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Peter Corby RIP

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scrumpyjack
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Peter Corby RIP

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Postby scrumpyjack » August 21st, 2021, 11:50 am

I see that Peter Corby has died aged 97, inventor of the Corby Trouser press.
Interesting obituary in the DT, including a photo of one being used to cook Plaice!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... e-fixture/

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Re: Peter Corby RIP

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Postby bungeejumper » August 21st, 2021, 12:23 pm

From the linked article:
Over the years the trouser press, with its association with travelling salesmen, became something of a target of satirists.

Indeed. I'd add that a paean to the late great Ken Wood-Mixer is surely long overdue? ;)

BJ

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Re: Peter Corby RIP

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Postby servodude » August 21st, 2021, 1:23 pm

bungeejumper wrote:From the linked article:
Over the years the trouser press, with its association with travelling salesmen, became something of a target of satirists.

Indeed. I'd add that a paean to the late great Ken Wood-Mixer is surely long overdue? ;)

BJ


I'll bet his fans are crushed today

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Re: Peter Corby RIP

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Postby monabri » August 21st, 2021, 1:53 pm

servodude wrote:
bungeejumper wrote:From the linked article:
Over the years the trouser press, with its association with travelling salesmen, became something of a target of satirists.

Indeed. I'd add that a paean to the late great Ken Wood-Mixer is surely long overdue? ;)

BJ


I'll bet his fans are crushed today


I'm not im-pressed by that!

;)

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Re: Peter Corby RIP

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Postby doolally » August 21st, 2021, 2:27 pm

servodude wrote:
bungeejumper wrote:From the linked article:
Over the years the trouser press, with its association with travelling salesmen, became something of a target of satirists.

Indeed. I'd add that a paean to the late great Ken Wood-Mixer is surely long overdue? ;)

BJ


I'll bet his fans are crushed today

That just creased me up

doolally


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