Oct 7, 2018 07:46 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 7, 2018 07:54 PM by C C.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-45733751
INTRO: Whether you miss the Spong bean-slicer or mourn the passing of the Belling bed warmer, there are a host of household implements that people would welcome back into their lives - and just as many that have have never been out of service. A recent BBC article, asking which household items should make a comeback, prompted a flurry of responses from readers propped up in bed clutching their tea-maker drinks and anticipating a day of mangling their twin-tub-washed clothes while dancing to a Decca gramophone. Here are some of the items still used and others that are sorely missed....
COVERED:
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INTRO: Whether you miss the Spong bean-slicer or mourn the passing of the Belling bed warmer, there are a host of household implements that people would welcome back into their lives - and just as many that have have never been out of service. A recent BBC article, asking which household items should make a comeback, prompted a flurry of responses from readers propped up in bed clutching their tea-maker drinks and anticipating a day of mangling their twin-tub-washed clothes while dancing to a Decca gramophone. Here are some of the items still used and others that are sorely missed....
COVERED:
The return of a contraption called the Flatley
The Teasmade
The cast iron mincer
The mangle
The water-powered potato peeler
The rotary telephone
The Belling bedwarmer
The Shetland jumper board
The 1912 Ever Ready Razor
The crinkle cut chip maker
The Spong runner bean slicer
The Caddy-matic tea dispenser
The Corby trouser press
The snake belt
Lions Butterscotch Tablets
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