Mr G. A. Moxley – Gents Outfitters Abertillery. Mr George Alfred Moxley was born in 1887 at Blaina, Monmouthshire. His parents were Mr John Moxley a coal miner born in 1844 at Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Moxley nee Parfitt born in 1846 at Clutton, Somerset. The family originally lived at Abertillery Road, Blaina before relocating to …

Gwent versus New Zealand All Blacks. The Welfare Sports Ground Ebbw Vale. Date Tuesday 28th November 1972. Forty page rugby programme by the Monmouthshire County Rugby Football Club. An official programme original price ten-pence.  I have tried to decipher most of the players signatures on the cover – Alun Pask; S. G. Skudder (Waikato); Glyn Turner (Ebbw Vale); Arthur Lewis; …

A Side……. Nightrider B Side……. Daybreaker Label/No……. Jet 769 Pressed in ……. United Kingdom Notes……. UK Juke-Box issue.

A Side……. Strange Magic B Side……. Showdown (Live) Label/No……. Jet 779 Pressed in ……. United Kingdom Notes……. UK Juke-Box issue.

A Side……. Evil Woman B Side……. 10538 Overture (Live) Label/No……. Jet 764 Pressed in ……. United Kingdom Notes……. UK Juke-Box issue.

A Side……. Last Train To London B Side……. Down Home Town Label/No……. CBS SSC-5056 Pressed in ……. South Africa Notes…….

A Side……. Shine A Little Love B Side……. Jungle Label/No……. CBS SSC-1863 Pressed in ……. South Africa Notes……. This is the only known South African single record by the Electric Light Orchestra to have a picture cover. The CBS logo and number of the record is on the back cover (top right) and the word Interpak is printed (bottom right). …

A Ringrose Firedamp Alarm. This Ringrose Firedamp Alarm was made by I.G.D. Ltd the International Gas Detectors Limited of Leeds, England. Made from aluminium, glass, iron and brass. Size 10″ x 4″ x 4″ inches. Dated to the 1960’s 1970’s?   These aluminium Ringrose Firedamp Alarms were later produced with a metal casing and also a plastic casing, the plastic …

Remploy. Remploy was established in 1945 under the terms of the Disabled Persons Act of 1944, it is an organisation owned by the Department of Works and Pensions in the United Kingdom and provides employment and employment placement services for disabled people. Abertillery Remploy. On Friday 21st of September 1945, the South Wales Gazette reported – The first meeting of …

The Electric Light Orchestra 1974. Concert photograph. December 1974. Original image. Size 8″ x 10″. Typed onto the front of the image is the following – Rolling Stone Profile…. December 7th, 8th 1974. Rock’s first star cellist Hugh McDowall, Mike Edwards (in a top hat) and Mik Kaminski. Mid tune at the Cow Palace.  Not long after this image was …