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We have collected interesting things from the past for as long as we can remember. They have not always been of great financial worth but all have taught us something about how the first owner lived. We have a great interest in the past and an interest in things old is a good way to learn about it. The items reflect the way people lived.

The roaring twenties - what a time that must have been with the new innovation, fashion and music. The great war was over and the good times were back.

The thirties was a time of new design with the pottery of Clarice Cliff, its bright colours and geometric shapes causing many others to follow her lead. Glass, furniture and most other items reflected this modern style. The modern shapes could easily be formed in the new synthetic materials such as Bakelite and its more brightly coloured brother Catalin. This was the period which we now call Art Deco but decorative arts exist in all periods, the fifties being a good example.

The second world war caused a decade break in the search for innovative style . War always causes the development of new materials and technology and the fifties came along ready to take advantage of these developments. With renewed vigour, a population eager to wash away the years of drab products and short supply, due to years of rationing, wanted bright colours and no shortages. There was also a new generation who demanded their own style and music. Rock and Roll and teddy boys were born. They were called `Teddy Boys' because of the Edwardian style `Drape' jackets that were so much a part of their style.

The sixties carried on what the fifties had started and although styles and attitudes changed, it was not until the nineties that the ball stopped rolling. By then fashion consisted of trainers and teeshirts, technology was black, silver or beige (most computers) and most new music wouldn't have made it as an L.P. track in the sixties.

Does anybody make computers in coloured Bakelite cases?.