Yep, I amassed quite a few of those when I was younger. They were tipped to be THE next big thing in technology. Everyone I used to know had them. Now, all they're good for is the bin....and as we are on the subject of phone boxes, anyone remember Phone cards?
I was one of the numpties who collected these, thousands of them, not worth anything now.
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Beechnut chewing gum
In tiny packets, containing four or five little pieces.Beechnut chewing gum
Smith's Crisps?Small blue sachets of salt in bags of plain crisps, the relevance of the term 'ready salted' being long forgotten.
Yes. And Golden Wonder. Walkers seem to have captured the market. Though I do occasionally see 'Tayto' crisps, which I believe is an Irish brand.Smith's Crisps?
Paul.
Also keys on string hanging inside the door by the letterbox.Coal bunkers.
My mother used to hide the front door key in there if she was working when we came home from school.
Bicycle saddlebags.
As a 12 year old I used to go off on my pushbike every Saturday morning with a bag of crisps kit cat and a yellow cape in my saddlebag which was attached to the saddle and not the modern biker meaning of either side of the rear wheel, go off and watch the car racing at Rufforth aerodrome, I used to be gone for hours and then home for tea at 5 o'clock having clocked up another 20 miles on my mileometer
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They are still availableSmall blue sachets of salt in bags of plain crisps, the relevance of the term 'ready salted' being long forgotten.
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