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“Wilton”, Salisbury: half man, half wasp
“Wilton Alarm Services” burglar alarm, Salisbury • Possibly inspired by Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, what we have here is a creature half human, half insect, and all bonkers. Its nether regions are...
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“Wessex Alarms”, Salisbury: an owl from Hardy country
“Wessex Alarms” burglar alarm, Salisbury • Wessex is the historical stomping ground of the West Saxons, a place name which long predates the invention of burglar alarms, if not owls. But although it is...
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“Octagon”, Marlborough: one-sided
“Octagon” burglar alarm, Marlborough • An abstract octagonal eye for a company called Octagon, in a circular sounder. I bet they’d have liked an octagonal one, but to my knowledge such things don’t...
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“ASE”, Marlborough: half-arsed
“ASE” burglar alarm, Marlborough • It nearly says arse, haw haw. • Spotted: Town centre, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8, England, 2007 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Devizes
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“TH White”, Marlborough: vintage brand
“TH White” burglar alarm, Marlborough • In lieu of a white Christmas, here’s a White burglar alarm. It bears a classic monogram of the kind popular in the 1920s or even earlier, and the name T.H White...
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AE, Marlborough: protected
“AE” burglar alarm, Marlborough • I’m assuming this is a triangular monogram saying AE, which would be a clever piece of typography. Alternately it could represent a 3D letter “A” with stripey sides....
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Moore Secure, Salisbury: rhyming
“Moore Secure” burglar alarm, Salisbury • A burglar alarm that rhymes! That’s just completely brilliant. And with a triangle, too. • Spotted: Town centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1, England, 2007 •...
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