Absolutely! I think the paint luminous stuff was banned in the seventies for health reasons. The paint was great for marking stuff. Light switches were a prime target (but the best of ideas are not always loved by the man of three stripes!) All change nowadays, safer but not necessarily better. Kind regards, always, Jim.
There was an interwar scandal over watch dial painters succumbing to cancers. They were using radium paint and used to lick points onto their brushes.
My left leg in profile now bears a passing resemblance to a motorway map of Italy (in relief!) Even in Ron Hill trackie bottoms they are not a pleasant sight. Kind regards, always, Jim.
Not Carlsberg I'm afraid but a Pilsner from Cairo for the NAAFI - this particular one was downed in November 1941 by a RAMC lad who was captured at Tobruk but later repatriated
Not Tosh but a fact that such beverages were sourced from a reliable source by the military authorities.Precautions were necessary to protect the health of combatants and prevent a reduction in military capability. No different to an FFI and the reason to maintain health standards. I suppose now you are going to testify from personal experience that on your travels,you have sampled the water from the Sweet Water Canal.
Broadmoor Siren I heard these every morning growing up. A couple of times a loony escaped from Broadmoor, and kids were sent home in groups or waited to be picked up after school. I was walking home on one of these times with 2 other boys, when we saw a lady walking towards us. One of my mates said " Look! The nutter's put on big tits and is pretending to be a woman!" I said " that's my mum!"
The c The concern was less with the luminous bits showing up at night than the watch glass glinting in the sun in the day.You'll note that only the hands are painted on the watch in the photo and these would not show up at any great distance, however bright sunlight reflecting off a watch glass can cause a flash that can be spotted from a long way away. It should also be noted that, apart from the more expensive ones, wrist watches of the time were neither water resistant or shockproof and needed protecting from the rough conditions that soldiers might encounter
Yes.......you must also read my post # 45 which is relevant.The source was the NAFFI whose supplier would have been an authorised source for their supply chain and above all,sanctioned by the military authorities.
Sylvia Syms: Veteran British actress dies at 89 British actress Sylvia Syms, a star of stage and screen for six decades, has died at the age of 89. She shot to fame in the 1950s in Ice Cold in Alex, and was nominated for Bafta Awards for Woman in a Dressing Gown and No Trees in the Street. Later, she was in TV shows like Peak Practice and EastEnders, and in 1991 played the former prime minister in ITV's Thatcher: The Final Days. In 2006, she played the Queen Mother in The Queen opposite Dame Helen Mirren. Syms was born in London on 6 January 1934. At the age of five, she became one of thousands of children evacuated from London, moving first to Kent and then, in 1940, to Monmouthshire. She later recalled the trauma of being separated from her mother, who was to die of a brain tumour when Sylvia was just 12. ... In 1958, still contracted at £30 per week, she appeared in Ice Cold In Alex alongside John Mills, Anthony Quayle and Harry Andrews, all of whom were earning far more than her. It was not until 1960, when her co-star in The World of Suzie Wong, William Holden, discovered how little she was being paid and lobbied the studio, that her earnings increased.
Hello everyone! I watched ICIA again last night and I remembered the snatching of Otto's name tag from before. But I thought afterwards, what happened to his identity card? Would that not have his South African name on it? lol. Best, Steve
Love the film, interest due to my Dad serving in the 8th Army in North Africa. First saw it when I was about 18 and I couldn't believe how hot Sylvia Sims was !
