As editor of "Spit and Polish" I get more material than I can fit into the magazine, especially photographs. So I am going to post much of that material in this forum. I will post pictures in a reasonably high resolution but if a picture really takes your fancy and you would like to have it in a higher resolution if possible then email me at spitandpolisheditor@gmail.com.
There is also the opportunity to include extra pages in the electronic version of "Spit and Polish"
In the report on the Macarthur Area Coffee Run I mentioned "The common Sense Laundry Book" that Kath Kinnear gave me. I dates from 1922 or earlier.
The front cover
The back cover .. the advertisements are wonderful
The list of furniture and utensils needed. Which raised the question in my mind:
"What is a goffering iron"
This is a goffering iron. It is used to put shape such as flounces is clothing after they have been starched. Basically you heat up a small poker which fits in the hollow in the top of the iron. Also known as a tally iron which is a corruption of Italian iron which is where this type of iron apparently originated. Trouble is now I know about them I want one.
There were also crimping irons - one type of which is pictured above. Call me crazy but one of them would be nice to have too!
Another page from The common Sense Laundry Book. Laundry was so much more complicated and so much more work in those days. There is a 1930 edition of this book that you can download from the internet but by then laundry had become a bit more modernised.
The following pictures were left out of Chris Duncan's article due to lack of space:
The Holley carburettor with the fuel bowl vent cleared.
the two Holley NH carburettors.
Newcastle Registration Day and Christmas Function
(thanks Neville Preston for the pictures)
It wouldn't be a true Newcastle Branch event without a couple of Talbots now would it?
Hupmobile, Talbot, Talbot, Fiat.
Hupmobile, Fiat
Hupmobile, Chevrolet
Grant, Renault, Mitchell
MaSH Branch Christmas Party 11 December 2020 at Mount Hunter
Graham, Geoff and Greg
Louise and Lyn deep in conversation
but not so deep that they can't smile for the camera
Diane, Sue, Robyn and Kath
Bill checking out the view or wondering what the weather will do
Lyn and Neil's Crossley
Doug quietly fetching the box of brass screws so that Vivian can get a photo of John Wards with the screws that he had so kindly donated to the club. But guess what happened when the contents of the box (slot head brass screws) became known?
That's what happened - I guess it was inevitable.
Macarthur Area Coffee Run to Picton Botanic Gardens 27 November 2020
this one is in the magazine - Neil Martin looking very happy
Graham Weekes looking just as happy
Everyone enjoying their picnic lunch
Look out - camera about!
Lyn Martin social distancing from Neil!
Geoff Small, Jan and John Grant
Neil Martin
Proof that the Crossley was running and made it out of the shed
The Studebaker did make it
However the photographer complained about where I parked it