Comments on: Can you date this picture…? (2)

By: Darian Zam

Darian Zam — Wed, 19 May 2024 11:39:46 +0000

I would say 1957

By: Colm O'Brien

Colm O'Brien — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 18:03:38 +0000

I’m a bit suspicious; roller-lever brakes on the bike are certainly 1950’s to 60’s but the headset transfer is odd. Cycle manufacturers’ in the 1950’s and 60’s would have used metal headset badges (Raleigh, Rudge, Sun etc.) but stickers only began to make an appearance in the early 1980’s. The London Underground logo doesn’t tell us much; it’s been around since c.1920… so, I’m going to say last week! Pretty good though!!!

By: DalekV

DalekV — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 16:01:31 +0000

judging from the style of the illustration on the advertisement closest to us, I think it’s 1945 at the latest. Also the boy’s shoes…

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 15:44:38 +0000

I have done a bit of digging, so i’m going to say ca. 1945. Here’s why:
I found a similar poster to the one in the window above (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joey7/3748265395/). In the poster, it shows the box of Selo Chrome film. Its very hard to date by the logo of the film, but what’s in the poster is the film type. On the side of the box is the number ‘20′. I then did more searching and found this eBay posting for someone selling Selo Chrome film with the number 20 on the side. that gave the dimensions of the size of film – 2 1/4 x 3 1/4. I then did another search for when that size of film was in production. On Ilford, there’s nothing, but for Kodak, it was 1897-1949 (http://www.brownie-camera.com/film.shtml). And we know that colour film was around during the later parts of those years.

Again, I could be wrong, but that’s as far as I got.

By: Andy Mackenzie

Andy Mackenzie — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 14:30:45 +0000

I’m going to have a stab at 1970

By: Witte

Witte — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 13:53:39 +0000

Think it’s 1959..

By: SimplerDave

SimplerDave — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 13:06:48 +0000

In the light of this big fat hint – 1968?

By: HrolfK

HrolfK — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 12:53:36 +0000

Also, does the cap say IPS? Is that Ibstock Place School? That was in Kensington until 1946, when it moved to Roehampton. Not sure if that helps.

I’m a bit put off by the flasks in bright colours and apparently a cartoon face printed on them. Seem very modern.

By: HrolfK

HrolfK — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 12:42:11 +0000

Selo film (probably what this photo was taken with) was sold from 1920 until around 1968… however, it was more likely to be seen in adverts as ’selochrome’ after the war. So can we say this is pre-1950’s?

By: Candida Drew-Prior

Candida Drew-Prior — Fri, 30 Apr 2024 12:27:19 +0000

We had a few of those sayings in our family too! …