Hi Robbie and all MMDers,  I've just suffered my 15 minutes of fame
in a slightly related field.  'Tis a shame we couldn't get the player
piano in the shot.  "Oldest UK television discovered..."

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8159406.stm 

All the best,
Jeffrey Borinsky (London)

 [ In North America http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8159406.stm 
 [ More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/405-line_television_system 
 [ and  http://www.borinsky.co.uk/  -- Robbie