Re: how safe are our collections
Even in the 1950s the issue of radioactive dials was a 'hot' issue, plenty of WWII surplus stuff had its meters removed before it was sold down Edgware Road or Lisle Street.
They didn't seem so worried about ex-paratroopers' wristwatches many of which were just as dangerous.
There's a beach on the north coast of Scotland where surplus aircraft were dismantled/burned in the late 40s, they still occasionally find radioactive particles in the shingle.
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