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D6130
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The first jukebox?
EYFanatic
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No... But somewhat close...ish
Peter Mugridge
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First record player / gramophone / whatever it was called then?
EYFanatic
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Nope... I've given enough clues for now, but its enough to say it involves music for now
xotGD
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First satellite dish to watch MTV?
EYFanatic
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No, but for its time it was technologically just as advanced in the 1800s
Peterthegreat
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First phone?
DaleCooper
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Electrically powered church organ.
EYFanatic
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No to both, but the answer is surprisingly sort of combining both answers... In a way
DaleCooper
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An intercom to hear church services outside or at home.
EYFanatic
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D6130
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Amplifier/loud speaker?
DaleCooper
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Birdsong
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D6130
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Harmonium?
EYFanatic
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Nope... Think more about something people would travel to see in the 1800s of a musical nature
D6130
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Fairground organ?
EYFanatic
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No... We're talking more rich people thing
D6130
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Opera?
EYFanatic
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Yes... The lady was hosting a dinner party but also wanted to attend the opera but couldn't travel partly due to ill health, so she had the first phone line set up between her home and the opera house so she could listen to it as could her dinner guests
The floor is yours
DaleCooper
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CD quality no doubt (cymraeg dictaffon)
CarltonA
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As no question has been set within twenty four hours.....
Which British bridge opened in 1909 was the heaviest bridge in the UK at the time?
Which British bridge opened in 1909 was the heaviest bridge in the UK at the time?
Ashley Hill
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Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge?
CarltonA
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No, that opened slightly later in 1911.
xotGD
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Tyne Bridge
CarltonA
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No, that was later (1928).
D6130
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King Edward Bridge (Newcastle-Gateshead)?
CarltonA
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No, that was earlier. Opened in 1906.
SuspectUsual
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Well it turns out I've just walked across a contender - certainly the year is right based on the plaque on the bridge, though it isn't a huge bridge.
The swing bridge in Whitby?
The swing bridge in Whitby?