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Rapid Retro: electrical brands we hardly see anymore

Posted on 04/05/202604/05/2026

I came across a Hinari kettle whilst clearing out the loft. Hinari… whatever happened to them? Finding the Hinari Lifestyle kettle got me thinking about other brands that were once popular but we hardly see these days… Remember Awia? This was a solid brand – if you had a Awia hifi system, you had a […]

Rapid Retro: The Sunday Newspapers

Posted on 08/02/202608/02/2026

Rapid Retro: 80s fashion

Posted on 24/01/202624/01/2026

Retro Life: The Disappearance of High Street Banks

Posted on 07/12/202507/12/2025

Rapid Retro: the rise and fall of cigarette advertising

Posted on 20/09/202520/09/2025

Mr Frosty

Posted on 14/07/202507/12/2025

THE popular trio of Raleigh bikes: the Boxer, Grifter and Chopper. At least one of the Grandstand handheld electronic games. The Commodore 64 or the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. A Ford Fiesta XR2 or Ford Escort XR3i or Vauxhall Nova sports edition. A fine house in Forest Hill, SE London. Those are some of the things […]