MEMORIES from a friend

[Buckman]

My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old lemonade bottle.
In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea.
She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember?
Headlight dip-switches on the floor of the car.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Trouser leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heated on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn indicators.
Older Than Dirt Quiz:
Count all the ones that you remember, not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom.
1. Sweet cigarettes
2. Coffee shops with juke boxes
3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles
4. Party lines on the telephone
5. Newsreels before the movie
6. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning.
(There were only 2 channels [if you were fortunate])
7. Peashooters
8. 33 rpm records
9. 45 RPM records
10. Hi-fi's
11. Metal ice trays with levers
12. Blue flashbulb
13. Cork popguns
14. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young
If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older
If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age
If you remembered 11-14 = You're positively ancient!
I must be 'positively ancient' but those memories are some of the best parts of my life.
Don't forget to pass this along!
Especially to all your really OLD friends....I just did!

 

[Buckman]

Imagine telling your kids that their great grand father probably rode these bicycles.

 

[Devonisheaven]

My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old lemonade bottle.
In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea.
She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember?
Headlight dip-switches on the floor of the car.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Trouser leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heated on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn indicators.
Older Than Dirt Quiz:
Count all the ones that you remember, not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom.
1. Sweet cigarettes
2. Coffee shops with juke boxes
3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles
4. Party lines on the telephone
5. Newsreels before the movie
6. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning.
(There were only 2 channels [if you were fortunate])
7. Peashooters
8. 33 rpm records
9. 45 RPM records
10. Hi-fi's
11. Metal ice trays with levers
12. Blue flashbulb
13. Cork popguns
14. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young
If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older
If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age
If you remembered 11-14 = You're positively ancient!
I must be 'positively ancient' but those memories are some of the best parts of my life.
Don't forget to pass this along!
Especially to all your really OLD friends....I just did!

All of them! I not 70 yet. 👍

 

[Lutz]

I can remember them, too, and my car still has the ignition switch on the dashboard, albeit without it being operated by key as they used to be.
I‘ll add a couple more items:

1. Farthings with the little wren on it.
2. Gobstoppers
3. Wagon wheels (I loved them)
4. Petrol rationing tickets
5. The next door neighbour‘s Allard Clipper - my that was a funny car, especially when their children were sitting in the dicky seat and all four of them took off to Scotland in it on holiday, together with all their luggage.

 

[Buckman]

I can remember them, too, and my car still has the ignition switch on the dashboard, albeit without it being operated by key as they used to be.
I‘ll add a couple more items:

1. Farthings with the little wren on it.
2. Gobstoppers
3. Wagon wheels (I loved them)
4. Petrol rationing tickets
5. The next door neighbour‘s Allard Clipper - my that was a funny car, especially when their children were sitting in the dicky seat and all four of them took off to Scotland in it on holiday, together with all their luggage.

I don't remember Wagon Wheels. However I do remember fuel rationing coupons in the late sixties and early seventies when Britain imposed petrol sanctions on our country. A coupon allowed you 1 gallon or 5 litres. Cost was about 2/6 for a gallon in 1969.

 

[Beachball]

I can remember them, too, and my car still has the ignition switch on the dashboard, albeit without it being operated by key as they used to be.
I‘ll add a couple more items:

1. Farthings with the little wren on it.
2. Gobstoppers
3. Wagon wheels (I loved them)
4. Petrol rationing tickets
5. The next door neighbour‘s Allard Clipper - my that was a funny car, especially when their children were sitting in the dicky seat and all four of them took off to Scotland in it on holiday, together with all their luggage.

I remember some bits and a couple more .
Hand signals for cars without turn indicators
Players No 6 Cigarettes
Floor start switch on this old mini
Gobstoppers
Wagon wheels still get them today

 

[borderbilly]

16 for me

 

[borderbilly]

The wee wuman that came round at half time at the flicks selling ice cream.

 

[Steve1962]

When I was at school in Farnborough (1974 - 76), there was a little newsagent nearby that sold sweets too... they also sold liquorice root sticks......anyone else remember those?

 

[Devonisheaven]

When I was at school in Farnborough (1974 - 76), there was a little newsagent nearby that sold sweets too... they also sold liquorice root sticks......anyone else remember those?

I use Liquorice as bait when fishing………….I catch all sorts! 👍