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January / February 2025 Update

It’s been a busy couple of weeks updating some gaps in the 1920s database entries.  Something I noticed when building my aviation adverts database was the difficulty in sourcing original material (mostly magazines) from the 1920s, so recently acquiring a … Continue reading

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January 2025 Update

I’ve just updated the database with about 250 ads from the year 1935; until today this was quite a big hole in the records… I still have to find new material from the 1920s and look forward to updating this … Continue reading

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Dear Santa

It’s Christmas eve and I’m about to partake in some Christmas spirit, but before I go I’ll update the blog with progress on the database and compilations. I’ve just about finished ads for the years 1956 & 1957, and it’s … Continue reading

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November Update

This has been a busy three weeks processing new material from the Stafford Show plus some donations of early trade magazines from a biker friend of mine – thanks Brian! In fact I’ve managed to process and add another over … Continue reading

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October update news

I’ve just completed the first tranche of new updates. This set covers the years 1904 to 1947, with some 620 new records in the database. I’m particularly pleased with the pre 1909 entries as original literature for scanning is either … Continue reading

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Post WW2 Petrol Rationing

Immediately after the end of World War Two Britain was broke but victorious, and  looking forward to the end of petrol rationing in particular. Pending the re-establishment of international trade supply lines many food items, raw materials and commodities were … Continue reading

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