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:D I recall that The House that Jack Built and the Co-op in the city centre had those vacuum tubes threading their way up walls and along ceilings carrying your cash, change and receipts to and from a mystical cashier hidden somewhere in "the Gods". How did those tubes work ? How did the...

:P Hello Dorothy, There was still a Mrs. Sheargold living opposite us at 110 Tower Rd when my parents ran the shop at 107 Tower Rd. Mrs. Sheargold had a Toy/Joke shop on Potter's Hill, which we kids visited regularly. I remember when her husband died in the 60's. Dennis Moody

Milk of Magnesia in a dark blue bottle; felt like alum on your tongue. Black Jack ointment for those boils on the back of your neck. Snow Fire Ointment for cold sores. and Venos soothes that cough in seconds !!! :twisted:

Reading about Faggots and Peas reminded me of the old Bull Ring market (The bombed-out one), where you could by steaming hot Pigs Trotters for a tanner each. I don't think I could face 'em today, but as a kid in the late 50's early sixties they were heaven. :wink:

Click on the following URL to take you to a comprehensive List of Pubs in Aston. https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/aston/ Point-o-KingPin please !

Aston Commercial School A photograph of pupils from Aston Commercial School dated May 1939 has been updated onto my website at:- https://members.lycos.co.uk/holte61/Holtndx.html This may be very nostalgic for visitors to this Forum Topic. Dennis

M&B transferred all their archive material to the Bass Museum in Burton-on-Trent. They have a website where you can contact the archivist at:- www.bass-museum.com :shock: