Simon Hawketts

I'm writing this post to let any regular readers of this blog about some changes that are about to be introduced.

I’m writing this post to let any regular readers of this blog about some changes that are about to be introduced. Since I’ve now retired from work and have more time to devote to my various hobbies, I’m going to merge several of the sites I currently run into one site which will be devoted to vintage technology, and run a blog site that covers the photography and other subjects that I blog…

The Decca TT33 is a traditional looking, desktop radio set made in 1960 with two band coverage and a large glass tuning scale.

This post covers my assessment of the Oxygen Builder for WordPress plugin, and how it helped me as a non-designer update the design of this site.

A few months ago I bought a copy of Oxygen Builder for use on my vintage camera blog, and it’s only over the last couple of weeks, during the Christmas period, that I’ve been able to get time to give it a go. This post covers my impressions on using it, specifically from the view point of a developer who isn’t a front end designer. I should say up front that I’m not connected with Oxygen and I…

The Ultra Transistor 101 medium and long wave radio set was made in about 1959 and can be used as both a desktop or a portable radio.

The Ferguson transistor 7 radio, made in about 1961, is a desktop model with 2 wavebands and features an output for connecting a tape recorder.

This HMV 1420, six transistor portable radio from about 1960, which covers both MW and LX, can also be used as a desktop model.

This article takes a look at a stylish and beautiful 8mm film projector from the 1950s, the Noris 8 Synchro Super