I remember those wire things when I was young and think I saw one at the
Welsh Folk Museum, St Fagans, near Cardiff. It's a fabulous day out for old
fogies and their grandchildren. The Museum of Welsh Life is located 4 miles
west of Cardiff City Centre, just off the A4232. Signposted from junction 33
of the M4 motorway, with direct access from the A4232.

Although there is plenty to see indoors it would be better to save it for
next year.

Admission: Free!

Have a look at the museum's website on: http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/mwl/


"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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Andy Hall writes:

Do they have one of those systems with wires across the ceiling with
little pots carrying the money to the cashier?

No -- there's too much merchandise hanging from the ceiling
for one of those to work.

I haven't seen one for years. When I was a kid, all the shoe shops
had them.

The V&A had a moch-up of a shop some years back, probably based
on 1920's, with a working one of these. Pull a cord, and the
cannister was pinged across the ceiling on a cable.
As a kid, I recall a number of the stores in Reading using
vacuum tubes with cylindrical canisters, which took your
money to the cashier, and returned the change. Modern versions
of these are still used in supermarkets and the like for carrying
excess cash back from the tills, but not for individual customer
transactions.

--
Andrew Gabriel