JAMAICAN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FROM THE 60S

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[@maxineanderson3687]

I’m from the enamel, Latrine, China cabinet and Crotchet era. Good times 😂❤❤

[@lornafuller8705]

Happy days

[@rubywedderburn9487]

The good ole days😅

[@Rushy1932]

This lady reminded me of my youth. I am 70 yrs old and I do remember all what she is saying. We had the cups and bowls we got when Jamaica got independence. They were heavy and strong. Each child in school would get a set. All those furnitures are still in my parent’s home. We take good care of them. They are our legacy.

[@DeloresSales]

Me too,I am the same age as you.

[@Rushy1932]

Delores, those were the best days. Let us not forget. Love this.

[@pectonhjones1855]

OOOh man she shake up mi memory bank,,oooh laawd man, mi even start sumell through the computer🤣🤣🤣. Even as a grown man 71 yrs old, the china cabinet is still in my grandparents home and my uncle's house. I cant remember really using any crockery from the cabinet, I think when my mother got married, my grandparents used them and that was it. While my grandparents were building their home/house my uncles(their children) would use what they call kerosene pan fi carry water from stand pipe fi full the drum pan dem. Note, the pan didnt contain any kerosene, they were cooking oil 5 gallon cans. Maaan I could go on on on, my grandma old Singer sewing machine is still there, the one with the string type belt, no one uses it, its just sitting there. My aunt had a four legged bath tub, (you'd be surprised how much an original goes for today), My wife and I stopped at an antique store in Albany California, I was soo surprised at the cost of those overhead toilet tanks...they demand big dollars. Ok let mi shut up.

[@missbiggs9437]

My mother would tell us that in her days many children had to sleep on the floor under the bed, only adults slept on the bed; for the very poor in large households some adults even slept under the bed, that’s one of the reasons why I think the beds were so high.

[@lornafuller8705]

Cecile, in addition to the doily, please do not forget the figurines ( the porcelain big dog, and her 6 little puppies). Kareem we were not overdoing it, we were living the life, we had arrived, The homes were Architectural Digest beautiful in those days. Most of these neighborhoods had beautiful homes, Jones Town, Allman Town, Harbour View, Rollington Town, well kept ( nice gardens, with manicured lawns, verandahs where families lounged). Something happened to the Jamaican psyche, that sent us along a downward spiral, as it relates to our surroundings.We were very much into the aesthetics of our homes. We had beautiful communities that enriched us. So sad.

[@kareemsquest]

LOL how did I forget the porcelain dog

[@lenah4160]

I remembered the big dog 🐩 and the six puppies.Lol ❤😂

[@missbiggs9437]

I still have a porcelain dog set AND two porcelain cats!

[@glendaduncan7089]

LOL! I'M Cracking Up!

[@lydiamorgan9952]

Those were the good days of Jamaica when families work together, in the home , yard and fields ,when every child had a chore, to 😄

[@coleenswaby-lawes2234]

The people/trade people that made furniture are called Cabinet-Maker. Carpenters made houses, roof, door posts and windows. Cabinet Maker made doors and anything decorative, including assets and coffins. Sometimes the skills or occupation overlapped or the person may have been dual trained. My Grandfather was both.

[@hazelallen1965]

I remember making crochets to decorate the house. Oh so beautiful.

[@jazzytower]

My mom made those. I remember her washing them, starching them, then ironing them with that clothes iron heated on the coal stove. They came out nice a frilly and stiff!!😊

[@jazzytower]

I used to take the JOS buses to school! My goodness! I'm flashing back😅

[@lenah4160]

Woolworth and Times Store had escalators I remember going to those Stores just to go up and down the escalators. ❤😂

[@ar123..._]

@@lenah4160 Yes, I remember The Woodward on King Street I used to ride the escalator there but I don't remember time store think I used to go there with my grandmother but I don't remember it.

[@mrsupert3562]

I am 69 years old and living in the USA,I am a plumber by profession and during the early seventies I used to install these eary toilets you speake about ,the right name for them was high up toilet and l we would install the regular ones we now know today ,they were reffered to as low down toilets.. The high up toilets were more effecient against clogging because of the height of the water tanks from the bowl,This gravity fed pressure was very strong,hence these toilets would rarely get clogged as compared to the so called low down ones. The thigh up toilet tank was made from cast iron,this caused the flushing to be very noisy. Thank you and your guest for this great programme.

