Green Shield Stamps

Green Shield Stamps

Now much saliva do you have on your tongue - why? Because we have 10 books of Green Shield Stamps to fill up in the drawer and we need to get nan a present! All sound familiar? Well if you grew up in the 60's or 70s you may remember the Green Shield Stamps. Popular in ...

Pez Dispenser

Pez Dispenser

How wierd were Pez dispensers? Kind of collectible and yet a little novelty that wore off after a few dispenses. Dispense, dispense, dispense, then what?   History of Pez PEZ apparently was first marketed as a compressed peppermint candy in Vienna, Austria. The candy was invented in 1927 in Vienna by a confectioner named Eduard Haas III. Haas invented ...

Goodies

The Goodies

Remember the Goodies? One of the strangest thing about the Goodies is its lack of repeats. For some reason the episodes never seem to get repeated - any one know why? Initially the episodes for the Goodies were co-written by all three Goodies (Tim, Graeme and Bill). Later, the episodes were co-written by Graeme Garden and Bill ...

Old Sweet Shops are Making a Return

Old Sweet Shops

It appears in my town that old "Sweet Shops" are making a returnHaving spent a weekend at the branding museum in London. England still has some excellent packaging on the old sweets that used to pave each shopping area. Surprisingly the sweet jars seem to be making a swift comeback with two in my local ...

Ultimate Top 3 Pop Culture Urban Legends – unless you know different!

Top 3 Pop Culture Urban Legends

We have decided to put together the ultimate list. We know we can't get everything right first time, so we are asking you to also add to the list if you think we missed something. Just to explain definitions: Pop Culture - shortened form of "Popular culture" is the culture — patterns of human activity and the ...

The Peter and Jane Books

Peter and Jane Books

The Ice-Cream man is always a main part of a child's summer holiday memories. This is a vintage Ladybird Book illustration from 'Happy Holiday' is from the Peter and Jane series. This is an illustration from book 7a - Happy Holiday - The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme (The Peter and Jane Books). By William Murray; ...