A rival for Mr Whippy

@JudyEv I haven't managed to find out any more about it other than more pictures. It features on several sites but they all seem to have photos and the same text from the museum.

@Fleura I couldn't find anything extra about it either.

Maybe glass was not so common then and valued more for storage or whatever.

@Fleura Bottles here can still be returned for a deposit. I've never heard of any of the rest of that but it's possible I'm from too small a place for that to have been worth it here.

Collecting rags was common, 'rag-and-bone men' used to go round knocking on doors even when I was a child. Apparently the bones were used to make fertiliser. I expect the rags were recycled in the same way they still are today. Maybe the jars were returned to businesses who needed them, in the same way as bottles used to be returned for a deposit? Nowadays most of those people collect scrap metal instead. And I have been interested to note that the families who run fun-fairs are often the same ones who also run that sort of business - one local family runs a large business hiring out skips (dumpsters) and they also have a carousel and many large rides which travel round the fairs.

@JudyEv I expect they exchanged the jars somewhere for cash, in the same way as bottles used to be returned for a deposit.

Maybe glass wasn't so common then and they were used for storage. Or maybe Mrs Gilligan made a lot of chutney!

@Fleura Yes, that's a fair enough assumption.

It was a really interesting museum but not one you could hurry through.

They do indeed and mostly the little ones are quite safe on these.

I thought it interesting too.

I guess children were more likely to be able to rustle up a glass jar than a coin.

I loved merry-go-rounds when I was a child.

@JudyEv that could be a possibility

Maybe glass was more valuable then. For storage or whatever.

@JudyEv Yes, that is so cute! I know those kids all had fun.

Did you read on the notice they were known as Ma and Pa Jingle Bells?

@JudyEv Me too. It was one of my favorite rides as a kid.

I can imagine how they would have flocked to the roundabout.

You'd think so. Otherwise it had a heap of cogs to make the chore easier.

@Ronrybs Not my cup of tea either - but I could ride on the merry-go-round easily enough.

@JudyEv Not sure I'd like to be stuck around screaming kids all day!

That's what I think too - as long as the horses are big enough to hold us.

@JudyEv I’ve never seen a merry go round drawn by-horses Only the mechanical ones..

Thanks.

Ahhh, ok, now I get it.

Mr Whippy is a mobile ice-cream van. It drives around the streets playing 'Greensleeves' and kids (and adults like me) come running. lol

@JudyEv There are several pictures in the photostream.

Thanks for the extra photo. It looks like about 8 horses and two cars.

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Maybe she made a lot of chutney.

Yes, there can be such a thing as too much sugar. I haven't encountered it too often.

@JudyEv indeed, that was my yesterday. Today I am relaxing and not eating sugar!