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Originally Posted by Junk Box Nick
Anyone remember JR Hartley of Bridgnorth?
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I never visited the shop or met John Hartley, who is sadly no longer with us, but a mutual friend introduced me to his widow a few years ago and I was able to buy a few sets, items of test gear and components from her.
After he closed down the shop, he moved the remaining stock into the loft of his house, set up a tiny workshop and carried on making small batches of (modern) electronic items for various customers. The last time I visited, the loft and garage plus much of the house was still, quite literally, full of stuff, and there were also several very large radiograms and nicely restored radios which Mrs Hartley couldn't bring herself to part with.
He was clearly a skilled man and I have his beautifully home-built multi-purpose HT + LT power supply on my test bench in regular use. He also repaired Avometers. I think he held an amateur radio licence but I don't know the callsign. Apparently he was quite a character. Aren't we all?