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Do you recall Rediffusion Television with the swithch on the window sill and even with the TV off you could listen to radio

My first experience of a "shower" was coming home from school, stripping off and my dad hosing us down in the garden with his finger over the end of the hose pipe! Brrrr, it was freezing!

Hi Susan,
Thanks for this thread,I am happy to admit I remember them all. lol!!

Now who can remember food shops having sawdust on the floors,
especially the Co-op?!!!!!!!!!
I remember the Rediffusion box nailed behind the curtains in the window of my Grannys house.
Trish
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Wah David, Rediffusion television! What a blast from the past!

I am positively ancient! :-)

Sawdust on the floor! I bow to you Trish! xxxx

Sawdust on the floor! I bow to you Trish! xxxx

How much I appreciate this thread an all your replies. Oh, joys of sharing a lot of memories -and bring forgotten things back. Yes, sawdust on the floor -in the butcher's shop most definitely. Remember making patterns in the floor with the toe of me shoe waiting for Ma to be served!

Lol!!!!!!!!!! Susan,
noone has ever bowed to me before.

Lovely thread btw.

Jan50,I used to do that too,I got told off once for piling it up,the shop assistant said the Manager likes its spread about.The sawdust I supposed she meant.I'm having a good old chuckle to myself.

Trish
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Radio powered by accumulator - no- then you are not as old as me !!

I used to have to take it to the local garage to be re charged in my dolls pram

Looking back it was pretty lethal-acid !

We had two accumulators, one in the garage and one in use, as we lived an eight mile bus ride away and darent miss the bus while we waited for the recharge. Usually lasted a week. If I was with MUm the last job for me when in town was to collect the accumulator.!

Anyone remember those huge red Berkel bacon slicers in the butchers shop or on the "cold cuts" counters. They were used to slice both raw bacon and cooked meats Wow, 'Elf and Safety would have a field day with that now! - Still here to tell the tale, though -lol! But those machines used to scare the hell out of me when I was a nipper!

Jean/Frederick,
Thank you both for the info (Frederick i'm well impressed with you)
Everyone has really jogged my memory,
I've often wondered if my late mum was telling me porkies when i was only allowed a few sweeties, so i owe her an apology, Sorry mum!!!
I remember mum holding my nose and shoveling a spoonful of "Virol" in (a malt extract syrup i think) gwad it was awful, and my nan used to put my hair in "rags" to make ringlets, if i let my hair grow, even now i could get it to go the same way. Got visions of the film "Whatever happened to Baby Jane" remember Bette Davies in that anyone? lol, keep it short now!!!

OMG! Rags in your hair to make ringlets. Gee, did I suffer from those before being a bridesmaid or whatever! Did your Mum "set" them with sugar and water? Mind did to make them hold - the days before sophisticated hair products, eh!

Oh Jan-we must have been "posh" cos mine was held in place with "Amarmi" (i think thats how it was spelt) setting lotion, hair would'nt have moved in a hurricane!!!! it was torture, i can still recall the pain now, and a "Twink" home perm was a must if you were a bridsmaid, i looked as though i'd had my fingers in the electric socket, i cringe looking at the old photos. Oh-the good ole days!!!!
Thank you Susan-Great thread

I can remember 13 out of 14, and I am extremely young!

But I am from Australia, and we are very backward here.


xxxxxx mick

Anyone remember Provident Cheques! or that tin money from the Co-Op.
I remember being given a spoon of malt at school, cod liver oil tablets, nitty nora, warm milk in little bottles. Toys anyone remember Merlin the Magican, you woul place him on a question and he would spin around and stop pointing at the correct answer, or about those typewriters where you had to turn the dial to each individual letter.
Listen with Mother.
Muffin the Mule.
Saturday Morning Picture Club.

jan5o ....you was rich . rags !!..... I had brown paper strips in my hair ..LOL

I wish I could relive the excitement of those freezing Christmas mornings, waking in the early morning and tingling with excitement at the day to come.
Not just the presents and food, but the camaraderie......going to neighbour's houses for a glass of cherry for grown ups and cordial or green ginger wine for us; then getting out into the snowy slushy streets to relatives to exchange presents and drink & eat more.
Repeating all the Carols from the night before ..........such memories !!

Hey Carol, you have just jogged my memory about the typewriter. It took you three weeks to type ............ Dear Aunty Gladys, thankyou for the Christmas present!

I am going to fish out my recorder and play .... Torchy Torchy the battery boy!!!

In case you cant remember the words .........

After 3..........

Torchy the Battery Boy



Torchy, Torchy the little battery boy
I’m a clever walkie-talkie toy
With bright blue eyes and golden hair
I’ve a magic beam that can shine anywhere.

Torch-y-y, Torch-y- y!
The little battery boy.

Torchy, Torchy the battery boy,
I’m a walkie-talkie toy,
Press my switch, see my bulb start to gleam,
It’s the most magic light you-u-u ha-a-a-ve seen!

taaa daaa!