Paul, they still do sell “screw-its” in South Africa (not quite the same idiom outside of North America
). I used them to rewire a household stove (range) where they were intended to get a little hot.
What’s the significance of the locomotive Scott ? You realise that it is the
Mallard – still the current holder of the world speed record for a steam locomotive – 126 mph and set in the UK in 1938.