Woman's Own / 20th June 1969
Crikey. Sexual innuendo, all for 17 shillings* (85 new pence) a roll. Bargain! And, judging by the pattern of the wallpaper, you get eye damage for free. Can’t say fairer than that.
* Incidentally, if you’re interested, this magazine quotes an average income of £20 a week for a woman, with the pound being made up of 20 shillings, or 240 pence, meaning each wallpaper roll costs about 4% of the weekly female wage.
Tags: blatant sexism, Crown, fashion, household, retail, social history
Sarah T on 21 September 2009 @ 8am
Good clean fun!
TheLeen on 23 September 2009 @ 1pm
I speak too little English nowadays, or I’d totally adopt the sentence.
Estelle on 23 September 2009 @ 8pm
I like the Cities of Gold type bedsit.
John Hoare on 20 September 2009 @ 11pm
I bloody would.
Normal commenting service will be resumed once I’ve got rid of the fucking horn.