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Some of my many Cousins
Some of my many Cousins
Photo: Gerry
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Item #: 15281
Elaine Christine and Jeanette Barker at 4 Battersby St Ince note the Marconi B/W Telly.and the flying Dutchman lamp about 1960
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Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 14th July 2010 at 22:42

was this the one bedroom house gerry,and these lovley girls must be from your mams side as i dont know them.

Comment by: Gerry on 14th July 2010 at 23:33

Correct on both points Josie, they are my Mums Sisters Girls
They were from Worsley Mesnes, They were posh too, coz they had a bath upstairs and a petty with a handle not a chain and they had a gas poker too!!

Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 14th July 2010 at 23:44

we had the exact same lamp ha ha

Comment by: Sheryl B on 16th July 2010 at 08:33

what about the little one??!! she reminds me SO much of my 5 y.o. granddaughter. Obviously wide-eyed about the big kids "styling up" in their new overcoats!

Probably thinking "whats with them??!!" Its summer already!!

Comment by: josie. on 27th July 2010 at 00:11

these girls are beautiful .

Comment by: John on 29th August 2010 at 07:38

In 1960 their was only two channels on TV, BBC1 and ITV and colour sets wasn't invented.

Comment by: Gerry on 23rd September 2010 at 18:52

This Telly were the very first one in Ince to have a remote control My dad operated it by shouting at me
"Oy! Turn it over"

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