The Duncan Mug is not named after the designer or any past celebrity of that name, but it is a reference to ‘dunking’ that quaint British habit of dipping one’s biscuit into one’s tea.
These mugs are so called because at the bottom of each one as a mould of a favourite biscuit that reveals itself when you finish your drink. Available in a choice of three classics, Custard Cream, Jammie Dodger or Shortbread, the mugs are made of white earthenware
Pedlars are selling from for £12 each.
What do you buy for the man or woman who has everything for the kitchen? A pair of Onion Goggles perhaps?
Yes, you can buy such a thing – and even better, they’re shaped in the style of 1950s glasses and available in colours from black to pink. How do they work? Well, they offer a seal against the vapours that make you cry when peeling an onion, something we could all do with when chopping.
You can pick up a pair online, priced at $20 (around £10).
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Its Halloween tomorrow which means trick or treat-ers. Probably most kids today are hoping to be given cash for their efforts, but the traditional reward is sweets, which seems like a good excuse to order this Retro Sweets Hamper.
It is filled to the brim with sweets from yesteryear including sweetie necklaces (still stylish!), Parma Violets (you either love them or hate them), Wham Bars (is anything naturally that colour?) and candy cigarettes (not the most politically correct for a child).
The filled hamper costs £30 and for an extra £7.95, you can have next day delivery so it will be with you in time for Halloween if you order now from I Want One of Those.
Looking for a change from the usual selection box at Christmas? These vintage pin-up chocolate bars could get a few pulses racing.
Actually, the images are pretty tame, coming from a more innocent era, but with burlesque big business right now, they’re sure to have a wide appeal. 12 bars in total, sold in a presentation box and with each wrapper hand-glittered to add a spot of glamour. Or if you want to give them individually, there’s room on the back of each bar for a personal message.
Available online, you can pick up a set for £8.
Along with cheese & pineapple on sticks, fondue would probably be one of the first things you’d think of if you were home-entertaining seventies style.
Basic fondue sets have made a reappearance in the past few years, mainly in the Christmas gift sections of department stores, but this Blomus Fondue Set is in a different league all together. Made of stainless steel, it comprises of 24 pieces – everything you need for your melting & dipping.
It costs a whopping £295, so this is not something for a first-timer, but one for the committed fondue fan. It is available from Perry Perry.
Noddy is still doing the rounds, but perhaps not as much as he was in the 1960s, when merchandise like these Noddy and Big Ears egg cups were going down a storm.
These aren’t vintage items, they’re exact reproductions of the egg cups available in the 1960s, right down to the period gift boxes.
See the site for the equally-cute Big Ears cup. If you want either, they retail for £7 each.
