{"id":144445,"date":"2024-05-19T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-very-hard-to-get-spare-parts-london-museum-retires-treasure-trove-gallery-of-household-gadgets\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T21:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:11:27","slug":"its-very-hard-to-get-spare-parts-london-museum-retires-treasure-trove-gallery-of-household-gadgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-very-hard-to-get-spare-parts-london-museum-retires-treasure-trove-gallery-of-household-gadgets\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s very hard to get spare parts\u2019: London museum \u2018retires\u2019 treasure-trove gallery of household gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nScience Museum\u2019s Secret Life of the Home collection, including tea-making machines, early microwave cookers, gramophones and the first flushing toilets will close on 2 JuneThey changed our parents\u2019 and grandparents\u2019 lives by using technology to tackle the curse of household drudgery. Thanks to the vacuum cleaner, fridge, washing machine and microwave, the lives of householders were transformed in a few generations.But now the UK\u2019s principal museum collection of domestic devices \u2013 from horse-drawn vacuum cleaners to pop-up toasters \u2013 is set to close. On 2 June, London\u2019s Science Museum will permanently shut its gallery Secret Life of the Home, a 29-year-old treasure trove of household gadgets that range from early microwaves to the first flushing toilets. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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