Childhood smells

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 02 Sep, 2010 10:35 pm

Before photocopiers there was a repro machine that schools used, purple ink with a very distinctive smell, I think they were called Gstetner or something.

keyholekate · Post by **keyholekate** » Thu 02 Sep, 2010 11:15 pm

Leodian wrote: keyholekate wrote: Izal medicated toilet paper. . .no longer manufactured thank goodness. That glossy toilet paper was useless! Strips of newspaper were better (probably leaving print marks but I don't recall that!). I'm just glad there is soft absorbant toilet paper now (though I wish they would make them stronger!). Lol. . we are spoiled now with the quilted stuff and Aloe Vera impregnated toilet rolls .

keyholekate · Post by **keyholekate** » Thu 02 Sep, 2010 11:18 pm

Chrism wrote: keyholekate wrote: Izal medicated toilet paper. . .no longer manufactured thank goodness. They still sell(?)/stock it in Morrisons and ASDA. Who on earth buys it with all the soft quilted etc etc stuff around nowadays. I watched something on telly about Izal, it said it was celebrating its 100 birthday.Seems to me when I was little it was always in old ladies bathrooms?

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Fri 03 Sep, 2010 9:57 pm

keyholekate wrote: Izal medicated toilet paper. . .no longer manufactured thank goodness. It is!!! My elderly aunt still buys it! Don't ask me why????

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 03 Sep, 2010 10:11 pm

My wife's grandfather used to buy it as it reminded him of being in the Navy. He was torpedoed twice.

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Fri 03 Sep, 2010 10:57 pm

My Grandmas cupboard where she kept firelighters and our books. I've kept firelighters in a cupboard for years without the same effect. Maybe I need to put Dr Seuss and Lewis Carroll books in there too to get an authentic smell.Cinemas had a distinctive smell.Blakeys in Armley. Strange smell.And the wash house at Armley Baths. I used to love going there with my Gran and felt like I smelled of the soap suds for hours after

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Sat 04 Sep, 2010 12:07 am

"Before photocopiers there was a repro machine that schools used, purple ink with a very distinctive smell, I think they were called Gstetner or something. "I remember the smelly purple ink thing, at Smeaton the teachers referred to it as a Banda or Bander, only heard it spoken so not sure how it was spelt.Cira 85 they had a photocopier but all of the departments had an allocation, and if it ran out it was back to the purple stuff.

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Sat 04 Sep, 2010 12:11 am

It was Banda, aka a spirit duplicator:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_duplicatorMaybe someone's been using them lately at Thorpe Park

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sat 04 Sep, 2010 12:38 am

Cardiarms wrote: My wife's grandfather used to buy it as it reminded him of being in the Navy. He was torpedoed twice. By suppositories?

Patexpat · Post by **Patexpat** » Sat 04 Sep, 2010 8:14 am

Being involved with the Keighley and Worth Valley railway for many many years I can tell you the stations department there used only Izal (or Izal style) loo roll in all the station loos - just to give it that authentic 50's feel!