Guest Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) HARRY Shepherd is a name that crops up from time to time. He was the Crystal Palace, New Cross and Bristol rider who in 1933 was involved in designing and building the sport’s first tapes starting gate. Seemingly, off-track he was also something of an inventor and designed one of the first tea-making machines. Basically, it was an electric kettle with a teapot and alarm clock attachments. When the water transferred from the kettle to the teapot, the alarm went off. Apparently, the alarm was no loud that neighbours either side of the Shepherds’ home often complained about the noise. ::::: Photo shows Harry Shepherd in 1930s New Cross race jacket Edited July 10, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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