Things in your house that you remember from when you were a bairn.

[PinzaC55]

On a side note....my sister in-law wrote into Jim'll fix it asking to meet Gary Glitter when she was a kid

You'd have been guaranteed your own pages in the Daily Mail if it had happened.

 

[tunstall birdman]

FFS did every house in Sunderland have the same things in it ? I bet somebody else had little red rubber moulds for making Plaster Of Paris figures and an Escalado set with most of the horses missing ?

On a side note....my sister in-law wrote into Jim'll fix it asking to meet Gary Glitter when she was a kid

 

[germanyjim]

FFS did every house in Sunderland have the same things in it ? I bet somebody else had little red rubber moulds for making Plaster Of Paris figures and an Escalado set with most of the horses missing ?

Yep, had both of those but all the horses were present and accounted for.

 

[PinzaC55]

Chad Valley projector ?

 

[mackem1989]

Lived with me nanna, so was canny old fashioned house, coal fire. Sheep
Skin rug and this ugly as fuck flowery carpet.

 

[Mad Man]

I have the Cheshire Women's Institute cookbook from 1944. I would cook from it but the chief ingredient in every recipe is turnips.

haha , I was reading an indian curry recipe the other day that suggested putting Hing into the recipe to counteract excessive farting.

Does The Cheshire Women's Institute suggest anything similar?

 

[Wizards Sleeve]

ours weren't as posh but did the same thing

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That is far posher than the tarnished, dented, lopsided suits of armour we had

 

[back_to_winning_ways]

we ad summit like this in the kitchen draw

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I've got a Be-Ro book and use it all the time. It's not quite as old as this one mind.
You can still send away for them as well. Just checked, they're £2.50 including P&P, bargain!

 

[smeg]

Every house had one of these:

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[Red N White Baron]

Ideal Toy when the parents were out.

Had so many sword fights with my brothers/cousins and blunted them, it was easier just to tear the bastards open
Can still remember me grandad shouting about it.

 

[humbug]

I've got a tatty old Bero book that I still use

same here. always use it for the christmas cake

a cracket.

 

[jackynutmeg]

You'd have been guaranteed your own pages in the Daily Mail if it had happened.

We told her that we were suprised that they didn't come knocking on her f***ing door

 

[Wizards Sleeve]

Every house had one of these:

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Pile of them with a flowery sheet folded over them to make a free table.

 

[---Nemo---]

Me ganny had theses little bell things

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Popular back in the day. I have two that belonged to my Mam.

 

[becs]

same here. always use it for the christmas cake

I've got my Great Nana's Christmas cake recipe. I've no idea where the recipe came from as it's copied from a handwritten book she had with various recipes and home made remedies for different ailments in.

 

[safcforever]

Me ganny had theses little bell things

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My grandma had loads of brass like. Every few months my clothes would be ruined by brasso
She had trophies, plates, pokers (not the card game) shovels, them leather straps with brass plate things on them

 

[becs]

My grandma had loads of brass like. Every few months my clothes would be ruined by brasso
She had trophies, plates, pokers (not the card game) shovels, them leather straps with brass plate things on them

My Gran did. I think it was like a status symbol having lots of brass ornaments on display.

 

[Mad Man]

Not sure how to post a powercut!

had theses as well though

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[safcforever]

My Gran did. I think it was like a status symbol having lots of brass ornaments on display.

Bling

 

[jackynutmeg]

Them brass and leather horse decoration things