Technology
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At the same time electric light began to appear in shop windows, and when mother?s shop was lit with electricity it attracted all my pals every night and we soon had various versions of I spy and similar games. There was also the introduction of the crystal set radio with ear phones, and the mysteries of photography began to be unfolded through Phil the youngest of my uncles, a man about 12 years older than us who was fortunate enough to have been apprenticed in hydraulic engineering and had a very good job. We admired him, for he was a trend setter of his day. He showed us how to make match box crystal radios, how to make box cameras, how to develop films using bromide, and developing frames for sunlight developing, but most exciting was when he bought a Triumph motor cycle. As he learned all about the maintenance of the bike, so he told us all about it, and in turn we became enthusiasts. It was he who first told us about the T T Races on the Isle of Man, to which he used to go. He also toured France on his motorcycle; all the boys thought he was a millionaire and would flock around when they saw his bike outside the shop.
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