we used to nag mum for some old clothes whenever we heard the rag and bone man coming around just so we could have a balloon or pen or a little note pad.there were times when we missed out though cos mum would want some new pegs.
i also remember the men that used to come round selling brushes etc

My mum would only let us get pegs. although we would have had balloons.

Strangely, i can remember giving plenty of rags but never any bones.

What about donkey stones?

And the ragman's trumpet?

and magic colouring books.

my old man told me when they were kids the rag man used to give them newly hatched chickens

Then there was the man following the horse and cart with a shovel and a bucket.............................

Quoted by Royalregular; Then there was the man following the horse and cart with a shovel and a bucket.............................

that would have been my dad,

ought for nought!

Weren't they called Totters ? Pretty sure my mother always had pegs off them. Anyway there were five of us kids so a balloon would only have started a squabble :D

Another horse and cart outfit I remember was the milkman, it was during and probably just after the war. He had two or three churns on the cart and measured the milk into a big jug we kept on the cellar-head.

And the Tea Man had a horse and whatever...posher than a cart. I think the name was Twinings or Ringmans...could have been both.

The knife and scissors man was a regular too but I think he had a contraption like a wheelbarrow.

Originally posted by Greybeard

The knife and scissors man was a regular too but I think he had a contraption like a wheelbarrow.


On second thoughts it was a kind of tricycle. The drive chain could be switched to a grindstone mounted on the back

Originally posted by Greybeard
And the Tea Man had a horse and whatever...posher than a cart. I think the name was Twinings or Ringmans...could have been both.

Do you mean Ringtons Tea Greybeard? My friend who lives in South Shields near Newcastle still buys tea from the Ringtons tea man and ginger biscuits!

Ringtons perhaps is what I'm thinking of.

I found a picture here...

http://www.ringtons.co.uk/

I always had the balloons, myself. I think Ma must have had enough pegs.

Anyone get the Walls ice cream fella round their way? He'd cycle round Hackenthorpe selling ice cream and lollies from a huge grey-blue box attached to his bike. Poor sod must have been worn out at the end of his shift.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Greybeard
[B]Ringtons perhaps is what I'm thinking of.

I found a picture here...

[Thanks for that Pic of Ringtons Tea Man. Good for my scrap Regards Vera ]

Remember him well. Used to come with a horse and cart. As a kid I always wanted to take something to him to I could get a balloon. :D

Originally posted by Greybeard


Another horse and cart outfit I remember was the milkman, it was during and probably just after the war. He had two or three churns on the cart and measured the milk into a big jug we kept on the cellar-head.

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we left darnal in 1967 and we still had the horse n cart milkman,i think he was the last in sheffield.

I remember there used to be a rag and bone man walking the streets with a huge barrow at Ecclesall in the mid 70's in the days when I was young! I was terrified of him!

horse and carts

we used to have the greengrocer come round with a horse and cart. the same horse used to double up at the wkends and bring craig's icecream. we used to go out with a jug and he put in so many scoops.

Hi,

We used to get goldfish from our rag and bone man at Woodseats in the 60's. Don't think they lived very long...

Originally posted by pietro
that would have been my dad,

ought for nought!

That's owt for nowt, surely? :)

mojoworking says; That's owt for nowt, surely?

Damn that spellchecker!

Weren't they called Totters ? Pretty sure my mother always had pegs off them. Anyway there were five of us kids so a balloon would only have started a squabble :D

Another horse and cart outfit I remember was the milkman, it was during and probably just after the war. He had two or three churns on the cart and measured the milk into a big jug we kept on the cellar-head.

And the Tea Man had a horse and whatever...posher than a cart. I think the name was Twinings or Ringmans...could have been both.

The knife and scissors man was a regular too but I think he had a contraption like a wheelbarrow.


Don't forget the coalman!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Greybeard
[B]Ringtons perhaps is what I'm thinking of.

I found a picture here...

[Thanks for that Pic of Ringtons Tea Man. Good for my scrap Regards Vera ]


What time is it in Australia,Vera ?

dont forget the piklet man on is bike

I,m sure my mother used to get Dolly stones off the rag & bone man. I think its the right name, they used to damp them & rub them on the front door steps to colour them a light grey.

Janner
I think you'll find the stones were called Donkey Stones.

The original make had a depiction of a donkey on one side.

I still have one, don't ask me why I kept it

It must be the squirrel in me.

Happy Days!

Janner
I think you'll find the stones were called Donkey Stones.

The original make had a depiction of a donkey on one side.

I still have one, don't ask me why I kept it

It must be the squirrel in me.

Happy Days!
Sorry POP T, I'm obviously mixing up Dolly Blue, whitens clothes and soothes bee stings, with Donkeys, SORRY, must be age.

the cry of any old rags witch sounded like nothing on this earth.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=125842&highlight=rag+bone+man

can any one remember the guy that made is own pieketts and rock cakes he used to come round in the 60s selling them from an old bike with a basket on the front ....i can remember taking milk bottles back to the shop and you got a penny

and fairthorne ...collections was made to send kids to it..and what about hand by downs never got nowt new only easter..odd jumble sale

Wierd!! just reading this thread and feeling nostalgic and heard, "Old Iron" ....
Rag and bone me on my front!! Not seen one in years, thats freaked me out!!

I remember the rag and bone man on the mauncer in woodhouse used to shout any old rags ,used to beg my grandma for rags and used to get a balloon in return highlight of my life.

and if you was realy lucky you got a gold fish..and i kept mine in a jam jar

^ lol.. yeah!

