The Valve Page

October 21, 2005 5:38 AM

The Valve Page Featuring exceedingly old radios, televisions, and other old electronics from the UK.
posted by Mwongozi (9 comments total)

Tube?
posted by fixedgear at 6:12 AM on October 21, 2005

Yeah, tubes are called valves in the UK.
posted by the cuban at 6:29 AM on October 21, 2005

No wonder British plumbing is so terrible!
posted by Goofyy at 6:45 AM on October 21, 2005

Yeah, thanks the cuban, I knew that. Lifts are called elevators, no?
posted by fixedgear at 6:46 AM on October 21, 2005

...and erasers are called rubbers.

arf.
posted by the cuban at 7:08 AM on October 21, 2005

If nothing rhymes with valve, what do you call the "boob tube"?
OK. Let's get this over with.
Thanks for the post, Mwongozi.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:59 AM on October 21, 2005

Thanks for this. I actually watched the Murphy V50. The page isn't quite complete without that unmistakable odour as valves warm up and gently cook the house dust.

Mmmm .... cooked dust.
posted by grahamwell at 2:03 PM on October 21, 2005

Thanks for pointing me to this site, Mwongozi. I was particularly interested to see the Murphy A26, as my grandfather was the engineer who designed it.
posted by verstegan at 2:55 PM on October 21, 2005

very cool.
posted by 3.2.3 at 7:28 PM on October 21, 2005