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1950s

A Quarter Of isn’t just about selling sweets… it’s just as much about sending you on a trip down memory lane.  So, if you’re a child of the 50s, feast your eyes on these fab pages, filled to the brim with people’s reminiscences – ranging from sweets, to food, to toys and games.  It’ll really take you back to the good old days!

Just click on each of the sections below to reminisce to your heart's content!!!

Sweets
Food
Toys
Games
Schooldays
Hobbies
Comics
Television

Memories From One Of Our Customers

We're trying to create an ever-growing record of 50s reminiscences, so we need YOUR HELP! We would love you to contribute any of your memories from 1950s British life - it could be related to anything at all: your favourite comic, your (measly, if any) pocket money or weeklytreat, your family Sunday lunch... anything at all that has stuck in your memory all this time. Even better, we'd love to see any old pictures you may have. Thisis going to be a pretty fab historical document - you'll go down in history by contributing!

How to contribute! Simply email our in-house history anorak Sol on: sol@aquarterof.co.uk

All quotations in the above section were taken from a fab book by publishers Michael O’Mara, ‘The 50s & 60s – The Best Of Times’.  Our pals there gave us kind permission to use this fantastic material.  If you want to read more (it’s a cracking good read!), you can order a copy by following this link:
http://www.mombooks.com/html/book.php?book=1843170655

The 1950s
   
   

brand new 50s boxes of nostalgia

If you would like to send a 50s Decade Box of Nostalgia to someone who grew up in that era (we get stacks of requests for them), we’ve done our homework and put together one of our super wooden boxes containing lots of treats that were around then. An original gift that is sure to bring all those childhood memories flooding back!

The 50s Nostalgia Box contains:
Barratts Sweet Cigarettes
Sherbet Fountain
Pontefract Cakes
Sherbet Lemons
Black Jacks
Fruit Salads
Rhubarb and Custard
Dolly Mixtures
Gobstoppers
Spanish Honey and Butter
Pear Drops
Liquorice Wood
Liquorice Comfits

If you'd like to order one now (or see more information), just click HERE

 

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our customers say...
A MAY ZING!!!!

WOW!........A MAY ZING service, my sweets arrived this morning, the quickest internet delivery I`ve ever had!

Well done guys and thanks, I will definitely be ordering from you again!!

Thanks again

Louise

Treats for my parent`s 50th Wedding Anniversary
Just to say how delighted, once again, I have been with your service.

I ordered a large box of and other treats for my parent`s 50th Wedding Anniversary, not knowing what else to send.

They were thrilled and, excuse the pun, are like children in a sweet shop.

I have used your service on a couple of occasions and am very happy to recommend it to friends.

Best wishes.

Julie
Fantastic - Thanks !!!
Fantastic service as usual - I now have one very grateful friend!

Thanks

Rachel
New rhubarb & custard (definitely the best ever)

Is there somewhere I can write a review?

I want everyone to know you`re right about the new rhubarb & custard (definitely the best ever) and also the `Cremola Foam` (brings back so many memories)!

Jan

Fantastic Quality Boxes, Absolutely Stuffed With Sweeties

Just wanted to write and say a huge thank you to A Quarter Of.

I recently placed my first order with you, getting ready for Christmas (much to my husbands disgust, who thinks that Christmas shopping should start mid-December!)

Not only did the sweets arrive in super-quick time, they were amazing!

I ordered two big `decade` boxes, one for the 50s and one for the 70s, and they are fantastic quality boxes absolutely stuffed with sweeties. I wish I`d bought one for myself as well! I know I`ll have at least 2 people who will be thrilled with their Christmas pressies.

Thanks again, I will definitely be back!

Best wishes,

Victoria


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1960s Style
1960s Food
1960s School
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1960s Television
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Nostalgia – 1960s
1950s Memories From One Of Our Customers
1950s Television
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1950s Hobbies
1950s School
1950s Games
1950s Toys
1950s Food
1950s Sweets
Nostalgia – 1950s

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Stacks of Mouthwatering Sour Sweets!
Loads of Jelly Beans!
Stacks of Sherbets and Sherbet Sweets!
Loads of Lollies and Lollipops
Tons of Toffee Sweets
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Lots of Liquorice Sweets

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