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Collis Brown's mixture used to be very good. from the one occasion when I used it, but now they have removed the opium extract from it I doubt if it does any more good than a placebo . calling it the same name is a bit like calling Tony Blair a socialist
 
Hi Len cops this is what I was referring to
‘‘Flit’. This was a tin of insecticide mounted sideways on the bottom of what can only be described as a bicycle pump. You pumped the handle as hard as you could and a fine spray of fly killer emerged from the nozzle. The trouble was, that unless you could keep pumping at an almost impossible speed the pressure dropped and the spray became more of a squirt. You could see large droplets of the stuff floating down to the floor as you pumped. We came to the conclusion that it was better to give the flies a sentence of death by drowning in the end, and just aimed it straight at them.
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Carol
 
Heres a few,

PP9 Batteries, No.8 Batteries, Mazda Netabulbs, 150W r 75W bulbs of any brand, Jet Jeans, Snake Belts, Triangular paper bags (for kids who could only afford 2oz of sweets, or for baked spuds) Embassy Records, Licorice Imps, Dolly Pegs, Trousers with turnups, Donkey Jackets.
 
Did your mom have the old wooden roller wringer to go with it too? Used to break all the button's, except the one's on liberty bodice's which were made of rubber and alway's got sticky after a while.
 
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Heres a few,

PP9 Batteries, No.8 Batteries, Mazda Netabulbs, 150W r 75W bulbs of any brand, Jet Jeans, Snake Belts, Triangular paper bags (for kids who could only afford 2oz of sweets, or for baked spuds) Embassy Records, Licorice Imps, Dolly Pegs, Trousers with turnups, Donkey Jackets.
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Dolly pegs are available at all Wilkinson stores :):)
 
Practical Wireless! I used to borrow them from Ward End Library. I can remember lusting over ex-mod equipment such as the No 19 set. In one edition there was a design for a one transistor
wireless which had the components screwed together on a piece of wood (quite literally a breadboard). I did build a proper one transistor wireless - the soldering iron cost the same as the transistor
21/6 - if my memory serves me. I did eventually become an electronics engineer but you never stop studying to keep up with the latest technology.

There is something magical about the old "Practical Wireless/Mechanics/Television" which is missing from today's versions. You probably know that there are a few good sites on the internet about vintage electronics and radio restoration. You can't beat a radiogram the size of a small frigate in the lounge. My dad's criterion for buying a radiogram was physical size - in fact everything he bought had to be big - so in a 12 foot square lounge we had the frigate a huge 3 piece suite and the mandatory coffee table - so it entailed a bit of mountain climbing to get to the kitchen.

I've just remembered a piece of objet d'art that we had on the wall - it was a mirror with a light behind it - when it was illuminated it changed to a picture of Bambi - Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen eat your heart out!!!

Regards

Paul
 
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fantastic.i get pw each month but now it is just for hams.even though i am one.i have a lot of the 1960s ones and love reading them.looking at radios for 10/6.and all the junk.saturday was spent in hurst st buying the bits you spoke about.i had a regonda gram it sounded great.and was a good size.and it lasted years. it makes my smile the size of the equipment then,and the size now. take care ta for post
 
I found 3" thick a pile of PWs over the tip in about 1963, read the print off em for years, lusting over the stuff in the advrts. Good grounding, I was in electronics all my working life. Cant help but be nostalgic for valves though.

Not the same now, similar mags have projects where you buy a PCB and just asemble it, back then you had to manage with similar parts usually from Hurst st, sometimes from Jimmy Chaplins at Saltley Gate, or salvaged from something else, and use your loaf to make it work.
 
Heres a few names from the past:

Sugden Pick ups from Yorshire.

Wharfedale famed for their speakers from Idle, Yorks. Now just a brand name

Goodmans also famed for speakers from Wembley, Now just another brand name.

