Vintage postbag, November 1995
The Magneto Scare Sir, Re the pre-W WI magneto situation, when I entered the auto-electrical industry in 1940 I was puzzled by the obvious similarity between the different makes of…
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. . . Sir, I enclose herewith a cutting from the Ipswich Evening Star advertisement columns. Being myself a Singer owner, I have had remarks passed from time to time about the similarity of running noises between my car and the famous marque of sewing Machine, but have never seen it in Orbit before ! The advertisement reads :
“Drophead 4.door Singer Treadle Sewing Machine; good condition…….. I am Yours, etc.,
Ipswich. Rieman) J. Sou. • * *