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Rag and bone man
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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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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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BarbinSGlos | Report | 22 Apr 2013 19:30 |
Harry, my mum used to boil up potato peelings for the chickens and she would also bank up the fire before she went to bed. |
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Annx | Report | 22 Apr 2013 19:44 |
I remember the rag and bone man in the 50s and 60s. Ours had a horse and cart and I had my first pet, Goldie the goldfish, from ours. I remember excitedly taking some rummage mum had sorted out to give him and think I took a jamjar for the goldfish. |
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LaGooner | Report | 22 Apr 2013 20:20 |
I remember the rag and bone man well. His horse would always stop at our front gate and wait for his carrot or apple that we fed him every time he was on the round. Us little ones occasionally got the treat of either riding on his back or on the cart.oh happy days how those silly little things caused us to have so much pleasure. |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 22 Apr 2013 20:29 |
We must be related Mau...I remember them too just the way you do :-D |
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Suzanne | Report | 22 Apr 2013 20:33 |
i remember the little rag and bone man that visited our street in liverpool a few times a year in the 60s. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 22 Apr 2013 20:35 |
Harry, Barbinsglos, My mum used to use potato peelings to "bank up" the fire before she went to bed it saved her having to light it again in the morning |
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Harry | Report | 22 Apr 2013 20:58 |
Again thanks for the great replies. Yes, potato peelings to bank up the fire and we also had a rabbit - now i recall - and I think we boiled the peelings up. Thanks to Barbinglos and PP for the reminder. |
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Kay???? | Report | 22 Apr 2013 21:09 |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 22 Apr 2013 21:23 |
Veg peelings on fire wrapped in newspaper and a shovel of slack on top made a good banked up fire that kept the room warm. |
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CupCakes | Report | 24 Apr 2013 06:59 |
Catching up on this thread - it is so interesting. Keep the stories coming :-) :-) :-) |
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Harry | Report | 29 Apr 2013 16:46 |
Tapped this one out. In my police service i got to know so many of the described 'loveable rogues' - two of them named Ron, hence the references to the sketch. |
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John | Report | 29 Apr 2013 18:48 |
Yes I remember the Rag and Bone man, children were drawn to him by the sound of his Bugle you could hear him a couple of streets away. Many a time famillies would lose some garment or other, especially if the adults were not about. As a member of a family of nine we were quite poor and often tempted to sacrifice a jumper or a a pair of trousers for a balloon or a windmill, as long as the garments weren`t our own. I remember my mother hunting the Rag Man down in order to get clothes back. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 Apr 2013 19:18 |
Just a couple of weeks ago my poor old Uncle Bill, |
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LaGooner | Report | 29 Apr 2013 20:38 |
My goodness Rollo. that was a blast from the past for me . My late Dad and Uncle used to sing that while playing it on the bones and the spoons. Ah what a happy memory that was for me . Thank you :-D. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 Apr 2013 22:25 |
then you will enjoy this: |
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LaGooner | Report | 29 Apr 2013 23:09 |
Thanks for that Rollo. No translator needed for me :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Apr 2013 23:52 |
When I first moved here, (25+ years ago) a rag & bone man used to come around. Wish they'd come around again - the council charges £15 per item - that's £30 for a bed & mattress. |
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Trish Devon | Report | 29 Apr 2013 23:53 |
Oh eck!!!! |
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