[@kareemsquest]

Thanks for this insightful information

[@mikecowan-tu6up]

My mama still has our baby cups and I’m 50 years old they keep everything 😂😂😂😂

[@lornafuller8705]

who remember Elite Haberdashery on Princess Street . I beg your pardon, L.A.Henriques sold fine crystals, fine china and high end jewellery.Bone China was used for every day use, it was cheaper than fine china (the raw materials are different.)

[@solomonmireku4034]

I remember Chimmy, Pail, Latrin , Morter, and Morter Stick. Broom, Coconut Brush, Wax to shine the floor. Two big tank in the yard. Coffee pulper, Cane juicer. Lots of chicken, and chicken cub. Cabinet in the dining room. Warrander dye red, floor shine and lots more. Four dogs are one cat. Do you remember moon shine night? Those were the days😊😊❤❤

[@gail-annbrown8901]

Love this history lesson the kids today need to learn the history

[@andieslive669]

Gosh, these Jamaican memorable traditions and customs ways of doing things is so unique to our Jamaican Culture. However, worst of two Jamaican Customs I hated was the spring and the kaya beds and the pit toilets.

[@Junjo11]

My grandfather Mr Lowe worked at Henriqiez on King Street in downtown Kingston. He wore a grey uniform.

[@lbrown1991]

Jamaica was a very prideful society back then, Beautiful memories

[@user-ij4tw4uz1o]

I loved high beds as I would hide from the John Canoe: the Devil with the 3pronged fork, Horse Head and the Belly Woman, couldn't stand them, I would scream and my cousin would rescue me. Yes, I remember Gilbert and Sullivan, when I was in high school I took part in this musical also the Pirates of Penzance and a couple more. I loved performing.

[@user-ij4tw4uz1o]

Oh, The Mikado was another. Came to Kingston while in high school to perform

[@paulettephilp8649]

My mom used the pail for the used baby nappies to soak. We had the chain toilets(2) outside next to the shower outside pipe. We lived on Sutton Street, doors never locked & no burglar bars. Our living room was the veranda. TV stayed in the Dining Room & when it was time to watch, small tv table was turned to the veranda. No concern about being robbed; I miss my beautiful, peaceful 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲.

[@lornafuller8705]

and we thought we were poor, but we were so rich in spirit. we were HAPPY.

[@HyacinthSankey]

This video brought me down memory lane. I grew up with some of the things mentioned although we were poor.

[@maxwitt1449]

My mother had the chain flushed toilet. I am now regretting upgrading the bathroom. We should have kept it.

[@ripqueenelizabeth8617]

I can remember clearly lanaman's in almantown. We usually stop there on our way from school. My favorite candy (sweetie) was paradise plumb. Icy mint with the L in the middle wasn't loved by kids. Great days when love was our main virtue. Diesel, JOS, spring bed with kiya mattress, chimey, lamp, the toilet with the chain etc etc i know it all. Come a far way

[@jazzytower]

My goodness. I remember all this. My favorite candy was Paradise plum. I have been searching for it the last couple years with no luck.

[@monicabrown7448]

I see inamel cups in stores in America.

[@lornafuller8705]

Kareem, Jamaica in its hey days was a Jamaica of elegance, opulence, very , very upscale living . As a matter of fact, not only amongst the very wealthy, but individuals who just had 9-5 jobs. lived lavishly (China cabinet, stereograms, gas stoves, washing machines, beautiful homes, swimming pools,etc).People strived to improve and upgrade. their living conditions.Moving on up was also our motto

[@266l2]

I am from Kingston and I remember everything you guys talked about. Those were the good days

[@margueritadentonsuckram1172]

I am cracking up and at the same time suffering from nostalgia.

[@courtneysinclair8999]

If I remember correctly, this play was this in the 70s. I believe I watch it. I can still remember it.

[@beverley9560]

Yes, I saw HMS Pinafore at the Ward Theatre. York Pharmacy used to be in Half-Way-Tree, and I remember when they got air-conditioning, oh gawd. We used to go in there just to feel the AC.

