SloopJohnB 329 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Not quite... but what a treasure mine. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grantmc 59 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Lovely video and really interesting. Thanks for posting, much appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim s 34 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Quite neat how business/service used to be... I'm not sure if its still the same but in the early 80's i went into E Hayes in invercargill with a shopping list as far fetched as you could imagine, and part way through it we got to the 35 thou annealed copper sheet to which the shopkeeper frowned and said follow me and below ground level was an aladdins cave of hardware and amongst it was every different thickness of annealed copper you could ever need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Sterlings in Devonport was a bit like that in the 70s,tea cups to ammunition to antifoul Went for a wonder through Read Bros in thames at Christmas yep same sort of deal,funny what you find tucked away on shelves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Many many moons ago used to be a hardware store on Broadway New Market that had ladders on rails to reach the stock if it wasn’t so long ago and my memory corroded by the passage of time I would tell you the name. As a young chippie used to shop here for hardware and supplies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 365 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Priscilla II said: Many many moons ago used to be a hardware store on Broadway New Market that had ladders on rails to reach the stock if it wasn’t so long ago and my memory corroded by the passage of time I would tell you the name. As a young chippie used to shop here for hardware and supplies. I remember the Broadway shop well - it was more or less opposite Teed St near the Remuera Rd intersection, likewise cannot remember its name There was also a good timber supplier by the Orakei Railway station Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, marinheiro said: I remember the Broadway shop well - it was more or less opposite Teed St near the Remuera Rd intersection, likewise cannot remember its name Was it Impeys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 sure most of you have seen it but even if 1 hasn't it's worth reposting the 2 ronnies "four candles" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTM9iM1eVw&ab_channel=BillJames Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 That is one of the cleverest and funniest sketches they ever did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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erice 732 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 can't resist posting this OLD dyslexic classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leyLDaX2uns&ab_channel=45RPMRecordsForSale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 329 Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 The stock is not new but it is everywhere.... Guess where I was today? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 255 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, SloopJohnB said: The stock is not new but it is everywhere.... Guess where I was today? Vintage car club storage shed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The big T 45 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Smash Palace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abel Seaman 19 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Combination chandler and hardware store in Greece. They had everything you could imagine in a space the size of a living room. Your challenge, should you choose to accept is to find what you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 329 Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 23 hours ago, The big T said: Smash Palace? Horopito Vintage Car Museum Horopito Motors Horopito Car Wreckers and of course Smash Palace the scenes for Pork Pie and Hunt for the wilder people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Sneddon 0 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/09/2020 at 8:05 AM, Priscilla II said: Many many moons ago used to be a hardware store on Broadway New Market that had ladders on rails to reach the stock if it wasn’t so long ago and my memory corroded by the passage of time I would tell you the name. As a young chippie used to shop here for hardware and supplies. The store was Odlins Timber and Hardware. My late wife worked in the store office in 1962. Sadly the whole site was demolished and replaced with a car dealership. Its customer base was both for the public and the building trades which were very active at that time. Ross from Auckland NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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