Author: Julia Grant

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Music

AMI H 200 – reconditioned 1957 vinyl jukebox

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For many of us vinyl collectors, the idea of a vinyl jukebox in the corner of a room seems very appealing. You can buy them online – but at a price.

The 1957 AMI H 200 is fully restored to its original glory. Top of the range, it plays 200 selections (100x 45rpm singles) and just as importantly, it oozes style. The downside? The £9,900 price tag.

If that’s a bit rich, The Games Room Company has a range of reconditioned jukeboxes available, with prices starting from around £750.

Find out more at  The Games Room Company website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Paperchase retro address books

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If you don’t go in for keeping your personal contacts on your phone and PC, preferring instead to do it the old-fashioned way, you might be interested in these Paperchase retro address books.

Available instore or online via Amazon, the books offer plenty of room to keep the address details of friends or associates, along with some nice retro packaging – the glamorous vintage lady or the 60s new-build housing estate (which we actually prefer in truth).

Available now, yours for £5.75 each.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Categories / Theatre

A Model Girl at the Greenwich Theatre, London

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There’s an interesting new theatrical production over at the Greenwich Theatre in London – A Model Girl –  which dramatises the events of the Profumo affair in the early sixties.

It’s actually a musical, featuring new songs in the tradition of jazz, ska and beat of the era. The storyline tells the tale of how a beautiful girl comes to London, turns the heads of the rich and famous and ends up in the bed of a Minister, in the arms of a Russian spy and at the heart of the downfall of the Government.

The production, written by Richard Alexander and Marek Rymaszewski and directed by Ruth Carney, runs from Tuesday 30th February to Saturday 24th February. See the website for booking details.

Find out more at A Model Girl website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Holden Designs retro pet feeders

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Sometimes it’s hard to find every household items to fit in with your designer pieces. But if you look hard enough, they are out there – an example of which are these Holden Designs retro pet feeders.

Ideal items to fit in with your classic Scandinavian sideboard or your 70s coffee table, they feature a cherry or walnut hardwood base (water resistant) and two stainless steel bowls.

Priced between $98 and $145 (around £50 to £75) – so maybe for pampered pooches only.

Find out more at the Design Public website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Punky Pins LP and cassette necklaces

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Pining for the old music formats? You can keep them close by with these LP and cassette necklaces from Punky Pins.

Like the company’s whole range, we’re talking novelty gifts rather than high-end jewellery. The LP necklace measures about 1.5 inches on an 18-inch silver plated ball chain. The cassette necklace features a white enamel tape with small rhinestone detail on a 16-inch  silver plated chain.

The cassette necklace retails for £5 and the LP necklace for £5.50.

Find out more at the Punky Pins website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Red Herring 60s-style winter coats

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We’re still deep in the middle of winter – and if you’re still not properly equipped for the conditions, check out these Red Herring 60s-style coats, spotted in Debenhams,

The first featured here is a lime green 3-button coat, with two open front pockets and 70% wool content. It retails for £70. The dark olive dolly coat (centre) is a fitted coat, with large buttons and open pockets, plus the 70% wool content. It’s in the sale now for £49.

Finally there’s the mustard dolly coat, double breasted, with button detail to cuffs and again, 70% wool content. It’s also in the sale for £49.

Find out more at the Debenhams website