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Framed Vintage 1990s Selectadisc Record Shop Plastic Bag – Nottingham London

Jon Nix — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:01:54 +0000

OK, so it might not quite qualify strictly as "vintage" but it certainly feels like a piece of memorabilia from a bye-gone age now. If you were a teenager in Nottingham or its surrounding area in the 1980s or 1990s, then you might immediately recognise this bag. As iconix as the shop fronts which bore the same design, perhaps. This bag dates slightly later than the original Nottingham shop(s), as it include the later Soho London store's details. The same store which featured on the cover of Oasis' 1995 album "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?".

The bag - measuring 34cm by 39cm - has been paired with a pre-owned Sixtrees frame which has a plain white surround and provides a suitable and understated complement to the bag and the record shop branding.

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1980s Bright Blue Plastic “Dairylea” Lunch Box

Jon Nix — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:23:47 +0000

It might seem somewhat churlish to ask someone to pay for something that originally was free, but there you go! This was a free lunchbox, part of a promotion for Kraft Dairylea. Presumably one had to buy (and presumably eat) a certain quantity of the aforementioned cheese triangles in order to qualify, so there really is no such thing as a free lunch(box). In any event, we reckon it dates from the 1980s and is a rather a nice thing - the branding is unmistakeable to those of a certain age and diet.

It's a 19cm by 9cm by 14cm (8 in. by 3½ in. by 5½ in. approx.) chunk of bright blue plastic (not including the handle) with a slightly worn "Dairylea" sticker on the outside and a sticker for the promotion on the inside of the lid. It looks like it's never been used. It should be, at least for something...

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