[@aretamyers2506]

Thanks for the memories, I have a cabinet in my dining room that I store the crockeries in that I use. I have a breakfront in the living room with pretty crockeries in that I only dust and put back, those are for beautification. I am eighty years old. I have two mugs

[@MonicaRoberts-r9n]

went to the clay factory on a school outing from St Thomas in the 1960's. I had a bowl for the longest time that was given to me after the tour. this was one of the defected ones that they gives to student after the tour.

[@Junjo11]

I enjoyed this video and hearing of the old-time stores like Issa and Henriquez.

[@maxinesamuels3638]

We had modern flush toilets. And the pull chain one in the maid quarters. And yes crochet and embroidery was popular. I am 66 going on 67. We were very fancy. British Boshey😊

[@RoseofSharon-wr4jr]

I remember the "soldering man" that would ride by on his bicycle singing out "saudering" then the neighbours would come out with the items to be patched like the enamel mugs, metal wash pans, basins and so forth. All the ladies in my granny's circle & some of the younger girls who could crochet elaborate pieces, like swans, pineapple designs, hand towels edging and arm rests you name it. The Supervisory Nurses & Midwives(Sisters & Matrons) would wear very elegant hats with crocheted edges that would indicate their status. Going to Woolworth's in Cross Roads to purchase the most beautiful colours of Coats & Clarks crochet threads was always a treat! Kareem it's always great memories of the good old days when the lovely Cecile joins you. Next time I hope she'll talk about the Wardrobe , Dressing table & Washstand. We kept the enamel basin & water jug set on the Washstand.

[@deanprince4282]

Who remember red oak? My dad put something in the outside toilet, it did not smell, my mom would red oak, polish and shine that toilet, scented flowers were planted around, beautiful, I would steel the condense milk and hide behind the latrine. We slept with all windows and doors open, we only close when it rains. That high bed was also a place to hide from beatings. I’m from St. Thomas. I miss my Jamaica .

[@maxineanderson3687]

Love this going down memory lane❤

[@colinhaynes6048]

Those were beautiful times ❤

[@lornafuller8705]

Story time about Brother Anansi, (Anancy) and Brother Tukuma stories. Duppy Stories about Rolling Calves,We were afraid of duppy big time

[@vinnette4583]

back in those days every school inthe country side has a put toilet so ehen ee smaller one goes to the pit tiolet you have bigger girls that followv us for safty

[@nekovero93]

Lawd gad😅, so many memories.

[@monicabrown7448]

I would like you to talk about the 3 foot iron pots

[@kareemsquest]

Ok we will put that on the list

[@OmarBhoo]

HMS Pinaforeis a great play. I wish I saw it in Jamiacae

[@MunchieAGoogleUser]

She has described most things from my childhood..😍😍😍😍.

[@monicapinnock700]

I remember buying some of the things at azan store ,

[@lornafuller8705]

most homes had a display cabinet for the crockery. I broke my mothers 3 burner kerosene stove oil bottle. I am in my 60's and I am still feeling the licks for breaking that bottle. ( I got an assen).those were the days my friend

[@beverleyreid7572]

Oh poor you. lol. We all got licks.

[@nekovero93]

​@beverleyreid7572 true, out of 4 siblings I was the one to give the most problems..I got it good but I ❤ my parents & pampered them both to the end. 😢😢😢

[@lornafuller8705]

@@nekovero93 and our parents adored us , they were only trying to do the right things in raising us. Discipline and good manners were paramount

[@loiselliott-uh8jj]

Housing cleaning days, first you sweep the floor, then you wash the floor, then polish and finally shine the floor.😅

[@kareemsquest]

That is a lot LOL

[@donnabrice3770]

This brought back so many memories of my Grandma! I also have a beautiful set of Doctor Bird embroidered Irish Linen placements from the Allsides workroom tjat my Godmother gsve us as a wedding present. Beautiful craftsmanship ❤

[@kareemsquest]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Ellis1Sandy]

I’m pass 60 and can remember a lot about Jamaica as well. I was eight years old in 1966 when the Queen Elizabeth 11 came to Jamaica at the time I was attending Providence Primary School in Liguanea.

[@doxcb4717]

I think the beds were high because we store things under there .

