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Guinevere

Guinevere Report 19 Jan 2012 21:47

I always use a fountain pen - with an italic nib. Have done since I was a student.

Gwynne

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 19 Jan 2012 21:42

I use a bread knife,gravy boat,colander,and coal bucket,i dont have a window leather but i do add vinegar to my water when washing the windows.x

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Jan 2012 20:06

yes still use a colander......

blinkey heck Uizzi is a posh bird.

I use fingers for fish and chips...... ;-)

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 19 Jan 2012 19:48

I still use a colander Rose infact I had to buy one recently

I have a fountain pen I never use, also a tea ball a tea bag press ..I don't drink tea. I do somewhere have fish knives, forks and serving slice.

Still use Bread knife, window leather and clothes brush.

I also have cheese knife,butter knife, mustard spoons, gravy ladles, gravy boats, sauce boats and all that cr*p

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 19 Jan 2012 19:29

hahha I have a Fountain pen...just never use it ...does that make me unintelligent?......don't answer :-P....but I am geet posh like :-D

Rambling

Rambling Report 19 Jan 2012 19:27

I used to love fountain pens :-)

I still have the tea strainer which I use occasionally, do people still use colanders? I still use my mum's.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Jan 2012 19:23

Mau get a fountain pen all intelligent folk use one. :-D


I remember getting salad spoons as a pressie. dont ever know where they went but never got used......

I wonder why fish knives and folks only posh people used them... ;-)

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Jan 2012 19:21


copper bed warmer.......by golly bet that hot coal warms yer cockles...... :-D

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 19 Jan 2012 19:20

All except...........

Fountain pen
Starch
Tea strainer
and fish knives and forks (which incidentally were first items in my bottom drawer)....wonder why? ;-)
:-D

Eldrick

Eldrick Report 19 Jan 2012 19:17

All of those plus a few more - hand axe for chopping kindling, spills, copper bed warmer, iron that you put hot coals into and a wooden bucket for getting water out of the well. Not that i use ALL of them though.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Jan 2012 19:05




Who has and still uses them.

Fountain Pen

Fish Knives and Folks.

Bread Knife.

Tea Caddy.

Tea Cosy.

Tea Strainer.

Teapot Stand.

Caddy Spoon.

Table Cloth./Tray Cloths.

Cloths Brushes.

Darning Wool.

Block Washing Soap.

Starch.

Window Leather.

Just going down memory lane today these cropped up that you dont see in use now.


I use a fountain pen,,,and have many in a collection.

Clothes Brushes.

Bread Knife but loaf ends up with a defined slope as does cheese


:-D :-D :-D