Wedding gift lists 1930s

[chempat]

You should have kept them - could have put fancy desserts in there?

[louisa maud]

You are right, sometimes have " shoulda, woulda coulda  feelings" but what is gone is gone.

LM

[mazi]

Every week where I worked there would be a raffle,  can't tell you how many times I won but it all went into the bottom drawer, one item was a set of 6 babycham classes, kept them for years and not so long ago gave them to a charity shop, silly me, should have kept them.

LM

‘‘Twas brandy and babycham in one of those glasses that nearly put an end to our relationship before it had got going, fortunately mazi’s mum was understanding as I assisted her in lifting the somewhat inebriated body over the doorstep.

Nobody bothered about underage drinking in those days.


Mike

[Biggles50]

We got two pyrex dishes.  They're still going strong after more than 50 years, and I use them every week.

We also got a set of four Pyrex dishes with lids in ‘79.

Three of each are still going strong, but annoyingly the broken dish and lid are not of the same pair.

[andrewalston]

one item was a set of 6 babycham classes, kept them for years and not so long ago gave them to a charity shop, silly me, should have kept them.

Don't feel sorry! At my local auction house last month "Five Vintage Mid Century Babycham Glasses" brought £12. Then they take out their commission. 

[louisa maud]

At the time they were 99p each when I gave them to the charity shop but they were welcome to anything  they made, can't keep erything, I know there will be a skip outside my house eventually
My grandson bought me a dolphin from Florida, I have today put it on his shelf, all the rubbish on there he might not see it for weeks  but I am gradually trying to give things back to the giver, then I know where they have gone and can do what they like  sith them, also photographs I have I am giving them to the families concerned.

LM

[Viktoria]

  I still use the Oneida cutlery, but then it doesn't wear out! I have just remembered that I rather fancied a design of cutlery that was too expensive, then not long afterwards I saw it in the V. and A. I think it was Alveston, and I could now buy a 6 person canteen on-line for £1000.

Oh go on, treat yourself, I am sure you deserve it.
When we left GB, to live in Belgium we were asked by my husband’s office staff what would we like ,so we asked for some Stainless Steel cutlery ( the wedding sets were a bit grotty by then - plated forks- ugh,) so got six steak knives and six forks ,quite expensive in those days.
Use them every day .
That was 1965.Still in excellent condition.
But not wedding gift of course,
Viktoria.

I added tea and dessert poons , cake forks etc ,SS was new here but just ordinary in Belgium .
The older generation of English women who had married Belgian soldiers convalescing here and gone with them on repatriation in 1918, were really old fashioned and sticklers in keeping up “ English afternoon tea” .
It was nice and Belgian ladies copied although they were wonderful entertainers.
I never got used to them saying “ Thankyou” for “ No “ when asked would they like more cake etc.

I never see the coloured Pyrex we bought ,in charity shops .
Perhaps the colour ,which was applied,not in the glass ,compromised its qualities.
There was another kind of ovenproof glass, not as good as Pyrex, can’t remember —- Phoenix?
I bought a twelve place cutlery setting for special times like Christmas when there would be ten of us ,got the grandchildren their own child size sets which Flash Harry used and “The one baby demolition squad “Kyra will coming in to soon.
Although why use a spoon when one chip can aid in eating a good amount of ketchup!- As at my grandson’ s -Flash Harry ‘s and his mummy ‘s and my
combined fish and chip birthday party in an Italian fish and chip restaurant in Suffolk named ‘ THE CODFATHER” .All four May birthdays, Kyra the odd one out but we let her come for her amusement value .
I digress ,as usual!

Viktoria.

[Countryquine]

We got married in 1982.  Wedding lists were not really that common in our neck of the woods then.   Couples didn't tend to live together beforehand either.   My mother was dead against the idea of wedding gift lists ('folk should take what they get and be grateful') and my parents would have gone into orbit if we had lived together!

I remember being so excited each time I got a gift to open - we had the traditional present showing for anyone who wanted to come, which meant the house being clean and tidy for about a month every day before the wedding, plus a supply of homebakes and sandwiches.

I have many of my wedding presents still, it gives me pleasure to remember the people who gifted them.  Sadly my groom is no longer here, so large gatherings no longer happen for the lovely dinner set and cutlery canteen, not to mention the glassware, to be used. 

Within only a few years lists became standard and living together became the norm.   I don't suppose the brides coming after got quite as much pleasure opening parcels as I did.

I still have some items belonging to my Mum and Dad, which they received as wedding presents in 1955. 

[louisa maud]

My twin brother has a lovely canteen of cutlery and a clock that we're my parent's wedding gifts , 1937, I have a crystal milk jug and sugar bowl that never comes out now,  1937, got other bits but can't date them  for sure.
Will  be interesting if others go back as far as 1937, a challenge!!

LM.