Re: Does anyone remember?
Re: Does anyone remember?
Yes!!..I do remember the vacuum tubes with the cylindrical container that contained messages, accounts and other paperwork that would fit when I wasa little kid They used them in the big department stores. THey were about 9 inches long and about 2 inches wide and had a soft pad at each end. You could close the tube at the receiver's end so it would stop at their station. Only one capsule could be in the network at one time. Saved people running up and down stairs. Early version of email ?Re: Does anyone remember?
I worked as a "Saturday boy" in a Millets store in the 1960's.Re: Does anyone remember?
I remember the cash tube system in shops, but also years ago I worked in a company that sent tubes to another floor and when my floor ran out one of us would call on the intercom ‘tubes please’. Found that fascinating but also wondered if that was preferable to going up and down stairs to pass documents on?!Re: Does anyone remember?
I'm sure our Tesco's still used those up until a few years ago (SE). I thought it was an excellent way of moving money out of the till and therefore reducing any chance of theft.Re: Does anyone remember?
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