The Wonder of Woolies
Memories from both side of the counter of Britain's best-loved store
Chaplin Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. February 2016
226 pages
978-1-911105-08-4 (ISBN)
Description
Do you remember Melba chocolate, spud guns, Embassy records, pick 'n' mix, broken biscuits, Homemaker china, Californian Poppy perfume, and Ladybird children's clothes? Then you will love the book that brings these, and many other memories, flooding back. The Wonder of Woolies is a celebration of that great British store - Woolworth's - in the words of people who worked and shopped there. In addition to memories from every corner of Britain, the book describes the rise of the '3d and 6d store' king, Frank Winfield Woolworth, and some of the dramatic events that marked Woolworth's history, such as the bombing of the Deptford store in 1944.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gosport
United Kingdom
Illustrations
73 black and white illustrations
File size
35,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-911105-08-4 (9781911105084)
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Book
09/2011
Chaplin Books
€32.37
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The Wonder of Woolies
- Nothing Over Sixpence
- Behind the Counter
- Saturday Girls and Boys
- The Shopping Experience
- Tales from the Record Counter
- Christmas at Woolworth's
- Woolies At War
- Back Matter
- Rise And Fall - A Timeline
- Also Available
