la bala Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Now i am showing my age here, do any of you senior guys remember some ladies wearing fox stoles around thier necks, and some carried a lucky rabbits foot in thier handbag. Come on , show your age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 And most of the men wore a trilby or flat cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I have aFox Fur stole that belonged to my Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yes years ago my mums sister had fox stole and lots of people had lucky rabbits feet not that it did the rabbit much good when I first saw your post I thought that someone was steeling foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I have aFox Fur stole that belonged to my Mother. I've seen you out and about in it too. Very fetching it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 When we were first married (late 1970's) I saved up and bought my wife a mink coat. Fast forward to the politically correct 21st century and it got thrown out! Not even the charity shops would take it. If I'd known then what I know now..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 And most of the men wore a trilby or flat cap. What about a black and white cheese cutter and when was 16 I got the train to work in the next town and there was always a man or two with bowler hats on getting the London train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Now i am showing my age here, do any of you senior guys remember some ladies wearing fox stoles around thier necks, and some carried a lucky rabbits foot in thier handbag. Come on , show your age. I remember my old mum with a sabre tooth tiger stole that me dad cured after him and few mates killed it in a pit fall trap that was back in the day when all about here was fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I remember my old mum with a sabre tooth tiger stole that me dad cured after him and few mates killed it in a pit fall trap that was back in the day when all about here was fields B***** heck, thought i was old, you must be embalmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I remember my old mum with a sabre tooth tiger stole that me dad cured after him and few mates killed it in a pit fall trap that was back in the day when all about here was fields All around Maldon still is fields! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yes years ago my mums sister had fox stole and lots of people had lucky rabbits feet not that it did the rabbit much good when I first saw your post I thought that someone was steeling foxes. Some people do and send them down here with bandages on thier legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I remember my old mum with a sabre tooth tiger stole that me dad cured after him and few mates killed it in a pit fall trap that was back in the day when all about here was fields you lucky ****** the best that we could do was use a dead weasel that we found in the back garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 you lucky ****** the best that we could do was use a dead weasel that we found in the back garden. You had a back garden?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 All around Maldon still is fields! Thats good to hear, I was worrying about them tigers as the pine forest was fast going round Heybridge and with it the Mastodons which if my memory serves was a prime food for them tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 you lucky ****** the best that we could do was use a dead weasel that we found in the back garden. Had a back garden!....you were really lucky... the best we could do was use a dead rat that we found floating in canal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 my mate ...had a Davey Crocket hat which his mum made for him from his nan.....it looked a bit funny cause they didnt chop the dried head off ...so when he wore it he looked like a cross between Davey Crocket and Tutankamuen.............it looked a bit odd....when you spoke to him all you could see was this dried head thingy gooping at you with shiny brown button eyes.....bit putting off really....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 my mate ...had a Davey Crocket hat which his mum made for him from his nan.....it looked a bit funny cause they didnt chop the dried head off ...so when he wore it he looked like a cross between Davey Crocket and Tutankamuen.............it looked a bit odd....when you spoke to him all you could see was this dried head thingy gooping at you with shiny brown button eyes.....bit putting off really....... Your mates mum, made his Nan (her Mum) into a Davey Crockett type hat for him ? How Strange lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Your mates mum, made his Nan (her Mum) into a Davey Crockett type hat for him ? How Strange lol Its a Norfolk thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deephayes12 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 both my grandmothers had fox stoles ,and i remember they both smelt of moth balls and strong mints ,the grandmothers that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 my mate ...had a Davey Crocket hat which his mum made from a fox fur that belonged to his nan .....it looked a bit funny cause they didnt chop the dried head off ...so when he wore it he looked like a cross between Davey Crocket and Tutankamuen.............it looked a bit odd....when you spoke to him all you could see was this dried head thingy gooping at you with shiny brown button eyes.....bit putting off really....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I have seen a lot of unlucky three legged rabbits running about :-):-):-):-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 What about the Persian Lamb ladies coats.I think thats what they were called. Curly type things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) When I was young one of my grans was a proper country person she had a big old cottage that was a bit run down as most country cottages were at that time and she kept ducks chickens and rabbits in cages. The rabbets had two uses meat she eat them and she would hang the fur pelts up to cure when they was ready she made fur mittens and gloves to sell. She also had the biggest pair tree that I have ever seen with the biggest Pairs they was as big as rugby balls you could not eat them to bitter they needed to be cooked first. Edited May 30, 2016 by four-wheel-drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Had lots of lucky rabbits feet as a kid, funny how they looked just like my pet rabbits feet after they escaped. Not long ago saw an old lady in a Fox Stole, it looked so out of place in today's world. The head looked flat like it had been ran over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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