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wooden thread spools - i wanted to blow bubbles one day but didn't have a wand or any solution for that matter. My grandmother used some dish soap and gave me an empty wooden spool of thread. My Childhood Memories, Best Memories, Nostalgia, Retro, Eye Candy, Photo Vintage, Wooden Spools, Thread Spools, Sewing Notions

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Take a Trip Down Memory Lane Welcome to the Memory Lane Gallery! Take a trip down memory lane with these wonderful images that will bring you back to your childhood days! Feel free to share this page with your family and friends! 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Sweet Memories, School Memories, 90s Nostalgia, Ol Days, The Good Old Days, The Best, At Least

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These 19 Pics Will Give You a Flashback

Here are 19 that will take you back to the good old days.

Carole Hersee, the iconic "Test Card Girl" whose face appeared on the BBC for over 40 years - and is still scary! 1980s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Magic Memories, Test Card, Kids Tv, Vintage Tv, Teenage Years, Retro Toys, My Memory

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Carole Hersee - Wikipedia

Woman working in corner shop. In the old days your gran or mum would… Vintage Pictures, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Ddr Museum, Retro, Foto Madrid, Old Photographs, British History, Uk History

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Cash, plastic, your mobile phone, your face, your 'bits', or something even newer: what will money look like in future and will Wonga still be here?

Richard Browning went on the trail of the self-styled financial disruptors to see if the array of modern alternatives to money will win the public trust that the banks have lost

Salt and vinegar were my favourite – they could take the roof of your mouth off! Salt and vinegar were Vintage Sweets, Retro Sweets, 90s Sweets, Retro Food, Vintage Toys, 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Retro Recipes, The Good Old Days

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World's Greatest Crisp 2013 Group G FINAL Group

The poll will close at 8pm Monday Top THREE go through Group G Chipsticks Salt & Vinegar 45486 Nothing tastes quite like a Chipstick: The yumfactor of Chips & Crisps all in one. Shame the bag's so small. Doritos Cool Original

Old Fashioned Sweets / Candy From Your Childhood 1980s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Sweet Memories, Retro Toys, Vintage Toys, 1970s Toys, Retro Vintage, Tante Emma Laden, Old Fashioned Sweets

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Retro sweets that need to be brought back IMMEDIATELY

From Pacers to Starburst Joosters, Spangles to Polo Gummies - here are 19 retro sweets that are sadly gone from the shelves, but never forgotten by our tastebuds.

Harry Worth performs his optical illusion. British comedian Harry Worth started as a ventriloquist until he was advised by the comic duo Laurel and Hardy. 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Bbc, The Lone Ranger, Vintage Tv, Funny Vintage, Old Tv Shows, Teenage Years, Before Us

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TV Shows We Used To Watch - BBC British TV 1959-80 - Harry Worth

The famous opening credits featured Harry stopping in the street to perform an optical illusion involving a shop window. (Raising one arm and one leg which were reflected in the window, thus giving the impression of levitation). Reproducing this effect was popularly known as "doing a Harry Worth". Set in the fictional town of Woodbridge, 'Here's Harry' presented the star as a bumbling complainer continually pitted against officialdom in a world that he always seemed to be one step behind…

London bus ticket: fare paid - 3 old pence. Considered lucky if the numbers add up to London Bus, Old London, My Childhood Memories, Sweet Memories, 1970s Childhood, Routemaster, Ticket Design, London History, Bus Tickets

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London Bus Tickets 1970s

For you Londoners who have deeply embedded memories of the clicks and twists of a Routemaster Bus Conductor turning the knobs and handles of their Gibson ticket machines - this first posting of 2014 is especially for you! Of course everyone is invited to the party - and enjoy viewing some of the very same thin paper tickets that were handed to me some 40 years ago... Below is a 3 Pence ticket. The vogue back then was a Blackjack/Pontoon-like competition, where we'd compare tickets with other…

Spool knitting- didn't take much to keep us occupied. Who didn't have a wooden spool, 4 sm. nails, some yarn & a crochet hook around the house? I still have my spool after all this time : ) 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Childhood Toys, Spool Knitting, Knitting Ideas, I Cord, Thread Spools, My Memory, Old Toys

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Potentially useful stuff

In my office, I have drawer of ‘potentially useful stuff’ (or as Corey would prefer to call it, tat). The contents range from postcards to pencils, doorstops to stones, from ribbon to …

Cover for Quick Draw McGraw (Dell, 1960 series) Saturday morning cartoons! Cartoon Cartoon, Cartoon Photo, Vintage Comic Books, Vintage Cartoon, Vintage Comics, Old School Cartoons, Old Cartoons, Saturday Morning Cartoons 80s, Classic Comics

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' Always been a fan. The first book I ever borrowed from the library, aged was Basil Brush goes Boating. My lovely wee brother bought me a toy Basil Brush for my tenth birthday. 1980s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, 80s Kids, Kids Tv, Comic, Old Tv Shows, My Memory, The Good Old Days, My Children

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180 great children's quiz questions (and the answers)

Looking for something to keep the kids entertained?

Telephone box equipment my childhood and teenage memories телефонная будка, 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Family Memories, Telephone Booth, Vintage Telephone, British History, Pre History, My Memory, The Good Old Days

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These delightful images were all captured in the days before the health and safety industry took root, in an age when childhood disease or war represented more pressing threats to a child's prospects than a game of conkers. 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, School Memories, Family Memories, Playground Games, Children Playground, Playground Design, The Good Old Days, Historical Photos

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When playtime wasn't ruled by 'elf and safety: Photos show how children had fun before the industry took over

These delightful images were all captured in the days before the health and safety industry took root, in an age when childhood disease or war represented more pressing threats to a child's prospects than a game of conkers.

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The high chaparral

#Weetjenog The High Chaparral is een Amerikaanse westernserie die op de Amerikaanse televisie werd uitgezonden van 1967 tot 1971. Ook op de Nederlandse televisie was de serie eind jaren zestig te zie

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CATHERINE WHEELS LIQUORICE

Children's TV show Blue Peter in 1972 (from left) Peter Purves, Lesley Judd, Valerie Singleton and John Noakes with his dog 'Shep' Robert Frank, Serge Gainsbourg, 1970s Childhood, My Childhood Memories, Childhood Images, Blue Peter Presenters, Andy Gibb, Love Actually, Artists

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Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton and John Noakes will host 50th anniversary Blue Peter

Three famous former Blue Peter presenters have shared their memories of the children's programme, as they prepare to celebrate its 50th anniversary next week.