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“Aegis”, Camden: magical fashion item
“Aegis” burglar alarm, Camden • “Under the aegis of” is commonly understood to mean “under the protection of”, so like yesterday’s Argus, this is an unusually sensible mythological name for a security...
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“Armour Alarms”, Camden: aaaargh
“Armour Alarms” burglar alarm, Camden • Aaargh, enough red shield alarms already. Can’t we go back to the yellow ones? • Spotted: Finchley Road, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2007 • Politics: In the...
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Eyed ghost alarm, Camden: screwy peepers
Ghost burglar alarm (eyed), Camden • Nearly a year ago I featured some ex-burglar alarms, which as I explained at the time, come in two forms: ghosts, where they’ve been fully removed, leaving just a...
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Brick ghost alarm, Camden: clean patch
Ghost burglar alarm (brick), Camden • While not as rare as yesterday’s pentagon, the sharp-cornered hexagon is still a giveaway shape, most likely to have once been beneath an ADT sounder or, if...
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“Simply Quality”, Camden: scrolled
“Simply Quality Security Systems” burglar alarm, Camden • I love this – the utterly boasty claim “simply quality”, with a faux woodcut of a ribbon-bound scroll of excellence. Being a sad old graphic...
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“Elite”, Camden: top nobs
“Elite” burglar alarm, Camden • In with the nobs, and a monogram too. • Spotted: Branch Hill, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn
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“Decorum”, Camden: genteel
“Decorum Alarms” burglar alarm, Camden • Surely the most genteel name for a burglar alarm firm ever, and appropriate for the decorous Hampstead borders where I found it. Should belong in a posh little...
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Zodiac Security, Camden: big Z
“Zodiac Security” burglar alarm, Camden • No big Y (oh why oh why?), but here’s a stonking Z to end; there’s another Zodiac Security sounder here. That’s enough big letters; tomorrow, cities. •...
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East Tower, Camden: iconic
“East Tower Security Systems” burglar alarm, Camden • Tower bridge isn’t exactly a city, but is iconic enough of London to represent it, and is central to both the London skylines featured previously....
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Zenon, Camden: noble
“Zenon” burglar alarm, Camden • As Zenon isn’t an actual English word, I can only assume this refers to its homophone Xenon, the noble gas with symbol Xe and atomic number 54. It’s used in bright...
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Telecom Security Direct, Camden: striking
“Telecom Security Direct” burglar alarm, Camden • Now we move from tronics to telecoms, also quite a popular technical trope. The word Telecom gets bandied about quite a bit, so not sure if this...
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Robot, Camden: serf
“Robot” burglar alarm, Camden • And finally, the ultimate computer: a 1980s New Romantic-style robot. (I know I’ve included Robot before, but this is a slightly different logo.) Wikipedia pop fact:...
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Modern Alarms, Camden: algae
“Modern Alarms” burglar alarm, Camden • As you can see, I’m posting a run of these clear-capped Eurobells at the moment. Not only does this have the logo both above and below the lid, there’s a...
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GES Security Ltd, Camden, 2012
“GES Security Ltd” burglar alarm, Camden • Makes me think of GEC (as in General Electric Company), the script logo is similar – see it here. • Spotted: Mount Vernon, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012...
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G&B Security Ltd, Camden, 2012
“G&B Security Ltd” burglar alarm, Camden • Giant oval monogram, pretty impressive. • Spotted: Branch Hill, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Hampstead and...
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Kestrel Alarms, Camden, 2012
Kestrel Alarms, Flask Walk, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012 • They seem to specialise in take-over labels, there are two others here.
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Star Security, Camden, 2012
Star Security, Perrin’s Court, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012
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P.P. Alarms Clacton-on-Sea, Camden, 2012
P.P. Alarms Clacton-on-Sea, Gayton Road, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012
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INS Systems, Camden, 2009
INS Systems, Hampstead area, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2009
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G&B Security Ltd, Camden, 2012
“G&B Security Ltd” burglar alarm, Camden • Giant oval monogram, pretty impressive. • Spotted: Branch Hill, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2012 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Hampstead and...
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