Penny Farthing Video Shop

[Alfred Boehme]

Saw a topic about penny and what came to mind the old video shop accross from the rec club

[Michael Alexander]

It was originally a comic/book swap shop,then Tommy turned it into a video den in the back section.....


It's funny you mention this today, as I was thinking of the Penny Farthing when I was in MTC today, seeing that also used to be the video shop at one stage...

[henniek]

Tommy and Jona Visser were the first owners of the vidio shop Penny Farthing with Philips video machines for rent . Hennie Ollewagen was the original Philips agent in Oranjemund , supplying equipment and serviced all Philips whites [kitchen appliances ] as well as video equipment - that is dishwashers , and washing machines and video machines  . I recently scrapped my Philips washing machine & Dishwasher after faithhfull service since 1975 .  Philips was first to put video on the market , Followed by Sony Betamax.
Of course the Dutch firm ,  Philips won the race with VHS as the standard , with the approx 100 mm sized CD's. Sony CD's was abaout 180 mm dia . 

[henniek]

correction
Hennie ollewagen was the first person to put out video machines for rent to OM 's people
he then sold the busines to Tommy Visser

[Stevie]

Remeber how Barry Davis also used to rent Betamax tapes

[SandyB]

Now  I may be mistaken , but  I seem to recall Penny Farthing being a second hand shop in the  70"s , next door to the old   SA permanent building society opposite the  Rec club , mmmm

[Michael Alexander]

I thought Ozzy Woods was the first guy in town to rent out video machines, somer in a suitcase....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Now  I may be mistaken , but  I seem to recall Penny Farthing being a second hand shop in the  70"s , next door to the old   SA permanent building society opposite the  Rec club , mmmm

That was my thought as well.  I remember some guy renting out video machines from his house in 3rd Ave I thought.

[henniek]

Correct. The man who rented machines out from his house in 3 rd ave was Hennie Ollewagen . Betamax as well as VHS

[Stevie]

was that not Phillip Mathee with the double sided video tapes in 3rd Ave ?

[Adriaan Van Rooyen]

You got that one right.....

[Adriaan Van Rooyen]

You got that one right

[Alfred Boehme]

Now  I may be mistaken , but  I seem to recall Penny Farthing being a second hand shop in the  70"s , next door to the old   SA permanent building society opposite the  Rec club , mmmm

Sandy yes Penny Farthing was next to the building society but in my remebering time I think they where books and video's they could have been a second hand shop also
Anybody got photos