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Originally Posted by Nickthedentist
Don't forget Radioelectric Services in the Village, John! Where exactly were Maxwells, by the way? N.
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Radio Electric were a very posh shop in the centre of the 'village'. No Jeans, Plimsoles, Teddy Boy haircuts or Davy Crockett hats were allowed to cross the threshold. They stopped short of spraying you with 'FLIT' when you entered the shop.
Maxwells on the other hand were very smart. They had a shop walker to greet you in Wimbledon and thick pile carpets that the great unwashed had never experienced. It had an unwelcome feel to the ordinary man in the street and the customer base was certainly from the Parkside area of Wimbledon Common. Their shop was between the library and the start of Wimbledon Hill. They had branches at Kingston-Upon-Thames and Ealing. I have a record carrier bag from Maxwells advertising the HMV 900 pre war TV.
John.