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Rag and bone man
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PollyinBrum | Report | 22 Apr 2013 19:21 |
I remember the old rag & bone man would came with his horse & cart, he also played a bugle, and sharpened knives. |
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Harry | Report | 22 Apr 2013 19:09 |
Some great nostalgia there folks.. Think most oldies knew a place as described in Mau's poem (and perhaps Tecwyns shop) . Just a carrot top for the horse from us. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Apr 2013 18:43 |
Yes we had the rag and bone man who also collected jam jars. I also remember the goldfish. :-) |
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OllietheOwl | Report | 22 Apr 2013 17:54 |
We used to get a donkey stone off the rag and bone man for cleaning the front step. |
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ChristinaS | Report | 22 Apr 2013 16:23 |
I used to love it when we had something to give to the 'rag and bone man', as that meant I could stroke the horse. (I don't remember any goldfish). |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 22 Apr 2013 16:11 |
I recall in the fifties the Tagareen shop |
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CupCakes | Report | 22 Apr 2013 13:03 |
The rag & bone man used to call twice a year. Mother collected all the clothes in the cupboard under the stairs for him and he gave her china crockery. |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:52 |
Like Harry,I remember the rag and bone man with the donkey stones. |
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Tecwyn | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:49 |
I remember the rag and bone man very well from the late 40s, early 50s. They had premises on the corner of our street. The horse was kept in a shed at the rear - very like "Steptoe & Son" |
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GRMarilyn | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:29 |
Harry, |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:21 |
I saw the horse and cart version several times in the early 1980s when visiting Sunderland - must ask family there if they're still about. |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:14 |
I remember "The Rag Man" as we called him from the 1960's. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:11 |
Still got the old fashioned rag and bone man with a horse and cart. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:09 |
I not only remember the rag and bone man, |
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Harry | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:09 |
Thanks for the lovely replies. Making a comeback now with lorries. |
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**Ann** | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:05 |
Mau.......I never got a goldfish :-( |
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**Ann** | Report | 22 Apr 2013 12:04 |
Hello Harry |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 22 Apr 2013 11:59 |
Yes Harry I remember them vividly with their horse and cart :-D and getting a goldfish too.But we didn't give him rags,more likely any old scrap. |
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Mary | Report | 22 Apr 2013 11:40 |
If I remember correctly you used to come round on horse and cart and you would get a gold fish in exchange for old clothes, |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 22 Apr 2013 11:29 |
Steptoe and Son :-D |
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