PeverilPeril 3,278 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Street knife sharpener on his grinding wheel bike. One used to turn up on Peveril St every month or so. Last one I saw was at a Town open market in France. I tried to buy the machine but he refused - offered 1000 euro but still not interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,133 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 12:44 PM, benjamin1945 said: Anyone remember their real name in Nottingham ? Ben, if you mean Nottingham, then it started life as, "Snot's hame" which became Snottingham. Named after a leader whose name happened to be 'Snot .(no connection to the way we refer to it nowadays). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,453 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, PeverilPeril said: Street knife sharpener on his grinding wheel bike. One used to turn up on Peveril St every month or so. Picture Nottingham have a photo of something which may be similar. https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm010069/posterid/ntgm010069.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 612 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Being in the street with a knife might be more of an issue nowadays. Not sure that "I was taking it to be sharpened" would satisfy the boys in blue. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,404 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 @PeverilPeril The one that came to Clifton had a bicycle with a stand on the back wheel. This lifted the rear wheel clear of the ground while he sat and pedalled, a belt drove the grind wheel. Here's something very similar, scroll fown, the first B/W photo is closer: https://tradesmansbike.wordpress.com/1940s1950s-knife-sharpener-gundle/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,113 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 I used to see a ‘proper’ gypsy with a horse drawn caravan over 30 years ago. He carried knife sharpening equipment and and was always busy. He used to camp on the Epperstone back lane and on the Halloughton junction near to Brackenhurst. He appeared every year for many years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Beekay said: Ben, if you mean Nottingham, then it started life as, "Snot's hame" which became Snottingham. Named after a leader whose name happened to be 'Snot .(no connection to the way we refer to it nowadays). may i take my friend b back to my post 12 hours ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Someone got lost somewhere along the line.......... Snottingham ??? I was talking about ''Dolly Blues'' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,453 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 ...and I think the answer might be in the link I posted a few days ago. 'Dolly Blue' seems to have been the real name. http://www.oldandinteresting.com/laundry-blue.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 159 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 10:12 PM, Brew said: We have been asked to keep this in the appropriate thread... Let's play nice and do as we are told... If we all did as we were told , what a boring and oppresed life that would be. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,133 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Sorry Ben, I thought the query was Nottm. old name.. I remember my mum used to send me up to Taylors shop on Denman Street and ask for a 'Dolly Bag' and I thought she were buying me some sweeties. How gullible can you get as a child. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,133 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, mary1947 said: may i take my friend b back to my post 12 hours ago I were referring to the first name. Transpires we were both on the wrong track. B. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,453 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, Beekay said: I remember my mum used to send me up to Taylors shop on Denman Street and ask for a 'Dolly Bag' and I thought she were buying me some sweeties. I remember 'Lucky Bags' which had sweets in them. Usually a few scraps of cheap, uninteresting bits and pieces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: ...and I think the answer might be in the link I posted a few days ago. 'Dolly Blue' seems to have been the real name. http://www.oldandinteresting.com/laundry-blue.aspx LOL............real name...''NOBS''.........well it was in Bulwell anyway.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: LOL............real name...''NOBS''.........well it was in Bulwell anyway.... You just reminded me that me mam called it nobby blue. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,453 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Staying with nobs........ When I was young Brussel Sprouts were referred to as Nobby Greens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Think they were all'' Hand me downs''' Marg'' from older brothers.........lots of really poor kids about in the 50s........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Averts Can you tell Stork from Butter Answer on a post card please My Answer Yes !!!! I can tell stork from butter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,404 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Glad you can afford it Mary, have you seen the price of Lurpak recently? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,133 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Another 'things you don't see'..."We are the Ovaltinies " where are they now? Bet Mary will know.. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Brew if you can't spoile your self at our ages when can we? Having said that can't you remember going to Co-op and the butter was scoped from a wooden barrel with 2 wooden bats and made up to squares and then wrapped in grese-proof paper, I have never eaten marg but have tasted it but thanks but no thanks. Went to a pub years ago (it was dinning time so orderd a sarnie, one bit and it went back, WHY the sandwhich had marge on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Sorry B don't kown where all the Oveltinies boy's and girls have gone. Maybe Uncle Mac might know? (Sat morning 10 00 radio) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,278 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Brew - Thanks for the pic of the bicycle knife sharpener. That is what I have seen - and the term 'Grundle' joged a memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,133 Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 9:03 PM, Beekay said: Another 'things you don't see'..."We are the Ovaltinies " where are they now? Bet Mary will know.. B. Just to prove a point ...a genuine advert. B. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Whatever happened to the comb over hairstyle? Aways make me chuckle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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