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What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Sam Deards 1842-1922 Prize-winning entrepeneur, inventor of the cricket scoreboard, dry glazing & many other innovations. Captain of Fire Brigade, sportsman, organist, Founder of Old Couples' Treat lived here in West House Recorded plaque organisation: Harlow Civic Society.
Sam Deards was a prolific inventor and entrepreneur who created the cricket scoreboard and other notable innovations, significantly contributing to both entertainment and technology fields; he was also actively involved in community services as the Captain of Fire Brigade and founder of social events like the Old Couples' Treat.
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