Many electricians had shops much later than that - I can remember several
in Aberdeen in the '50s. Selling batteries, torches, cable, plugs etc. As
well as taking the order for house wiring work.

There was retail price maintenance in those days, so no cheap supermarket
batteries. Or supermarkets, come to that. If was also fairly common for a
plumber/electrician shop, selling baths and basins etc as well as
electrical stuff. Had a relation who owned one.

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