Monday, 29 September 2014

Boxes and bits ...

Teeny little unused flat packed boxes ...
Orlox - beef suet and rice flour ...
"A teaspoonful of 'ORLOX' in a glass of hot milk, taken at night, 
will prevent and cure coughs and colds".  Really??!
"Waste paper is a vital war raw material.  Please save it!"

A lovely version of a classic party game ...
It's that poor old donkey again ...
The lovely big board measures ... 21" x 28".

And another pile of gorgeous old fabrics to sort through ...



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14 comments:

  1. The Dainty Dolls House29 September 2014 at 13:49

    Those are great boxes and I love all the different fabrics too :) Hope you have a great week my dear xx

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  2. Vix29 September 2014 at 14:33

    I've got my Mum's childhood donkey game, its almost identical to yours and still comes out at drunken gatherings! xxx

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  3. kate steeper29 September 2014 at 14:37

    Orlox boxes, i once bought a suitcase at a sale and it was full of these , literally hundreds of them, it was many moons ago

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  4. KC'sCourt!29 September 2014 at 15:29

    They look interesting. Love the put the Tail on the Donkey
    Julie xxxxxxxxx

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  5. homemade@myplace29 September 2014 at 19:03

    that donkey ….. love it !!!!!
    xxxxxx Ale

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  6. Madelief29 September 2014 at 19:18

    Such beautiful things Jane! Those fabrics.....

    Madelief x

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  7. Things and Thoughts29 September 2014 at 19:38

    Those fabrics are pretty and precious,I love them so much! It's difficult to find this kind of things where I am.And the boxes, cute and funny!
    Wish you a great week Marina!
    Olympia

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  8. Amy at love made my home29 September 2014 at 20:57

    Lovely finds! The boxes are funny, as there they are all these years later, all that potential waste paper and it was never used!! xx

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  9. Jen30 September 2014 at 15:24

    I adore these. Looking at them made me happy!

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  10. Busy Lizzie30 September 2014 at 20:27

    How funny, like Kate I also purchased dozens of these little boxes many years ago! x

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  11. Rose H (UK)30 September 2014 at 21:24

    I love the Orlox boxes - never heard of it before, I think I'd suffer a cold though ;o)
    Pin the tale game looks in beautiful condition - Great finds!
    Love
    Rose H
    xx

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  12. ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~30 September 2014 at 23:06

    Those boxes are so neat!! Such cute graphics on them too! LOVE your pretty pile of fabrics! Those are gorgeous!! xo Holly

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  13. Barbara4 October 2014 at 14:12

    The fabrics are very pretty, and I love the pin the tail on the donkey game. I remember mum giving me 'beef tea' and 'hot dripping' when I was a child, it was supposed to cure all ills – but it didn’t :-) I did and do like an Oxo cube in hot water with bread and butter on the side!)

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  14. the linen cloud6 October 2014 at 10:49

    Lots of loveliness here. The little boxes are cute and I love those fabrics. Bee xx

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