nickc

In the late 1960s slot car racing was all the rage and I arranged to meet a friend in 'Pearson Bros model department - not the toy department' This was a small room up a set of stairs off the toy department presided over by Mick Skidmore and John Ellis. A treasure chest of bits and pieces for model trains and cars. Later on it was pipe smoking Reg West who was the expert on trains. A retired engineer with a second career in retail. But what a strange place to find in a department store!