The Wonder of Woolies

There is a new book just out, celebrating the sadly departed High Street Store. During half-term I was back in the store that used to be Woolworths when I was growing up- it is now a rather tacky Pound Shop.

Like many people I went into that Woolies every week - in our small town they sold almost everything a schoolgirl might want - sticky-backed plastic for Blue Peter projects, wool for knitting Christmas gifts, cartridges for my fountain pen, stockings, sweets, sellotape, shoelaces...

This morning I needed some squared paper, and remembered that I had a box of exercise books and notebooks in the loft which would probably provide what was wanted. I found this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to the sticker on the back I paid 20p in Woolworths for this little treasure. I think in about 1970! On the back is a useful set of charts-  multiplication tables up to 12, Metric Equivalents, Roman Numerals, and the Days In The Month poem.

The pages are ruled squares- but they are ¼" - not much good for the metric system. Fortunately that didn't matter for my purposes today.

Whenever I think I ought to declutter some of my hoarded treasures, I find something like this lurking in a box and I feel justified in believing that "I will find a use for it eventually"!