Day 78 #100DaysOfOldDays

Sophistication in the 70’s came in the form of push button ashtrays, and nylon bedspreads that were so static we were electrically charged by morning! As soon as Mam yelled up the stairs, “GET UP,” we jumped out of bed like a bunch of kangaroos. Except the brother who had a candlewick bedspread on his bed—they were soft and cosy and non-static!

Under these very beautiful and stylish bedspreads, we had blankets. Hairy blankets that you didn’t want to touch your skin, so sheets were important. Having said that, I know people who still prefer sheets and blankets than a duvet. I’m happy with either as long as I’m warm.

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Push button ashtrays were such a clever invention. With the push of the button the tray spun and dumped the cigarette ash and butts into the bowl underneath where they stayed out of sight until it was emptied. A long-standing one was a very stylish addition to the living room furnishing.

If you were a smoker in the 70’s, you may have smoked in bed, without realising that your nylon frilly bedspread was a serious fire hazard. A mini push button ashtray sat on the bedside locker beside a lovely carriage clock; and possibly a lamp with an orange shade that had little balls on the end of its frills.

You were very well-to-do if you had a push button telephone on your bedside locker.

What more can I say? These things will all come back you know…someday!