paul stacey
master brummie
I remember as a kid my mom and dad sitting at the kitchen table for ages working on those books about 1950/51, or even slightly earlier.
paul
paul
Judging by post #543 and #554, a lot of Cadbury’s chocolate was shipped over to Europe in 1944/5. In 1945 the press cutting is more specific in that it was headed for ‘civilian administration’. Not too clear about what form that would take, but presumably there was some sort of arrangement for its distribution in Europe. Seems to have been a government initiative. Wonder how it operated ? Via the Red Cross ? Viv.
Trevor, that's a very large & good question! After the war industry in general had to change over from the war effort supplies to civilian. What I do know is that there were shortages of many things like paint, building supplies etc. I'm have an opinion on the politics but I will defer to opine to someone more qualified.Could anyone confirm that the reason there was rationing after the war was because we had to keep West Germany, West Berlin and perhaps Austria, supplied with food, petrol, clothing, fuel etc, etc. The theory was that if we didn't, then the Soviet Union would step in and supply them instead. That would then give them a big chance of turning the populations I've mentioned, over to communism. The Iron Curtain would then have started much further west than it eventually did.
certainly needed a steady hand...i used one to slice cooked meats when i did a few hours at our local shop in villa st...i would have been about 14 at the time..must say i used to enjoy the little off cuts what a treatBacon slicers were dangerous machines if not used with care.
I had one in my shop, the most dangerous time was when cleaning and sharpening the blade, it was heavy and if you dropped it it would chop your toes off.Bacon slicers were dangerous machines if not used with care.
certainly needed a steady hand...i used one to slice cooked meats when i did a few hours at our local shop in villa st...i would have been about 14 at the time..must say i used to enjoy the little off cuts what a treat
lyn