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I believe the Baird colour system used for the Dominion Theatre demonstration in February 1938 was 120 line two colour.Attachment:Dominion 120 line.jpgHe went on to experiment with higher definiti...

The hours don't suit us very well but the museum has produced a video of the proceedings and it's well worth watching. Peter

Posted by: @peterscott @lloyd Yes, you can imagine the Germans saying "I don't remember a tree there" or "That tree looks very different" if they cut down an existing tree over night. I also wondered...

It would appear that the periscope was a German device. There is more about it here.

@lloyd Yes, you can imagine the Germans saying "I don't remember a tree there" or "That tree looks very different" if they cut down an existing tree over night. I also wondered how how well the perisc...

You are not alone Frank. It does seem a rather improbably contraption and perhaps not surprising that most people have no knowledge of it. Peter.

No takers? Well when I first saw it I couldn't think what was happening until I discovered that the Crystal Palace was home to the Imperial War Museum from WW1 until 1924 when it moved to Bedlam. The ...

I have added a little more to my website about BTL's premises at Crystal Palace and then just yesterday came across this photo showing the South Tower that they used for their aerials when testing the...

Thanks to those who purchased items from this thread. I found buyers for the items not sold there and have now donated £92.00 to the British Vintage Wireless & Television Museum. Peter