I used to have a job at the weekends leading the rag and bone mans horse and cart around the streets, this allowed him to go in the back yards and do his yelling,he would do better that way and he would pay me two bob a weekend.we're talking about 1945 now.
l also remember the ice cream man on the bike but that was before you could buy Walls, his name was cheathams, lm not sure how he made his ice cream,but it was made without sugar or cream due to rationing,it used to taste quite good too,until Walls ice cream came in the shops after the war, then we found out what real ice cream was all about.

one day i was desperate for a balloon that i took my dads one and only overcoat to collins the rag man , my mum caught me and i got more than a balloon :hihi:

They are not a thing of the past..One came down our steet this morning..and I gave him my duff car battery...They come around every week..They do a great service taking away stuff that the Council reject, scrapped exaust pipes, old cookers , redundant satalite dishes, ..This is in "Stockton on Tees" by the way...It's lot like Sheffield used to be in the 60's ..Perhaps thats why i've stayed here for 35 years

I remember the guy on his bike selling piekletts and oat cakes my grandad used to go and buy them,also the fletchers van and a big orange van that sold allsorts of things.i lived on dugdale rd parson cross.:D

The rag and bone man off london road was actually my grandad John Collins.And reading the posts has brought back fantastic memories which were great.He was my mums Dad and my mum sadly died last year.My brothers used to go out with him all the time and used to laugh at the way he shouted any ol' rags , even we never got usedto him shouting that loud.
As by brothers got older they hide when he shouted

my old man told me when they were kids the rag man used to give them newly hatched chickens


We used to get little chicks off ours, we lived in Renishaw ( Derbyshire ).
Once they got big my grandad had them in his garden and then they went onto to the dinner table!!!!!!!!!!!!

the rag & bone man that came round our street when i was a kid used give us gold fish,

i lived on masters rd as a child, we called our rag and bone man frankie daisy, dont know why though, think we got goldfish or dolly pegs. they were the days.

We used to go out to a vinegar man, he had a van with a large barrel in it that you could fill an old pop bottle from.

He also sold other household goods like soap, pegs, and detergent, polish etc.

One day I went to the pantry and got a bottle of pop, taking a good swig before spraying vinegar everywhere, not advisable.

:gag: :gag: :gag:

Ringtons Tea has been on the go for years They now operate from Peter Stwith a fleet of modern vans Surprised that anyone has not heard of RingtonsThey serve all Sheffield area, Chesterfield and district Good Tea!!

A Turkish Islamic student has been staying with us for a few weeks ...Last Sunday she told me that she heard the the local Holy man calling the people to worship...I hadn't the heart to tell her it was only the rag'n'bone man.

Hi,

We used to get goldfish from our rag and bone man at Woodseats in the 60's. Don't think they lived very long...



me too i remember the gold fish proberbly left over from the fair they didnt last long either

Ringtons Tea has been on the go for years They now operate from Peter Stwith a fleet of modern vans Surprised that anyone has not heard of RingtonsThey serve all Sheffield area, Chesterfield and district Good Tea!!
A friend of mine has a Ringtons Tea Pot can't be many of them about now? A Photo (http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/SteveSheff/Ringtons.jpg)
Going back to rag and bone men i remember a yard/stables near to Norfolk Park (bottom entrance) on Norfolk Park road,
i think that was Johny Collins's place ?

Could you tell me more about the stables.Johnie collins was my grandad and his daughter Edna was my mum .She told me bits about the stables but she died last year and I wish I asked her more.I know he had alot of horses there.Thanks Claire

Could you tell me more about the stables.Johnie collins was my grandad and his daughter Edna was my mum .She told me bits about the stables but she died last year and I wish I asked her more.I know he had alot of horses there.Thanks Claire
Sorry i am late with the reply clair3725, i was only young when your grandad had the stables so all i can recall was the horses grazing in a field near to the park.
I have spoken with an elderly person about this and he said that John Collins had a place on Hill Street off Bramall Lane.
He also mentioned Johns son who he said moved away from Sheffield to take a pub at South Kirkby (Barnsley Area), he can't remember the name of the pub though.

yes the shopwas on the end off hill street at the side of the old petrol station on the corner not been down for years my dad took me years ago to meet my cousins i rember the old grandfather clock at the side of the scales back in the late 60s.early 70s and the home made wheel barrow parked on the road but you may know of my grandmother nora collins in the rag trade

My Grandad John Collins only had a daughter Edna ,named after her mother.I don't remember a Nora Collins but the Collins were a big Family.My great nan was Priscilla Collins and i remember my mum talking about aunts but i can't remember them all.Where does your mum fit in?

I remember well the "rag man" coming on our street (Ferneough) in the 50's - I always tried to get the whip and top - great game, kids today don't know what they are missing!!

I always had the balloons, myself. I think Ma must have had enough pegs.

Anyone get the Walls ice cream fella round their way? He'd cycle round Hackenthorpe selling ice cream and lollies from a huge grey-blue box attached to his bike. Poor sod must have been worn out at the end of his shift.


His tricycle would bear the legend "Stop me and buy one".

I heard a rang and bone man recently and I thought they were extinct now. Today I noticed that the rag and bone mans place on Hill Street next to the Sheldon pub just off London Road looks still in business.

surely someone must remember our one and only rag and bone man derek from darnall, he used to take us for rides on his cart, for helping him with the rags, he often used to give us a handfull of pegs for our mam, such a lovely man