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Baby Burco
Woman's Weekly / 20th March 1965
Ah-ha: the traditional appliances fight back! As regular readers will be aware, we’ve looked at the advent of the washing machine in Britain, and in 1965, there was undoubtedly still a strong market for nappy boilers.
However, the evolution of the washing machine through this period meant that the nappy boiler’s days were numbered even at this point. The development of the disposable nappy throughout the 20th century also played a large part, reaching maturity in the 1980s. Terry nappies are making a comeback nowadays, mainly due to environmental concerns, and, as you may expect with a modern consumer society, are available in far more colours and designs than they were traditionally.
Tags: Burco, household, motherhood, retail, social history
4 Comments
Tanya Jones on 21 April 2011 @ 11am
Ha ha! I’m not sure what protection Baby Burcos could offer against you ;)
Jobrag on 22 April 2011 @ 1pm
At first glance I read this as Baby Boiler, Jonathon Swift “A modest proposal” anyone.
Pam on 25 April 2011 @ 9am
I used one of these after my son was born in 1980, right up until the time he left the nappy stage.
The drudgery of terry nappies eh?
Leen on 20 April 2011 @ 9pm
I totally read “When Germans are about…”