England's First Answering Machine

England's first telephone answering machine was built in 1956 by John Hilton of Southall, Middlesex. It was contained in a large wooden case which contained two Grundig reel to reel tape recorders that he then used for his electrical business.

oooo' it's a great and nice thing but it's very old 

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I wonder if the good ladies ever get to see your PC's fella's? Hmmn, I thought not....mine's a right old chatter box too!

No chance of her seeing this, but Sarah might tell her so I have to be umm, err diplomatic?

Yes Barbara; the local paper had come around and did a story/photo about it. I have a copy of the photo somewhere.

Another neighbor and friend also started a sideline for his two music shops; out back he started making guitar amplifiers and local groups such as The Who ( from Acton)  were interested as was Jimi Hendrix who stopped by too ( and got one of his staff as his drummer for his new band). The gentleman was Jim Marshall and the beginnings of Marshall guitar amplifiers with the cabinets being made in his shed in Southall.