any one work at oxo in the 60s or so ?

where was it, anywhere near burdalls?

oxo was down the wicker, don't remember the street, you walked past the station.

I think it was Johnson St.

No - but your mention of Oxo brought back memories of scrounging Oxo tins when we were kids. They seemed to be a precious commodity back in the fifties.We used them to keep our marbles, fireworks and bits and pieces in. When I went to work at the co-op after leaving school, I took great delight in handing over the red tins to eager young faces.

Originally posted by Banksia
No - but your mention of Oxo brought back memories of scrounging Oxo tins when we were kids. They seemed to be a precious commodity back in the fifties.We used them to keep our marbles, fireworks and bits and pieces in. When I went to work at the co-op after leaving school, I took great delight in handing over the red tins to eager young faces.

We have still got a couple of the old Oxo tins in the house, they have been used for donkeys years to hold dominoes, we have also got a Zubes (who remembers them) tin full of buttons.

Originally posted by owdlad
We have still got a couple of the old Oxo tins in the house, they have been used for donkeys years to hold dominoes, we have also got a Zubes (who remembers them) tin full of buttons.

Sure, everyone had a tin full of butttons, mostly white shirt buttons in there, mom kept our tin on the stone slab in the pantry, tin was always cold.

Now you go to buy a card of buttons they come 5 on a card, a real rip off as you either need 4 or 6 buttons if your making something 1 button if your doing a repair job usualy.

Originally posted by poppins
any one work at oxo in the 60s or so ?


I used to work there.... made the chicken variety.. hehehe :hihi:

(Sorry, couldn't resist!) :rolleyes:

Originally posted by poppins
Sure, everyone had a tin full of butttons, mostly white shirt buttons in there, mom kept our tin on the stone slab in the pantry, tin was always cold.

Now you go to buy a card of buttons they come 5 on a card, a real rip off as you either need 4 or 6 buttons if your making something 1 button if your doing a repair job usualy.

My you were "posh", you had a pantry. We had a stone slab in the cellar where Mum kept food. When the coalman was due we had to make sure to remember to cover the food up well otherwise "nutty slack" would be all over it.

oxo... when I was about 13 I was in a gang called the oxo gang we used to boil water on a camp fire then sit round drinking oxo or better still we eat it raw! the gang had about 8 members and for the initiation we used to have to eat about 6 cubes!

any one work at oxo in the 60s or so ?
yes I worked at Oxo in Joiner St from 1966 to when it closed in 1968 My name was Jean Richmond and my friend Lindy Kay worked there with me. was the secretary to Mrs Margery Gray

any one work at oxo in the 60s or so ?

My wife worked at OXO as a book keeper in the 60's. I remember that one of her workmates husband was a window cleaner.

I think the wife of the window cleaner was called Connie. What was your wife's name who was the book keeper?

it was on Joiner Street down the wicker

Yes, I worked at OXO , from about 1959 to 1961. I was a ledger clerk in the Accounts department.It was on Joiner St, and was the happiest place I ever worked at. Its a sorry sight to see now,all unoccupied & run down.

yes it was the happiest place I worked. I met some lovely people there. I was the secretary to the chief clerk, Margery Gray. Was she there when you were there? Was Connie Revill there and also Edna Parkin?

yes it was the happiest place I worked. I met some lovely people there. I was the secretary to the chief clerk, Margery Gray. Was she there when you were there? Was Connie Revill there and also Edna Parkin?


I can remember Margery Gray.She was the boss over the section opposite us.I think one was sales & one purchases. The main boss(in his own office) had been in the army(forgot his name), but he was very nice. I was there before you, but nobody ever fell out, had an argument, or was nasty. I left in 1961 to train to be a nurse at Firvale Hospital.(Now the Northern General)

I think the wife of the window cleaner was called Connie. What was your wife's name who was the book keeper?

Her name is Sue Lambert, But she was a ledger clerk not a book keeper. Some of the names she remembers are Colonel Truss, the boss, Margery Grey, Edna Parkin, Maureen Wade, Connie Revill, Maureen Robinson, Jessie ?, Pat ? and Doreen. There was also a girl from Liverpool but can't remember her name, could have been Beryl but not sure.
She agree's that it was one of the nicest places to work and she has many happy memories of Oxo. I remember the Christmas party.

I think the wife of the window cleaner was called Connie. What was your wife's name who was the book keeper?

See previous post. What is your name?