I remember making a radio and some photo sensitive thing where a light bulb went on or off when you moved something in front of this sensor thingy.

Fantastic.....at least you made something useful!

I think my brother just wanted to electrocute me

What did you do to him...or should that go in the confession thread?

Me?...nothing, he was an unpleasant child

He's all better now

Foil wrapped around a match head.

In the Man from UNCLE they used to have explosive things to blow locks. So when I was playing at secret agents I used to wrap foil around the tip of a match and put it in a keyhole with another match right under it.

Then I'd light the lower match, retire to my safe position and wait for it to 'blow' the lock.

My parents never noticed the little black marks around the keyholes.

Robert Vaughn aka Napoleon Solo
David McCallum aka Illya Kuryakin

Sapphire and Steel
Joanna Lumley as Sapphire
David McCallum as Steel

Currently NCIS

David McCallum as Chief Medical Examiner Ducky Mallard

I remember the day sliced bread came on the market,it cost a penny more than unscliced and it was held together with an elastic band and wrapped in tissue paper..

I remember the first soft toilet tissue, Mum said it was far too good to use on your.....

I remember getting liberty bodices with rubber buttons on...

Navy blue school knickers with a pocket for your hankie...(or toffee)

A 9 inch TV with a heavy glass magnifier fastened on the front of the TV with khaki webbing.

My first commercial..an ad for Stork marg, first non BBC show.. Liberace.

I remember having the toes cut out of my sandals so they lasted a bit longer.

and I really do remember my friend waiting patiently for my chewed gum!!!

I can't help but think what happens if the toffee gets especially sticky. Anything like bikini waxing?

Going way back when;
Poss tubs and poss sticks, for washing clothes, hand cranked mangles with wooden rollers followed by hand cranked 'washing machines' and hand cranked wringers. Having to carry 'gas masks' to school', taping school windows with bandage - like material to alleviate the effect of flying glass should there be a bomb explosion nearby. Having black out curtains. Recognizing the difference between the engine drone of the Messerschmidtt bombers, German planes ,and the English Spitfires. Having to hit the ditches when you recognized the former, even on the way to or from school. I lived less than 2 miles from an aerodrome which housed English planes. Anderson Shelters-- steel tables with room underneath for a small family to shelter during air raids.

I was 5 yrs. old when the WW 11 began. Therefore, no toys--- if you were lucky you might be able to buy , second hand,from family, or neighbours. I still treasure a doll bought new, for the Xmas before my 5th. birthday .

Making mats from rags, or clothing that was no longer usable; cutting short pieces of material 'clippings' to use in ' proggies ' and longer pieces for 'hookies ' so called because of the tool used -- hookies had a curve much like a crochet hook, whereas 'proggies' had a straight end.

The slogan 'Make do and Mend'

I apologize for the length of this post. I could go on and on----, but I do not want to try the patience of viewers any more than I have done already.

Thank you for 'listening'.

I remember poss tubs etc from the '50's but I wasn't around quite so early as you . There were still leftover Anderson shelters around, we used to play in them when I was a nipper.

Davey Crockett hats made from auntie's dead cat, anyone?

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Hi Novo,
I realize that I come from the same area in UK as you do. I used to go to the football games with my Dad ( Magpies) and all that , in the time when Jackie Milburn was 'the best'.
Went to grammar school there i.e. Newcastle, , and later taught in Byker, which perhaps to some might be surprising , but I enjoyed it very much...... things were different in 1954- 1957

Born within earshot of the Leazes End, grew up in Westerhope then later Gosforth after 1962. Left to go to university in 1968.

Y'can tak the lad oot of N'ycassel, but y'canna tak N'ycassel oot of the lad.

Edit: Which grammar school? Both my sisters went to Dame Allan's and the OH went to Central High.

Hi Novo,

I went to Dame Allan's Girls' School too -- 1945 - 1952, then on to Darlington Training College, part of the University of Durham Institute of Education. Taught in Byker, as I said , got married then on to Alberta. If you would like to pm me I would really like to catch up on Dame Allan's etc.