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Jan 11

Advert’s from the 1920′s, 30′s and 40′s

On the previous post we looked at the adverts from the 1950′s, 60′s and 70′s. I found some earlier ones from the 1920′s, 30′s and 40′s

Britannic Ladies Watch Bracelet Ad, 1922

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Nov 30

1940′s Make Up

1940′s make up was all about the red lipstick and eyebrows, they took pride in the way they looked and how they presented themselves even with limited make up supplies. ( Read more )

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Sep 22

The 1940s was the ‘Mend and Make do’ decade, to cope with the shortages during the war rations were introduced. Everyone received a ration book and supplies were shared out equally between the public in the UK.

ration book

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Sep 21

Life In the 1940s Part 2

Ran out of room on the first post so here’s life in the 1940s continued…

Winston Churchill

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Sep 21

Life in the 1940s Part 1

Life in 1940s Britain was challenging, people had to ration everything, from food to clothing so the Term ‘Sew and make do’ was commonly adopted. On a recent trip I came across the Liverpool wartime museum which was a house set up how it would of looked in the 1940′s.