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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Yes, a quick Google found Pye Electronics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_Ltd. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Dec 2019 9:24pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2314  
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My parents had a PYE tv when I was a kid! > 110 XS Double Cab
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3rd Dec 2019 6:12am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6113 
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That's neat. I love old signs like that.
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3rd Dec 2019 6:57am |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1036 
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These people might be interested and/or be able to provide more information:
http://www.pyemuseum.org/index.php |
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3rd Dec 2019 9:36am |
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| Snowy90 Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 482 
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Thats great would look awsome in the garage or mancave
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3rd Dec 2019 10:42am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3789
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Thanks all
I may try and see if I can get it going, not sure how I add a bulb even? I'm planning on a new garage build so may keep this to hang up  |
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3rd Dec 2019 11:56am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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I had a PYE car stereo ages ago. I believe Halfords used to sell them
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3rd Dec 2019 3:02pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5113 
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PYE was also heavily involved in early (pre-mobile phones) telecommunications under the brand PYE Telecom, a sort of two-way radio set up.
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3rd Dec 2019 3:24pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3539 
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My Father-in-Law worked for Pye in Haverhill, Suffolk, then in Cambridge.
He did work in Czechoslovakia (whilst it was still eastern block) and he would drive there from his home in Haverhill. It got swallowed up by Philips. Anyone of a certain age will remember Pye TV's, Radios and consumer electronics. They also did a range of two way radios for business. I think these were called PMR Radios. A lot of utilities companies used them to keep in touch with their field based engineers. A bit like CB, but it had a much wider range. |
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3rd Dec 2019 4:23pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908
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Great sign! Probably worth a couple of quid in the right place, the sort of thing Drew Pritchard would go for! James
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3rd Dec 2019 4:26pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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I remember PYE radios in my dads old electricity board vehicles. The older sets were blue and the coiled lead to the microphone was red and cloth covered. The newer sets were black and the microphone was a strangely angled affair with a big orange PTT button. Many happy hours spent in the old SSEB motors whether they were ser 111 109’s or Bedford TK’s.
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3rd Dec 2019 10:16pm |
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| m3vert Member Since: 15 Mar 2018 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 162 
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Yes as has been said they were a big Radio producer for two way communications, bought over by Phillips. We used their radios back in ICI in the 80's!
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4th Dec 2019 11:58am |
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