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Old 18th Aug 2005, 1:30 pm   #47
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Default Re: Vintage radio safety

Indeed I too have been reading through a newly aquired set of Which? magazines from this period - and they do make quite horrifying reading.

It seems no type or class of product was exempt from truely dreadful safety blunders - washing machines whose panels become live if they get wet, live case screws on record players, no flex grip on vacuum cleaners, electric blankets that can set themselves on fire, new cars with brake parts not fitted - the list goes on and on. It's not just cheapo fly by night companies that were responsible - some very well known and respected makes who should have known better come out pretty badly too! (take a bow Philips)

The idea that old equipment was safer just doesn't add up to me. Better built and longer lasting I can accept!

As ppppenguin says these old magazines are a great resource for vintage reviews - and bring the memories flooding back of old cars and equipment. Well worth looking out for at boot sales etc.
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