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jc26red
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #15 on: Monday 10 December 07 16:53 UTC (UK) »
 Grin Grin Grin


My nans  glass rolling pin made in the glass factory my ggrandad and his dad worked in.  My nans knitting needles and baby knitting patterns.

My MIL still has cutlery in use that belonged to my ggrandfather (I have my eye on those Wink ) and the prize possession that the next baby christened will wear its 3x gr grandfather's christening gown   Cool

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ridban
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #16 on: Monday 10 December 07 18:37 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: 01debbie on Monday 10 December 07 09:49 UTC (UK)
Having recently been re-acquainted with a good old fashioned hot water bottle, (& wondering how I've ever coped without it!!!)  I was wondering which other items from the past are still used reguarly by Rootschatters?

Debbie  Smiley

Definitely the hot water bottle. I always thought an electric blanket was rather a SCARY THING. I mean, you're laying on loads of wires producing ELECTRICITY for gawd's sake. One slight break in those wires could lead to...well....a shocking experience at the very least, couldn't it???

Not to mention sleeping enveloped in an electric field.

Maybe it's me and my paranoia, but I always thought this was a REALLY BAD THING. Like living next to an electricity pylon.

I got rid of my electric alarm clock for the same reason.

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nanny jan
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #17 on: Monday 10 December 07 18:44 UTC (UK) »

My grandpa's toasting fork and my daughter now has his steel for sharpening knives. 


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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #18 on: Monday 10 December 07 18:47 UTC (UK) »
I also have my grandad's steel, my grandma's baking tins (which are better than today's) and I love my hot water bottle.

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meles
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #19 on: Monday 10 December 07 18:53 UTC (UK) »
Mum gave me her old glass jelly moulds, which I use for posh do's.

We're having people round for an old fashioned meal at the weekend, so I will use them for a blancmange. Remember blancmange?!  Wink

I also use an ancient cherry stoner. Very effective, but juice sprays everywhere, and after stoning 1/2 pound of cherries, it looks as if I am a mad axe murderer, covered in blood   Shocked

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01debbie
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #20 on: Monday 10 December 07 19:00 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: meles on Monday 10 December 07 18:53 UTC (UK)
Remember blancmange?!  Wink
meles

Oh yes!!!  I have happy memories of birthday parties when the rabbit shaped blancmange would appear briefly, before wobbling into a non distinct shape!!!

Debbie Smiley
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meles
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #21 on: Monday 10 December 07 19:19 UTC (UK) »
Oh yes! I'd forgotten that blancmange animals quietly slid into road kill after 15 minutes.  Undecided

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk
Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk
Harrison: London; Pollock
Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx
Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk
Rogers: London; Bartlett: London
Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants
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4kni
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #22 on: Monday 10 December 07 19:36 UTC (UK) »
I have my great aunts Neatette kitchen unit along with her old tall boy and my grandmothers tall boy, all the ideal sized pieces of furniture for the size of our house. I also have and very carefully use my grandmothers mixing bowl although I get very worried each time it gets used in case it gets dropped.
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #23 on: Monday 10 December 07 19:42 UTC (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat 4kni - and you have reminded me - I use my grandmother's mixing bowl too!

meles
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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk
Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk
Harrison: London; Pollock
Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx
Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk
Rogers: London; Bartlett: London
Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants
Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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kesannah
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #24 on: Monday 10 December 07 19:52 UTC (UK) »
My husband (85), my nans china Jug, nans thimble,a glass scrubbing board and myself.
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jc26red
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #25 on: Monday 10 December 07 20:03 UTC (UK) »
I've just remembered another one, a bottle opener belonging to ggrandfather.
Its been well worn  Cheesy
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #26 on: Monday 10 December 07 20:10 UTC (UK) »
By whom?!  Grin

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk
Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk
Harrison: London; Pollock
Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx
Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk
Rogers: London; Bartlett: London
Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants
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Nutty1966
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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #27 on: Monday 10 December 07 20:21 UTC (UK) »
I now have my late Grandma's steel and carving knife, also I have her old metal jelly moulds  Cheesy these are very small individual ones, so as children we used to eat the jelly straight from the mould, metal spoon and metal mould, my mum used to cringe at the noise  Smiley


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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #28 on: Monday 10 December 07 20:50 UTC (UK) »
A 1916 singer sewing machine,one with a  handle,  it just purr's along  Smiley

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Re: Which items from the past do you still use?
« Reply #29 on: Monday 10 December 07 20:59 UTC (UK) »
Mum and Dad's dinner service, which we kids clubbed together to buy for their Silver Wedding anniversary, always comes out on special occasions. Unfortunately a serving dish has lost it's lid and I can't find a replacement.  Sad

It is a very 1950's/1960's style In yellow and grey sylized flowers, red rose hips and black thorns.
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