A throwback

Deep in our cottage in Holne we came across this item. We have not used one at our own home for near fifty years, although they used to pop up from time to in holiday homes. But a good long time since we had last come across such a thing; probably twenty years or more.

This one appeared to be fairly new and the all important wheel, visible in the black slot middle left if you click to enlarge, was turning in the direction indicated, so presumably the thing was connected up and active.

The suggestion top right was that the meter took one pound coins, presumably the sort just discontinued, and that there was a credit of around £15, a credit which did not appear to change during our stay, although I did not go to the length of actually taking readings. Given that we had bottled gas for both heating and cooking, one can only deduce that our modest amount of kettle work did not amount to much. Not to mention the even more modest amount of hoover work.