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Common items from the 1950's game ( alphabetical)

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rosesarered Mon 01-Aug-16 17:29:25

Don't know how long we can get this game to go on to, but have a go anyway.In alphabetical order name an item you would see around in the 1950's ( it doesn't matter if you would also have seen it in the 1920's, ie, a tin bath, but don't include things from later decades ie, miniskirts.)

Alligator skin handbags

Ana Sun 21-Aug-16 10:21:32

Wacko! with Jimmy Ewards (have we had that?)

Christinefrance Sun 21-Aug-16 10:18:53

Cherrytree did olive oil !

Quentin - Uncle in the Famous Five books
( I'm getting desperate now )

BBbevan Sun 21-Aug-16 09:48:06

We missed out O

Ovalteenies

fiorentina51 Sat 20-Aug-16 21:55:28

Phyllosan

Cherrytree59 Sat 20-Aug-16 20:04:12

f77ms I remember kaolin poltice. It was my Gran's 'go to' remedy for virtually every ailment. When I had very sore cracked nipples while trying to breast feed my Gran slapped one on each boob (mine not hers!)

Olive oil in little chemist bottles. (For ears)

etheltbags1 Sat 20-Aug-16 10:45:39

they were only a godsend as dustsheets.I hated them

Christinefrance Sat 20-Aug-16 10:44:43

Those nylon sheets were horrible weren't they ethelbags but a godsend for holidays with a bed wetting child

etheltbags1 Sat 20-Aug-16 10:31:55

nylon sheets

Christinefrance Sat 20-Aug-16 09:01:56

Meccano

Bbnan Sat 20-Aug-16 08:36:24

Lint bandages

f77ms Sat 20-Aug-16 07:21:03

kaolin poltice . Warm Kaolin between two cloths put on the painful part( in my case my neck ). Still suffer 55 years on !

BBbevan Sat 20-Aug-16 06:01:09

Jelly and blancmange

Bellanonna Sat 20-Aug-16 05:46:05

Irons - the kind that were heated on the cooker

Bbnan Fri 19-Aug-16 23:41:41

Hairbands

numberplease Fri 19-Aug-16 23:38:31

Gobstoppers

Bellanonna Fri 19-Aug-16 22:38:36

Frys Five Boys Chicolate Bar

numberplease Fri 19-Aug-16 21:42:24

Egg nog

Linsco56 Fri 19-Aug-16 21:18:36

Delarosa rose hip syrup

Jalima Fri 19-Aug-16 20:46:09

Clip-on earrings

Christinefrance Fri 19-Aug-16 17:43:21

Bile beans laxative

Bellanonna Fri 19-Aug-16 17:30:41

Annie get your Gun

BBbevan Fri 19-Aug-16 15:53:22

Zither ( Shirley Abicair )

rosesarered Fri 19-Aug-16 14:02:28

Yodel-ing ( think Frank Ifield!)

Sheena Fri 19-Aug-16 14:00:13

Xylophone toy (I had one in the 50s)

LullyDully Fri 19-Aug-16 08:15:52

Weekly baths

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