What was it called? - Page 11

steeljack · 29-05-2011, 01:39

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Originally Posted by gdm27

What was that stuff called which came in a small hard block that you could suck or mix with water. Think they came in orange flavour, no it wasn't for cleaning your dentures!!!

think there was some type of orange colored lozenze which came in a tube (metal ?) which was supposed to cure a sore throat or a cold , about the size of a shilling or a halfpenny (1/12 0f an inch) stand to be corrected on that ... probably Retlaw could sort me out on that ... there used to be a scale of coinage , so many measured a foot (12") etc.

gdm27 · 29-05-2011, 11:09

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Originally Posted by steeljack

think there was some type of orange colored lozenze which came in a tube (metal ?) which was supposed to cure a sore throat or a cold , about the size of a shilling or a halfpenny (1/12 0f an inch) stand to be corrected on that ... probably Retlaw could sort me out on that ... there used to be a scale of coinage , so many measured a foot (12") etc.

I remember those but it wasn't them. This was a single block about an inch and a half'ish square wrapped in paper??

Margaret Pilkington · 29-05-2011, 16:46

Nope....scratched my head over that one....don't remember it at all.......think I remember the sore throat remedy, but jsut at the moment the name escapes me.

gdm27 · 29-05-2011, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Nope....scratched my head over that one....don't remember it at all.......think I remember the sore throat remedy, but jsut at the moment the name escapes me.

My dad told me him and his mate followed someone down the street as they put these through the open front doors, remember when you could do that? Anyway they nicked as many as they could then started to eat (suck) them. Ate as many as they could before throwing up, next day sat on the toilet all day etc. This must have been in the 1930s. Not sure if you could chew these, suck them or make a drink out of them but they were a sweet of some kind!

ossylass · 29-05-2011, 19:15

My mother used to take Cephos and Seidlitz (sp) powders I think for headaches but I'm not sure.

Retlaw · 29-05-2011, 19:34

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Originally Posted by steeljack

think there was some type of orange colored lozenze which came in a tube (metal ?) which was supposed to cure a sore throat or a cold , about the size of a shilling or a halfpenny (1/12 0f an inch) stand to be corrected on that ... probably Retlaw could sort me out on that ... there used to be a scale of coinage , so many measured a foot (12") etc.

They were throat pastilles, I think they were more of a pale pink colour.
As furt muny.
12 Apneys meck a Tanner, 2 Tanners meck a Bob, 20 Bob mecks a Quid. There wur also Florins which wur 2 Bob, un Crowns which wur 5 Bob, then thur wur a Guinea, which wur 21 Bob.
As fur them measurments, I still wurk in feet & inches, even though I had to use the metric system from being 14 years of age, when we had to make patterns fur them furiners, I still don't like the mickey mouse measuring system when I'm doing something.
Retlaw.

Retlaw · 29-05-2011, 19:39

Any one remember Wigan Squares.
Worked like TNT.
Retlaw.

MargaretR · 29-05-2011, 19:40

This site explains more about old currency (and other detail about 50s,60s,70s)
Old money - Pounds shillings and pence

jaysay · 30-05-2011, 08:47

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

This site explains more about old currency (and other detail about 50s,60s,70s)
Old money - Pounds shillings and pence

Them were the good old days Margaret

steeljack · 31-05-2011, 18:50

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Them were the good old days Margaret

what I was looking for was the size/diameter of the old coinage , I remember that 12 halfpennies lined up (side by side in a straight row measured 12 ", but I think there were similar rules for the other coinage

wikipedia gives the 1/2d coin as 25mm

garinda · 31-05-2011, 19:44

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Originally Posted by steeljack

I remember that 12 halfpennies lined up (side by side in a straight row measured 12 "

Did you do a trick with them?

You'd have gone down well at one of Princess Margaret's dinner parties in Mustique.

jaysay · 01-06-2011, 09:33

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Originally Posted by garinda

Did you do a trick with them?

You'd have gone down well at one of Princess Margaret's dinner parties in Mustique.

Weren't that supposed to be budgies G

garinda · 01-06-2011, 09:40

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Weren't that supposed to be budgies G

Apparently her dodgy pal, John Bindon, had a novel use for beer glasses.

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Retlaw · 03-07-2011, 21:31

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Originally Posted by steeljack

what I was looking for was the size/diameter of the old coinage , I remember that 12 halfpennies lined up (side by side in a straight row measured 12 ", but I think there were similar rules for the other coinage

wikipedia gives the 1/2d coin as 25mm

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Originally Posted by garinda

Did you do a trick with them?

You'd have gone down well at one of Princess Margaret's dinner parties in Mustique.

Me old mate when he was in his prime, could line up 12 hapennies on his wingwang.
Retlaw.