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Cromwell, is it true that wrist watches became popular during the first world war, because officers found them easier to use than pocket watches?
 
Nick, A lot of the pocket watches were converted into a compass and if a pocket watch was in your pocket it could get knocked about quiet a bit so the old wrist watch with a metal grill cover was quiet popular
Below Intresting Birds Custard AD
 
Alfred Bird invented the egg free custard because his wife had an intolerence to eggs. My Mom said it was very good during the war but you still had to use your ration book to get it!
 
Two nice watch ads from the Daily Sketch Wed. Nov. 11th 1914
 
Two wonderful Ads showing the latest gadgets
The Star Vacuum cleaner was worked by muscle power and worked like a suction pump
 
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I think I remember my grandma having Komo mop - wasn't there a bucket with a strainer that you could squeeze the wet mop into?
 
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