It was in 1996, I had just bought the very first SONY model, of what was called MiniDV, VX1000, when I first ventured to the storage facility of V&A. Deborah Swallow had been very welcoming while Graham Parlett was my host at the Blythe Road facility. I have regretted, ever since, not carrying a still camera for all the still I have used were stills taken from the MiniDV footage. I was glad to return again albeit after a disappointing lapse of 16 years. The storage room is different, perhaps more organized. I am also grateful to the two officials of V&A who hosted me yesterday at the V&A and today at this facility respectively. I just a 60 minutes window and unfortunately lost about half off those due to Olympics related traffic jam which delayed my pickup drive. Nevertheless, it was a joy to be with the 19th century marvels again. This time around, my research was focused on a Saranda and Dhrupadi Rabab. Here are a couple of images…