rag and bone

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not likley, i was making the breast of things. :D
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Yep they were the breast of the bunch when we we little and we still love them today.
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remember them coming down our cobelled streets (taylor street
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i lived on taylor street havelock street end close to fruit shop very close to hanrattys remember my nan getting a big high brass fender with all matching poker tongs shovel etc. for 5 shilling, used to sit on fender in front of big roaring fire, that was 55 ish bet they would be worth a fortune now
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geordielass wrote:i lived on taylor street havelock street end close to fruit shop very close to hanrattys remember my nan getting a big high brass fender with all matching poker tongs shovel etc. for 5 shilling, used to sit on fender in front of big roaring fire, that was 55 ish bet they would be worth a fortune now
5 bob wont even get you a packet of crisps these days :lol:
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remember paying 4d for a packet with little blue twist of salt in 50s
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Also known as Marine Store Dealers - 1800s onwards.

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