Tick the ones you remember.

[Barbara]

1.Sweet cigarettes
2.Coffee bars with juke boxes
3.Home milk delivery in glass bottles
4. Party lines on the telephone
5.Newsreels before the main feature film
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 3 channels [if you were fortunate])
7.Peashooters
8. Andy Pandy
9. 78 RPM records
10.Hi-fi's
11. Tin Baths
12. Blue flashbulb
13. Cork popguns
14. Wolsley, Riley, Austin, Morris, Triumph and Vanden plas, made Motor Cars

15. Sweets actually filled the wrappers
16. Washing machines with wringers

[Dr Bill]

I remembe all of those. And only having one TV channel which broadcast for about 6 hours in the evening only!

[Dr Bill]

Although I wasn't quite old enough to frequent coffee bars.

[Dr Bill]

And I learnt to drive in a Riley Elf.

[farmersboy]

All of those,and we still have our milk deliverd in glass bottles,and passed my test in an Austin A 40- ;D.....with colum gear change

[Auricula]

Not all, but - 1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,14,15,16.

Also "coach built" prams for babies ...snug,weatherproof and comfy for baby......but ...like pushing a tank!!!!!!!!! ;D

[Jasmine]

Mar 26, 2010 8:42:42 GMT Barbara said:

1.Sweet cigarettes
3.Home milk delivery in glass bottles
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 3 channels [if you were fortunate])
8. Andy Pandy
10.Hi-fi's
12. Blue flashbulbs
14. Wolsley, Riley, Austin, Morris, Triumph and Vanden plas, made Motor Cars
15. Sweets actually filled the wrappers

I remember these i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif
I don't remember washing machines with wringers but at boarding school the Juniors had to do their hand washing on Saturday mornings and we then we put our washing through a wringer before it went in a big heated metal cabinet to dry - came out the same shape it went in - dried to a crisp i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif
My first car was an Austin Maestro - it was my pride and joy. OH wrote it off i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/sad.gif

[Missredhead]

I have seen 78's but don't actually remember them...but I do remember all the rest

[Ladygardener]

I can recall all 16 of them and gosh does that bring back memories. When we were quite young children we used to go to a cafe at the weekend where they had a juke box as it was owned by a friend of my Fathers. My Father was in London at the time and he used to phone my mum while we sat listening to the records. ;D

[prodigal gardener]

I remember lots of them especially Andy Pandy - he was my favourite! I had a Silver Cross pram for Rebecca and I loved it - I used to walk miles just because it was so nice to push. I saw a young lass with one the other day and it was gorgeous ;D She looked as pleased as punch with it too - bless her. Lovely bedding in it as well. I love to see babies in proper prams them buggy things are rubbish ! Mind you having said that I couldnt ever get on a bus with Rebecca's pram so I had to bloody walk !!!!

[Auricula]

I know what you mean KL - the buggy/pram/pushchair/carseat/carrycot things they have now are soooo complicated - you need a degree in physics to use them!! ;D
My D.I.L. had 3 children under 3 1/2 and had one which was a "double decker" for the 2 littlies with a platform on the back for the toddler ;D ;D

[Spruance]

Sweet cigarettes - yummy, but I was never tempted to try the real thing - yeuck so that puts paid to the theory that they encouraged kids to smoke.

Coffee bars/juke boxes - a bit before my time.

Milkman, yes - "This bottle costs 4d please rinse & return". i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif Not forgetting the Corona pop deliveries and 3d deposit back on the empties. Oh and the mobile greengrocer with his horse and cart. (1960s that was not 1860s) i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif


Party lines - yes we used to have one in the early 70s

Newsreels - nope

TV test card - yep and the early closing during the powercuts in the 70s due to certain naughty people not turning up for work ('nuff said). i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif

Peashooters - yes

Andy Pandy - yes my favourite on Watch with Mother.

78rpm records - yes although I was responsible for drastically reducing mum's collection on one occasion as shellac is rather brittle isn't it?

Hi-fi's - yes I bought myself a Fidelity music centre in January 1977 for the princely sum of £99 no doubt inflated by the 25% VAT since it was a 'luxury' item. (Tha' don't know they're born today) i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif

Tin baths - yes. We had no bathroom at the house where we lived till 1964 so bathing was in the old tin bath in front of the fire with the water heated in a gas copper in the kitchen and carried through the house in tin buckets.

Blue flashbulbs - maybe. I certainly remember using those flash cubes with four flashes on each, and the family camera in the 60s was an old Box Brownie.

Cork popguns yes and ones that fired potato pellets - you stuck the barrel into the end of a potato kept in reserve for reloads. Oh and cap guns with long reels of caps.

Cars - yes. My dad's first car (in 1965) was an old Austin 8 of 1948 vintage - AJL 247 - The number alone would be worth a bomb now. The car cost £25 in all and dad had to pay it off in instalments. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif

Sweets yes. Especially blackjacks @ 8 for a penny or rainbow chews at 4 for a penny. That's a real (old money) penny of course. ;D

Washing machines with wringers. Yes mum had one of those throughout the 1960s. I often used to 'help' with the wringing.

Not forgetting the penknives that all us kids carried everywhere in the 1960s, even to school but they were for cutting string and whittling wood not for stabbing people.

[JennyWrenn]

I remember all apart from
Nos 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13

I used to love the sweet cigarettes but it didnt encourage me to smoke as I have never smoked in my entire life ;D

[snowowl]

I remember.
1
3
7
8
10
12
16
Perhaps others at a distant bit those first ones i can
recall.
I had a coach built silvercross pram to for my 2 and i loved it.
When we first picked it out at the shop it was like buying the creme de la creme of prams. ;D

Spru its true about the sweet cigarettes i ate those as a kid but they never made me want to smoke either.

[Dr Bill]

Mar 27, 2010 0:30:00 GMT Spruance said:

Cork popguns yes and ones that fired potato pellets - you stuck the barrel into the end of a potato kept in reserve for reloads. Oh and cap guns with long reels of caps./

Spud guns were great. I suppose they are considered too dangerous now - could take someone's eye out

[prodigal gardener]

You can still buy spud guns Dr Bill - I got one for Jake last year. He loved it for about 10 minutes since then its been in the bottom of the toy box !!! I must admit I was quite surprised that they were on sale, what with all the elf n safety bods sticking their noses in