HOW IT WAS IN THE 1950’s…

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Think holiday camps and Butlins with home bars and cocktail cabinets a very fashionable accessory in your home.

Flat-packed furniture was introduced with tops laminated in a marble or wood effect.

The Queen’s Coronation meant mass production of souvenir items, from biscuit tins to cigarette holders.

Tupperware parties were popping up with melamine plastic tableware very fashionable.

Wall art and prints of swans and flamingos, think Coronation Street. Everything was patterned, from wallpaper, carpets, curtains and cushions which are coming back into fashion at the moment.

The most popular tipple of the 1950’s was Babycham with collectable glasses with the babysham on them.

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12 thoughts on “HOW IT WAS IN THE 1950’s…”

freeasthewind says:

May 13, 2012 at 5:15 pm

I remember that clock wellx

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1. Barmac says:
  
  May 13, 2012 at 8:40 pm
  
  Guess what free – it’s mine – well not exactly mine but it was my late step fathers and most definitely vintage and working very well. I just changed the picture to black and White to make it more vintage looking. 🙂
  
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  1. freeasthewind says:
    
    May 13, 2012 at 9:52 pm
    
    We had one for years I always wanted it but I am not sure who ended up with it xxxx
    
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  2. Barmac says:
    
    May 14, 2012 at 4:16 pm
    
    I have no idea how old it is but it has ‘never’ got the time wrong 🙂
    
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brokendownangel says:

May 13, 2012 at 5:23 pm

I remember my Mum having tupperware parties lol Have to say I would love an old cocktail cabinet and proper cocktail glasses just to have an excuse to have a fab party x

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1. Barmac says:
  
  May 13, 2012 at 8:44 pm
  
  I actually have them both. They are vintage and belonged to my late mother and father in law and I love them.
  
  Nowadays there are similar parties to Tupperware which are coming back into fashion again, my daughter went to one recently called The Pampered Chef which sells kitchen stuff. 🙂
  
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  1. brokendownangel says:
    
    May 14, 2012 at 6:23 am
    
    I’d spend way too much at that sort of party lol
    
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  2. Barmac says:
    
    May 14, 2012 at 4:18 pm
    
    Well I thought my daughter would but she bought the wine holders for your green. The ones you push into the grass which you can just about get from anywhere. I just hope they don’t come up in the pound shop as they werent cheap !!
    
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  3. brokendownangel says:
    
    May 14, 2012 at 4:57 pm
    
    I wouldn’t worry, the pound shop stuff generally isn’t good quality and hopefully hers are x
    
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huttriver says:

May 14, 2012 at 4:56 am

And those Coronation cups and mugs.

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1. Barmac says:
  
  May 14, 2012 at 4:19 pm
  
  Not my cup of tea at all !!!
  
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ovsardownband1970 says:

September 21, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Really effective material, thanks so much for the post.

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