Description:
Also known as string bags and mesh bags, these were used in the 1960s and ‘70s for food shopping.
Green net shopping bag
Questions to help you remember using this item
- Did you use a string bag for your shopping?
- Who did the shopping in your house?
Other items you might remember
Shilling coin
This shilling coin dates from 1948
Heinz Golden Honey Sponge Pudding
Tinned sponge pudding by Heinz.
Wartime Cookery Book
Wartime cookery book containing recipes based on ingredients available during food rationing
Three Pence piece (1943)
Three Pence piece (1943)
A Badger Brown Ale Bottle
A Badger Brown ale beer bottle by the brewery Hall & Woodhouse
Viking Balance Scales
Kitchen balance scales made from cast iron and brass
Pears transparent soap
Pears transparent soap - Pears is a UK soap brand famous for its whimsical vintage adverts.
Box of Atora Beef Suet
Box of Atora Beef Suet
1963 One Shilling Coin
A 1963 cupronickel one shilling coin featuring the head of a young Queen Elizabeth II
A Badger Light Dinner Ale Bottle
Badger Light Dinner Ale bottle by the brewery Hall & Woodhouse
Florin (pre-decimal coin worth two shillings)
Florin (pre-decimal coin)
Needler’s Tip Top Milk Chocolates Tin
Tin of Needler's milk chocolates.
Share your thoughts on this item
Join the discussion by sharing your memories of this item with other website visitors.