Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
'Denters' anyone?
Being curious about the period of the milk bottle we found in our loft when we moved in, (together with an Apple Mac I haven't been able to throw away.) I discovered it may be from the 70's, and worth a princely sum of £4!, the milk bottle that is.
I also discovered the use of 'Denters' mentioned here:
http://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s50s-milk-bottles.htm
We had cartons in Oz which came with their own problems, not dissimilar to the British experience.
I still like our milk delivered to the doorstop, but haven't had the connection residents had with 'Nobby' the milkman. When he passed away his family did a knock round for his headstone, to have a milk bottle inscribed. Anyone else remember him?
I also discovered the use of 'Denters' mentioned here:
http://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s50s-milk-bottles.htm
We had cartons in Oz which came with their own problems, not dissimilar to the British experience.
I still like our milk delivered to the doorstop, but haven't had the connection residents had with 'Nobby' the milkman. When he passed away his family did a knock round for his headstone, to have a milk bottle inscribed. Anyone else remember him?
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Permalink Reply by christina edwards on
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yes i remember Nobby and his wife, they delivered milk to us for years, lovely people and the family were often helping on Saturday. and just for interest i also had a milkman called Ernie!! back in the 60's in Finchley!!
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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on
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Hard to believe Bennie Hill's 'Earnie,' reached No. 1 over Christmas of 1971. The fictional character was inspired by Hill's early experience as a milkman himself.
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