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A little snippet of History...
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 24 May 2009 04:18 |
I had a lovely snippet of history many years ago, in 1969 to be precise. |
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Madmeg | Report | 24 May 2009 00:20 |
My dad was desperate to join the Navy in WW2, but you had to be A1 medically. He felt that his bottom teeth might let him down, so he went and had them all out. No anaesthetic, no false teeth. |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 23 May 2009 22:43 |
I remember my maternal gran(born 1884)telling me that in her day there weren't dentists,probably only for the rich.The "plebs" either...went to the fair ground where there was a covered cart and you went in and had your tooth pulled out whilst a man banged a drum outside so you couldn't hear the screams....or you put string round your tooth and attached the other end to the doorknob and slammed the door shut.. |
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Donna | Report | 23 May 2009 21:27 |
My Husbands gran had toothache when she was just married. Her husband took her to the dentist,but she ran out frightend. She left her husband there and he was so ashamed of her running out and wasting time that he went in and had his own teeth out. Gran very rarely visited the dentist and died with all her own teeth. |
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Paula | Report | 23 May 2009 19:30 |
Hi Mrs B & All, Just had to join in this one- having just recovered from a dental bridge fitting, Gap filled - purse emptied! The practice of 'falsies for 21st' went on certainly until WW2. My Mother told me about it. Her poor family all had dodgy teeth, apart from uncle Alb who was so premature (Edwardian era) that the midwife told Gran to let him die! He never cleaned his teeth, had them all at his death, in his late seventies. Family reckon he only died then as he suffered as a Japanese p.o.w. which affected his health later in life. Definitely- Get stories from the Golden Oldies in the family, whilst you can. |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 23 May 2009 13:40 |
Isn't it great when you get talking to older people - they have a fantastic store of information stashed away, don't they!! |
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Derek | Report | 23 May 2009 08:15 |
Your little lady must have come from a very well off family..born 1914...say in the 1920's when she was "young"..7/6d was about three weeks wages for the average worker...........£500 for a tooth???? mmmm..nice work if you can get it. |
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Battenburg | Report | 23 May 2009 02:08 |
I visited Beamish museum and they have a town with people dressed up.( used in Catherine Cookson drama's) |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 23 May 2009 01:14 |
I met a lovely old lady today in the dentist. She was 95 years old! |
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