[@doreensmith8209]

My bed still high that's my makeshift storeroom hidden with dust ruffle😂

[@jackpayton5065]

We never ever used the china wear in our mother cabinet, and they are still there unused from the 1950s and our Aunt who migrated to England in 1963 left hers at the house and still untouched to this day

[@kareemsquest]

Lol

[@marvaspence3581]

Chocolate tea in the enamel mug

[@user-cn2fo8rr6p]

It was named Jamaica Ceramics. My late father worked there for many years until it was closed down. Was located in Twickenham Park , Spanish town. The cloth manufacturing company was named Arigunabo Textile Company. Located off Brunswick Avenue, in Spanish Town also. I’m from Spanish Town.

[@kareemsquest]

Thanks for this information

[@beverley9560]

Yes, the textile factory was I think, my very first school trip. Never forgot it.

[@user-rb2ur7dd7l]

Traditional I am in to antique I am 60 give me all those old stuff

[@margueritadentonsuckram1172]

I remember! The brown porcelain dog and the puppies chained to her😂

[@annettejohnson2683]

Burglar bars did not get popular, unfortunately they became an absolute necessity.

[@evetthaxter2377]

There was a man in my Portland community that would patch enamel with something I think it was fire and I’m not sure if it was led or something I can’t remember clearly but I have vague memories

[@annettejohnson2683]

L.A. Henriques and the Swiss Store carried top brands of crystal and China. They also did a big business in the in-bond business.

[@patriciawilliams3256]

The toilet was called out house .All that both of you spoke about was in my time growing up in Jamaica.

[@user-cn2fo8rr6p]

The enamel mug was poor people’s china. It was patched using a metal by the name of Sauda, which is a coiled soft silver metal and it’s heated on fire , then it becomes liquified

[@rasempress9724]

Anybody memba the shelving we called ‘what not’?….we had the mahogany wardrobes….even mahogany powder dish…crocheted doilies were a must….I even crocheted a vase with the pineapple pattern….

[@kareemsquest]

Yes I remember what not

[@marylangley3662]

Please I'd love to see a trunk bed that linen was stored at the foot of the bed and also figarens there on shelves

[@hillsmann1996]

Go to Maidstone in Manchester on August 1st for the celebration of one of Jamaica's first free village

[@kareemsquest]

Ok

[@AAHomeGardening]

I love this episode

[@jennifermarshall1872]

In the sixties there almost every Main Street you go there was always a milk shop where you go to have breakfast instead of coffee shops it was milk shops you get your hot milk with breakfast

[@ReneeEverydaylife]

Love your video’s, new subie

[@kareemsquest]

Thanks I appreciate the support

[@inezsmall8474]

I broke a cup and saucer and got wiping that I will never forget.

[@266l2]

I remember the JOS bus and the China cabinets.

[@joanfrancis5705]

They used to patch the enamel mug with the silver, which, when😮 heated over the fire, became liquid. I believe it was called sauder.

[@winwinn6278]

My Father worked for Issa All his life that was his only job Issa also owned and operated Motor Sales and Service car dealership where Joe Issa had his Office I also worked there as Joe Issa vallet I can remember those days like yesterday. also my brother worked for Gleaner lol

[@Junjo11]

Jones Town Kingston we had the flush toilet with the metal tank on top. Also as an outside toilet in Zaidie Garden. These toilet flushed better.

[@arletteelliott2240]

My mom still has her China cabinet

[@lornafuller8705]

our homes were our palaces, and was treated as such. please do not call it over doing, it made sense in those days.

[@maxinesamuels3638]

Need a part 3.

[@kareemsquest]

Sure look out for it in the coming weeks

[@nekovero93]

​@@kareemsquestplease❤😊

[@AndrewSpence-fl6tx]

They also had tea cups that had sign of the month on them

[@gharceaywilliamson2548]

She should write a book

[@yvonnewhitfield2382]

This lady reminds me of child hood growing in August Town I am same age as her remember all of that the only thing with my mom if I broke something she said one crosses is gone good mother all the way in canada those days were the best lo e my country visit every year may god bless ja and take everydestruction in charge in the might name of jesus of nazareth amen

[@algie-iu3wk]

Do you remember the beds were high so that when hurricanes approach we would go under the beds in the case of you losing your roofs. Today you can't go under any bed because they are too low.