Armstrong , I once had a tuner /amp from this company

Garrard from Swindon

BSR (Birmignham Sound Reproducers) Cradley and Stourbridge


H.J Leak ,Quad , Goldring Lenco Thorens, Shure, Elac, Mullard, Rodgers, Ferrograph, Vortexion, Brenell


I will return when more come to mind!
 
bill parker nice one.
carolina,i remember them they made them in nechells at asl. to pray that killer ddt.
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Does anyone remember oilcloths that we used to put on the table, usually underneath your table cloth. I wonder if people still use them
 
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Does anyone remember oilcloths that we used to put on the table, usually underneath your table cloth. I wonder if people still use them
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oh crikey carolina i do rememer them now....our mom used them on the table but not as i recall underneath...you could get them in different designs as just tablecloths...thanks for jogging my memory....oh and they had a certain smell to them...

lyn
 
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Does anyone remember oilcloths that we used to put on the table, usually underneath your table cloth. I wonder if people still use them
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We bought one in France about 4 years ago, still going strong. Haven't seen them on sale here since they closed The house That Jack Built. What a wonderful shop that was.
 
Does anyone remember enamel plates and dishes, Ours were always white with a blue rim. The chips in them were always black.
 
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well would you believe it viv...fantastic

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And it has that smell you mentioned! My daughter has stuff from the range. Have to admit, I love it. Very pretty floral designs .... great if you have a cottage in the country ..... wishful thinking.

A range of 'tableware' I haven't seen in years (not even in charity shops etc) is the Pyrex heat resistant crockery (if you can call it crockery). I think it was designed to leave in the oven. There was a range that was a very pale blueish colour with, I think , a very thin red stripe just below the rim. Lasted forever, unless you dropped it of course ! Viv.
 
Viv, I think those plates were anything you wanted them to be. Our mom used them for making pies, they could stand the heat better than normal plates.
 
My enamel things were at the back of Auntie's pantry. There's a plate, an oblong pie-dish which we use for visiting dogs to drink from, and a large jug which is handy for watering the pot-plants.
Not forgetting the bread-bin, in green enamel with " BREAD" on the front!

I bought some modern equivalent of oil-cloth in the outside Market in the Bull Ring.

A lady in the Rag-Market was asking for Coty lipstick, I haven't heard of that for ages.
 
Your reference to fabric and oil cloth table protectors. They are in daily use where I live - especially in the Winter months. Most folk own a circular table over which is placed the cloth which reaches right down to the floor. Under the table is placed an electric heater ( in years gone by it was a bucket of hot coals ). People sit at the table with the cloth over their legs, no central heating here.
 
Like Barrie I still have an old white enamel plate with a blue rim (and no black chips) I have just had a look and there is no trademark on the bottom.
I also remember a lot of cream & green enamelware. Also like Barrie I use for when making apple tarts etc.
 
I think this is the type of enamelware we are all referring to (from Wikipaedia):

"Enamel over steel

The enamel over steel technique creates a piece that has the heat distribution of carbon steel and a non-reactive, low-stick surface. Such pots are much lighter than most other pots of similar size, are cheaper to make than stainless steel pots, and do not have the rust and reactivity issues of cast iron or carbon steel. Enamel over steel is ideal for large stockpots and for other large pans used mostly for water-based cooking. Because of its light weight and easy cleanup, enamel over steel is also popular for cookware used while camping".

Like the sound of 'easy cleanup' Like that very much! But not yet been able to find any suppliers of these products. Surely there must have been a supplier in Birmingham? After all, just about everything else has been made there! Viv.
 
I used to hold my moms plate underneath the meatmincer . It would have to be screwed to the table then my mom pushed the meat into the top then turned the handle. My job was to hold the plate underneath to catch the mincemeat, and have a little bit myself. Lovely All the best Formula t.
 
Hi Shirley
If you mean the minature loaves, then yes I remember them well. When I was a small child my mother used to buy them for me so that I could make tiny sandwiches. I am also Shirley.
 
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