarding redundant industrial and domestic installation items and fittings that we've removed in the course of our day to day work, I now have quite a collection stretching back to the '20s, with a few even earlier items.

I also have a large collection of textbooks from 1880 to the present day.

I Hope to find the time to post some pics of some of my collection and get involved in the Forum.

Regards to all

David

[Kevin Wood]

Welcome to EK, David, and we look forward to seeing those pictures.

Kevin

[Sparks1962]

Welcome to EK, David, and we look forward to seeing those pictures.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin,

I'll upload a few this evening.

[memette]

Crikey, I thought I was the only one who collects this stuff, when I worked for an electrician I used to take loads home. Now I just collect it when I see items at sales or in scrap-skips.
When I put my collection in storage a couple of years ago, I moved over 3/4 of a ton of switchgear, plugs etc. now I think my collection will come in around 1 1/2 tons of stuff.

Nice to know someone else is also saving these items from being lost forever. The switchboard you have is in nice condition, better than the one I own.
Please post more pictures of your collection if you are willing to.

Memette.

[Sparks1962]

Crikey, I thought I was the only one who collects this stuff, when I worked for an electrician I used to take loads home. Now I just collect it when I see items at sales or in scrap-skips.
When I put my collection in storage a couple of years ago, I moved over 3/4 of a ton of switchgear, plugs etc. now I think my collection will come in around 1 1/2 tons of stuff.

Nice to know someone else is also saving these items from being lost forever. The switchboard you have is in nice condition, better than the one I own.
Please post more pictures of your collection if you are willing to.

Memette.

Thanks Memette,

I will post more pics when time allows. Sounds like you have a huge collection, I've looked at some of your pics, very interesting. I'm really glad that people like us are saving some of our manufacturing heritage-this part of it has been neglected for many years, sadly it's to late for much of the early gear which went before our time.

Regards,

David