Lord Lucan 10 #1 Posted October 24, 2019 Does Anyone Remember: The French Onion sellers on Bicycles? The Road Sweepers with Horse & Carts on Cobbled Roads? The Street lamps with actual gas? The Food Ration Books? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry 189 #2 Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Lord Lucan said: Does Anyone Remember: The French Onion sellers on Bicycles? The Road Sweepers with Horse & Carts on Cobbled Roads? The Street lamps with actual gas? The Food Ration Books? Plus the walls ice cream man on the bike and the milk man who sold you the milk from the churn. By the way I still have my ration book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie 527 #3 Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kidorry said: Plus the walls ice cream man on the bike and the milk man who sold you the milk from the churn. By the way I still have my ration book. Is this Project Fear? 😱 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DUFFEMS 56 #4 Posted October 24, 2019 The greengrocer with his horse and cart used to come round Meersbrook, when the horse peed at the top of Upper Valley Road all us kids used to race it down the road, oh what entertainment. We used to collect the horse's manure for the garden too. Does anyone recall the name of the greengrocer, was it Billie Makinson? "Kick can", "touch burners", turnips cut out to make lanterns (didn't they stink!), never knew what a pumpkin was. "Whip and top" with tops that broke windows, plastic rockets with caps in, spud guns, making swords out of old orange crates and best of all...…..home made trolleys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillgirl 10 #5 Posted October 24, 2019 I remember all of the ones mentioned. Do you remember the suitcase salesmen? Betterware? Easyclean? Oatcake/pikelet man on bikes. On rare occasions a knife sharpening man and bike with little grindstone attachment in a box... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio 186 #6 Posted October 24, 2019 Suitcase salesman used to sell dusters, tea towels and other stuff I can't remember, also a Sikh gentleman sold socks out of his suitcase, that would be into the 70s. Plus, the vacuum cleaner salesman would call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scousemouse 10 #7 Posted October 26, 2019 I remember the onion man very well. Also the "stop me and buy one" Walls ice cream cart, the man rode a bike with a big ice box on the front. I still have my families ration books,they came in very useful when my children and others were learning about the last war! The man who came to service the Hoover every year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rollypolly 51 #8 Posted October 26, 2019 The piano tuner, the chimney sweep and the rag and bone man who gave you a goldfish in return for old clothes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry 189 #9 Posted October 27, 2019 12 hours ago, scousemouse said: I remember the onion man very well. Also the "stop me and buy one" Walls ice cream cart, the man rode a bike with a big ice box on the front. I still have my families ration books,they came in very useful when my children and others were learning about the last war! The man who came to service the Hoover every year. I still have a thank you scroll from King George that was given to all school children after the war and a leaflet explaining what you could get when the National Health Service started. Along with a couple of my brothers Identity cards and ration book. Those were the days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lord Lucan 10 #10 Posted October 28, 2019 Home Made Potted Beef from your local Butchers, Prem (Sliced Luncheon Meat) Rissoles from the local Chippy. Penny Duck. Dripping Cakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry 189 #11 Posted October 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Lord Lucan said: Home Made Potted Beef from your local Butchers, Prem (Sliced Luncheon Meat) Rissoles from the local Chippy. Penny Duck. Dripping Cakes. Gravy dips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pitsmoorboy 17 #12 Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) On 24/10/2019 at 11:41, hillgirl said: I remember all of the ones mentioned. Do you remember the suitcase salesmen? Betterware? Easyclean? Oatcake/pikelet man on bikes. On rare occasions a knife sharpening man and bike with little grindstone attachment in a box... Can anyone still remember White Dog <removed>? Edited October 28, 2019 by nikki-red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...