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Originally Posted by MoreJoe
I remember three stores in the middle of Accrington with three distinguishing characteristics. Two of them had central cashier systems. One sent invoices and cash accross the store in little containers suspended from wires. On busy shopping days there were lots of those containers whizzing back and forth above the heads of the shoppers. The second store handled the central cashier by way of brass vacuum tubes with cylindrical containers ( and the odd bit of debris inserted by a curious child ) the containers would depart with a whoosh and return with a bang into a basket next to the purchase point.
I think one store was called Baily's and the other was called Moffet's.
The third store I remember had two or three stuffed bears of varying sizes. I believe they were the real deal. I cannot remember that store name but I think it stood at the corner of Abbey street.
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There was also one at Saul's in Black Abbey St, still in operation inthe 1960's. His was the last, Moffits and Baileys had gone by the 1950's.
Retlaw.