Donkey Stones

Is there anywhere local that these can be bought ? Asking for a friend.

used to get them off the rag and bone man.do they still come round?

I would give 'Bygone Times' a ring,they seem to have everything.

Donkey brand rubbing stones
rags and bottles and bones.
A couple of lines from a song written by a friend of mine a long time ago.
Ted Edwards

He aw he aw he aw he aways sang that song sonlyme,

True Tom it was written about the Hindley rag and bone man Bill Tracey.
He liked a pint or ten did Bill.A grand chap

Hardware stall in the Market Hall, and if she hasn't got them, she can probably tell yoo where to get them

Thanks, everyone much obliged

There's a small old fashioned hardware shop on Market Street in Hindley, the kind that will sell you 4 nails if that's all you need. You could try there.

or four candles perhaps ?

Brilliant the fork handles one by two Ronnies

Still have a hose and cart rag and bone man where I live.

These days though, they only want scrap metal or re-sellable articles. (and, they are even picky about what metals they will take.)

And nowt offered in exchange now.

Donkey stone or a goldfish in Hindley.

I remember Bill Tracey picking my Grandad up one Sunday morning in a pony and trap.There was another rag and bone man called Brock who one day gave out goldfish instead of a donkey stone and had kids queuing up with rags.That was a coincidence Sonlyme