[@kareemsquest]

Lol true

[@junewilliams7229]

Yes, I know about it a chain, and it was Clarendon

[@missbiggs9437]

Kingston and we had long toilets, one inside and one in the outside bathroom, that was built under the ackee and breadfruit trees so you had to watch out for lizards, from tree lizards and pollies to the croaking lizards. At my first prep school (on Brentford Road) there were pit toilets that were always blocked, overflowing and smelled to high heavens … I trained myself from that time to wait until I get home!! 😂💩🤧

[@nekovero93]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lornafuller8705]

please do an episode on shopping downtown and especially on King Street back in the days ( King Street was our 5th Avenue, upscale shopping, selling European clothing, shoes)

[@kareemsquest]

Okay I will look into this. You can also check previous videos as we did cover some stores in downtown Kingston

[@iotahutchinson1482]

It is good to see and hear you people rememberinf the good old days in 🇯🇲 but you are also forgetting the most important one the one where people only sick and died. Mostly old people died either from bad stomuch,growth,tb ,whoopingcough or accident when the drivers fell asleep at the wheel. The bad stomuch is now ulcer and the growth is now cancer. We didnt kn 21:44 ow the word murder,rape , crime ,or violence or badman.

[@michaells1207]

There was a chimmey repairman

[@andreabeverly1367]

Still have my china cabinet

[@cleanbowled1767]

Wonderful presentation; however, Colonialism is a helluva drug!!!😂 In my childhood home, the China cabinet was to be viewed but not touched by the children!!!

[@wellok5778]

My grandma would cut my hand off if I went into the China cabinet. And the items inside were never used. I used to wonder what was the point of having the China and never using them. And those flush toilets with the tanks at the top - powerful flush. Your number 2s could be big like a cow's - it is going down. Grandma had a chimmy too. That thing used to be full every morning. My mum used to crochet too.

[@RoseofSharon-wr4jr]

I was the last one born in my family and even as a toddler I knew not to touch the figurines or cabinet if I wanted to have a long life. Praise God, I understood the assignment, lol.

[@nekovero93]

​@@RoseofSharon-wr4jr😂😅😂😅

[@HyacinthSankey]

It’s called Pet name. A lot of us have one.

[@paulinedavis8123]

I am a Jamaican 🇯🇲living in Canada 🇨🇦since the 1970s and we had a chimmie ( pee pot ) and I still have one that belonged to my deceased mother. My children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren knows it and the use of it.

[@nekovero93]

I still use a chimmy😅

[@sushanayoung1302]

🖤💚💛

[@nfn4]

Kareem I hate the padding on the toilet, the toilet seat and the mats covering the bathroom floor.

[@kareemsquest]

LOL for real

[@Despicable12]

The china cabinet you couldn't touch nothing in there if you do its over, only on special occasions you touch what in there

[@maxinesamuels3638]

I remember Issa and La’Henrique.

[@beverley9560]

Went to Issa a lot to ride on the escalator.

[@maxinesamuels3638]

YES, TEA MEANS HOT BEVERAGE FOR JAMAICANS.

[@edithanderson1769]

Those were good days compared to now Good Clea living c we had water jugs made from clay to keep drinking water cool ;

[@lornafuller8705]

there was also the buffet , and please don't forget the wash basin. and the goblet, they use to keep it on the wash stand

[@mikecowan-tu6up]

The enamel cup keep tea 🍵 hot 🥵 burn 🔥 your mouth 👄 lol 😂😂😂😂

[@robertcamble3543]

Especially Chocolate tea😂😂ee😂

[@mikecowan-tu6up]

@@robertcamble3543 yes especially

[@claudleamy3221]

I used to work at the factory at twicmanpark we make dishes

[@maxinesamuels3638]

Spring hitch up in a my hair all the time.

[@alicebrackett8675]

The chipped enamel things were also patched with the gum from the breadfruit tree

[@ar123..._]

The solder Man would come by shouting solder solder solder people would run out with their enamel he would solder it and you'll be good for a minute but it will eventually start leaking again.

[@kareemsquest]

Lol

[@maxinesamuels3638]

We never had burgular bars in the 60s or early 70s. I grew up in Bull Bay St. Andrew.

[@dancehallmojomusicreviews5884]

Yeah in Manchester Jamaican my grandma rip and buffets

[@dancehallmojomusicreviews5884]

Fam my grandma Coronation glass boy lol in Canada I find out how Expensive those glasses is

[@kareemsquest]

Lol

[@karenpessoa4487]

My brother inherited from my mother