wolf of the wispDec 12
Thunderbirds & Space: 1999 toys and collectables exhibition, Ladbroke Grove, now till 28/02 #ThunderbirdsAreGo #Space1999 #GerryAnderson #MuseumOfBrands https://museumofbrands.com/portfolio-item/thunderbirds-and-space-1999-a-celebration-of-sci-fi-toys-and-collectables-1596/
Thunderbirds and Space: 1999

A celebration of Sci-Fi toys and Collectables celebrating the works of Gerry Anderson.

Chris Sefton-HearnNov 13, 2024

A few years ago, I posted about trying to hunt down a #radio I had as a kid. It was a clamshell design, bright orange, and when you opened it, it had a mirror with the Top of the Pops logo printed on it and fairy lights. That post got zero traction, but I found it (nearly) during yesterday's visit to the #MuseumOfBrands

My sketch from 2021 (posted here https://cjhearn.co.uk/twitter/cjhearn/status/1423735632732381190/ ) vs the #Steepletone Disco Radio. Still no search results for it, even by name! #totp

Chris Hearn on Twitter (archived)

Hey Friday night #totp fans - help me out! As a kid ~late 80s, I had a TOTP radio. It was bright orange, chunky, rounded corners & flipped open to reveal a mirror with the TOTP logo and a few Christmas-type lights. I know it existed but can find no trace of it online. Any ideas?

Chris Sefton-HearnNov 12, 2024
What an amazing little gem the #MuseumOfBrands in Notting Hill is! It pushed all my history, nostalgia, and geekiness buttons walking through their Time Tunnel - go and check it out if you're in the area. Bonus point: the building used to be the London Lighthouse, a centre for people with HIV and AIDS, and the beautiful little memorial garden has been preserved.
Gill_the_MTNov 20, 2022
Yesterday, we visited the Museum of Brands in Ladbroke Grove. Fascinating to see material from the 1st referendum on membership of the then EC/ Common Market. My Mum had a “Yes” sticker in her Ford Anglia but I recall little else from that time.
Interesting to see Europhobic rhetoric changed little over 41 years.
Events seem to support Marj Proops’ view.
Also spotted a Brexit is Bonkers sticker on the District Line #MuseumOfBrands #BrexitIsBonkers