tony1 118 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 ... and very lucky, too ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 #2680 MercuryDancer.. Lucky boy. Make the most of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Belly button lint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Kangaroos do not have belly buttons.......useless bit of trivia for you all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Empire Day, remember celebrating that at school.,dirty word nowadays i suppose, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 'yankee' screwdrivers- lord toffinghams-puffin pilchards- horlicks mugs with filled in handle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnno 45 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Christmas lights in the shape of trees, santas, houses .....there is a curiosity shop in Mablethorpe I visited many yrs ago he collects them even has a morris traveller in the shop..... some must have visited the shop my wife and I are going in Aug to that neck of the woods as she never been being from the south, .......oh no sand here just pebbles..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 #2687: The Scots fly the Slatire on St Andrews day and are patriotic Scots. The English fly the GC on St George's day and are racist...How does that work?! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 From my collection: Anyone for Bagatelle? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Or perhaps some Betamax recording? And YES I do have the recorder to go with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Here are a few railway things you don't see much of any more: Left to right Clockwise: 2 Star petrol tank plate, LNER penalty notice, Waggon plate, LMS upper quadrant home signal arm. On the ground below the signs: A piece of 80lb bullhead rail and chairs with wooden noggins. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnno 45 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 good old Mr Beecham ay......... bless his cotton socks..... do you think the railways would still be as good if not better as they were when we had all the stations track ... being able to get to many more areas without the use of road .... or would be un-manageable nowadays...???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I can't help thinking that the country would have been better off without Dr Beeching, but with Enoch Powell. Two huge mistakes of the 60's Just to be clear; my comment on Powell is about immigration, NOT race 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Re bagatelle in #2693. That appears to be exactly like the one my grandparents had at their house, and we always played it whenever we visited. I haven't seen another for over 40 years. Does it have any kind of brand name? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Many of those bagatelle games were made by Chad Valley, which I think that one probably is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Cannot remember brand name of lucky bags- anyone?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Well i never! thanks Fynger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Sorry Cliff Ton, no brand name. I think it pre-dates mass production. Here are two photos of the game, showing the scorecard, whioch is similar to that you find on cribbage boards: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Lift Attendants, used to be a lot of disabled ex-servicemen doing that job years ago. Suppose nowadays all down to cost cutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 #2701 bagatelle. Now I've seen the whole thing it's not quite the same as the one I knew - my grandma's didn't have the scorecard bit - but it still brings back memories. And thank god for Health and Safety today - those circular shapes which look like Stonehenge are in fact NAILS protruding from the baseboard. Even when I was a kid I was amazed how something as lethal as that could be allowed on a children's toy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 #2701 Made by Chad Valley and very common. They only had a gold manufacturers sticker on the under-side which usually fell off over time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Blow lamps: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Fog lamps: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,640 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I have one in my shed and use it on occasions still, mine does'nt have the "thruppenny bit rivetted on the pressure relief valve though Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Tilley lamps, can't post the photo link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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