Things you never see anymore

[davieG]

52 minutes ago, Raj said:

Manual chokes on cars.

Had nightmares  about my Talbot Samba stalling at lights without the choke fully on🤣

Rusty sills patched up with newspaper and soon filler. 
 

My brother had an old banger and he had a piece of string through a in the dash connected to the accelrater lever which he used to pull to accelerate. There were some complete wrecks on the road back then. 

[Blarmy]

2 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

It's clearly the adults in this poor kids life failing him right now....

Wrong, at least for the majority of the adults  in his life - I can’t speak for the ones on his dads side as I don’t know them and aren’t with them when they have the lad.
 

And by the way, he’s happy, talkative, confident and doing well at school. He’s just not into anything that doesn’t involve a screen. 

[Parafox]

Meat safes:

 

 

Meat was kept in one of these in a pantry or larder on a "Cold Shelf" made from granite.

 

It stopped flies getting to the meat and kept it cool. My Nan had one in her cottage in Wilbarston, which was rural and without very many amenities back then. (I'm talking late 50's early 60's)

 

Edited 28 January 2024 by Parafox

[LiberalFox]

Black and white TVs.  CRT TVs. Telephones with a dial. Fax machines. Payphones. 

[davieG]

[FoyleFox]

Cars with a coat hanger as an ariel.

Or cars with removable radios.

[Foxdiamond]

7 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

Cars with a coat hanger as an ariel.

Or cars with removable radios.

Cars with opening quarter lights

[foxile5]

Snuff on sale in boozers.

[davieG]

 

[davieG]

[FoyleFox]

2 hours ago, davieG said:

I'd wager that my Dad still has one of these on one of his bikes, which look like they've come out of the ark, too. Mind you, I'd wager that a lot of the contents of Dad's workshop could feature on this thread!

[Free Falling Foxes]

13 hours ago, davieG said:

One of my first memories is a binman walking down our path, seeing me looking out the window and giving me a smile and wink.

[Free Falling Foxes]

6 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

I'd wager that my Dad still has one of these on one of his bikes, which look like they've come out of the ark, too. Mind you, I'd wager that a lot of the contents of Dad's workshop could feature on this thread!

You're certainly right there - mine too.

The pushbike dynamo that @davieG posted, reminded me of a simple circuit I put together in my early teens that enabled my lights to switch automatically to batteries whenever I stopped, thereby keeping the lamps lit.

[SkidsFox]

The circus coming to town with a big street procession including elephants trampling through the streets. This was in LBoro so it may not have taken place in your neck of the woods. Nevertheless it's died away (possibly rightly), no doubt on account of animal rights concerns.

[davieG]

22 minutes ago, SkidsFox said:

The circus coming to town with a big street procession including elephants trampling through the streets. This was in LBoro so it may not have taken place in your neck of the woods. Nevertheless it's died away (possibly rightly), no doubt on account of animal rights concerns.

[DennisNedry]

Coins.

[SkidsFox]

11 minutes ago, davieG said:

Well-sourced! It was quite impressive as a kid to see those magnificent animals.

[MPH]

On 29/01/2024 at 04:40, davieG said:

 

 

That loolks like it came out of a Cortina!

[Daggers]

Can’t remember the last time I saw a rag and bone man and horse

 

 

[Parafox]

6 hours ago, Daggers said:

Can’t remember the last time I saw a rag and bone man and horse

 

 

That's because they're Eastern Europeans now that drive battered Ford Transit pick-ups with raised sides to stop the washing machines and old bikes falling off. 

 

They can't sell rags or bones these days.

[Parafox]

Night watchmen.

 

[FoxesDeb]

Our fans properly celebrating a goal

[davieG]

7 hours ago, Daggers said:

Can’t remember the last time I saw a rag and bone man and horse

 

 

Plenty of scrap metal guys

[Wymsey]

Butterflies.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Russian good will ambassadors.