1950s Scrapbook

Product Description

After ten years of austerity the early 1950s saw rationing draw to an end. Gathered together in this colourful creation of over 1 000 products & images The 1950s Scrapbook conjures up the life & times of the decade. From the Festival of Britain & the Coronation of Elizabeth II to the abundance of toys & television programmes every facet of the era is covered. Memorable & evocative The 1950s Scrapbook illustrates an extraordinary period of British history from rationing to rock'n'roll from Archie Andrews to the Mini Minor. It was a time when self-service shopping was a novelty frozen foods a wonder & detergents like Tide Daz & Omo were the latest whirl for the washing machine. The flowing fashions were styled from nylon or Terylene the space age was full of Dan Dare & children watched the antics of Muffin the Mule Hank or Andy Pandy. Decision time for girls was simpler
- would their hair be in pigtails or a pony tail? Taking the best from the Robert Opie Collection The 1950s Scrapbook adds to the different lifestyles portrayed in the companion volumes of The 1930s Scrapbook & The Wartime Scrapbook.