Ah yes, the mercury arc rectifier - great coffee!
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Great illustrations Ian - I love those '50s and '60s books and mags.
And it did influence lawnmowers - the streamlined Atom Mofasts come to mind ...

But electricity - and electronics - would be man's servants:-

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I think this may have been MOD Gadge's dream Christmas present:-
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