Hi There

Anyone in the forum work for Music Hire in Gibralter Street around 1969-1971.

I was in the workshop until moved to the London workshop in the Summer of 1971.

Maurice

I was there around that time Maurice. Can remember some some of the characters but not by name. Perhaps you ould jog my memory? They employed women for cash collection with specially fitted cash boxes in their cars. I had an interesting time as a field service "engineer". Met some real characters whilst servicing the pubs. Some of them were addicted to the machines I'm sure.

Hi Buster

Like you most of the names have long gone but I can remember Bud Mawsom (spelling?) who was the manager of the depot. He did not like to wear a jacket and was eventually sacked for not wearing one.

The building was an old pub (Greyhound?) and there were 4 or 5 of us who did the fruit machines/pin tables and Barry who did the Juke Boxes in another room.

I cannot remember our supervisors name but I think he moved to Rhodesia or South Africa in 1972.

Yes I remember the girl collectors as we sometimes went out with them if a lock was jammed or there was a dispute over the meters.

The field service guys we knew of course but they spent little time in the office during the day and of course you worked until closing time which we did not.

Do you remember in 1970 we suddenly got 3 pay rises within a month but were never told why, we all thought is was to do with the gaming licence MHG had to have to operate the fruit machines?.

In 1971 the firm cut back the workshop staff in Sheffield and I was offered the choice by head office (in Leeds) of moving to London or being made redundant. And was given 5 minutes to decide.

I ended up in London!. Never to return to live in Sheffield.

I stayed with Music Hire until 1975 and then went to work on aircraft electronics.