Marie Graham & Eve Law
/I Can't Come Now
"I can't come now," said MARIE GRAHAM, Hampshire secretary, "I'm all tied up."
"It's only the milkman, anyway," said EVE LAW, ditto, "and he's nobody."
It was all in aid of some amateur dramatics, and Eve was dedicated to making it all look brilliantly authentic. This included getting Marie all tied up and then tickling her foot.
"This is hysterical," said Marie.
"That's right," said Eve, "just shriek your head off kind of lifelike."
Marie thought it was all very well to be kind of lifelike, but there's a point when too much reality turns into how to go bonkers on an overdose of giggling heebie-jeebies.
At which point it's time to suggest a break for coffee
Well, we'll leave it at that and bring you more of the girls next month. Don't get too worked up waiting.
Vintage Stockings Archive
/Vintage Stockings Archive
Caroline Adams
/Exhileration
Never mind the crises, which are always with us; anyway. Concentrate on the fact that being alive in this wonderful world of lush pastures is far better than being just a cold, stark stiff in the ground.
Look at CAROLINE ADAMS.
There's exhilaration for you, as well as a saucy wink.
Caroline is all set to look ahead, while glum blokes like Fred are looking back and talking about what it was like when Robin Hood was alive. All merry jostling and jousting in Nottingham and dancing the Maybell with buxom maids.
What's the Maybell?
Well, if you make a hit, it's a real ring-a-ding for a night and a day.
Spick and Span 2000
/Rosie
Anne Lee
/Secretarial Riposte
The guy with the confident verbosity which is another way of saying he had an over-rated line of chat- ran into a smart riposte when he tried to date Secretary ANNE LEE. Following an ambiguous conversation concerning office equipment, he first told her she sounded like a dream incarnate and then said, "I think we ought to meet how about under the clock at Victoria Station 6 p.m. tomorrow?"
“Love to,” said Anne, “can we make it a foursome?”
“Of course.”
“Good,” said Anne, “I'II be there with my mum and dad.”
Dreamy Bedtime Stories
/Excuse Me - Who Me - Dreamy A Candid Publication
Paget Publications Ltd, London 1950
Wanda Liddell
/Chatting Up Wanda
It wasn't going to cost anything except time, and that was going to be very well spent, so up trotted Fred to WANDA LIDDELL, latest pin-up favourite, and began to chat her up.
"I don't suppose you're all that interested in operations," he said, "but at my time of life-
"You don't look a day over eighty," said Wanda, who was spending the afternoon in Hampstead.
"Here, hold on," said Fred, "I'm not seventy yet, and I didn't have the stitches out till yesterday. It's me appendix, lasted me nearly a lifetime, it did, but it had to come out in the end. Gad, I must say you don't half look a treat, darling-
"Now watch it, audacious," said Wanda.
"Anyway, I don't want to bore you," " said Fred, "but l've got to have my arthritis removed tomorrow, and considering I only had me appendix stitches taken out yesterday-"
"Goodbye, you poor old soul," said Wanda.
"Do you have to go?" said Fred.
"Yes," said Wanda, "you are boring me.”
Wanted
/Books Wanted - Updated
I have just updated the wanted page, so if you think it’s time to move that collection along, or you are struggling to sell elsewhere, then contact me for a quick and friendly response.
I am always interested in purchasing second-hand books, DVD’s cine films, negatives, slides, prints and any related information. I am happy to purchase whole collections running to thousands of books, or just the odd one or two. Please do get in contact, letting me know what you have to offer.
I will respond quickly and be fair and open with my pricing. I am more than happy to travel for larger collections, so you do not need to worry about boxing up and posting large amounts of books.
I will consider just about anything, not just the type of books you see for sale here. So please do contact me if you think you have something to offer. I will get back to you quickly via email, so please ensure your email address is correct.
Don't let all those books go to waste! - turn them into cash quickly and easily. Contact me for further information.
All Adult Magazines and Related Ephemera Considered.
Titles might include.
Small Format (Digest Size)
Spick, Span, Beautiful Britons, Funfare, 66, Pin-Up, QT, Carnival, Fiesta, Spot On, Stag, Bamboo, PEP, Model, Photo Studio, Paris Vision, X For Men, Strip Lingerie, Silky, Girly, Ladies, Skirt, Her, Kamera, Solo, Femme, Focus – and any small format titles not listed above.
Larger Size (A4)
Playboy, Mayfair, Penthouse, Knave, Escort, Fiesta, Men Only, Club, Whitehouse, Rustler, Fiona Cooper to name just a few! There are thousands of different titles, and I am happy to consider any.
Any British, American or European magazines from any specialist areas (Bondage, BDSM, Spanking, Rubber)
Films and Related Ephemera
DVD’s, cine films, negatives, slides, prints and hardback books - all will be considered.
Caress - Fifth Avenue Number
/Du Pont Lady - 1950’s - Maurice Hall Publications, Westgate Terrace, London.
J.B. Fullarton
/J.B. Fullarton - What Do We Actually Know?
J.B. Fullarton - The Scottish photographer who populated ToCo’s pages with some of its most popular models throughout its golden years.
James Barclay Fullarton was born in Ardrossan in 1923 to John Adam and Margaretta Black Fullarton, which would have made him 100 years old if he were still alive today. Sadly, he got nowhere near to that milestone, passing away at just 55 years old on the 23rd of August 1978, in Saltcoats. His death certificate states that he was a shop proprietor.
J.B Fullarton lived most of his life at 14a Montgomerie Crescent, Saltcoats which was, in fact, his father’s house and had originally been called Rowallan: a lovely looking property that had uninterrupted views of the Firth of Clyde. We do know that he was married to Anna Milloy and that he had a son, David Barclay Fullarton, who was born at Kilwinning in 1957. David now lives in Oxfordshire and works as a dentist.
Fullarton’s published years in glamour photography were from 1956 up until the middle of the 1960’s, which would have put him in his late 30’s to early 40’s when he was photographing for ToCo.
Fullarton, as we know, lived in Saltcoats - one of the three towns situated on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, the other two being Ardrossan and Stevenston in Ayrshire. (Threetowners) The biggest employer in the area at the time was ICI, who produced explosives at their plant situated on the Ardeer Peninsula at Stevenston. (Nobel Enterprises) At its peak, the plant employed 13,000 people. A great many of these employees were drawn from the three towns which, at that time, had an approximate population of just 32,000. The plant extended right down to the sand dunes, where we know several of the popular shoots were taken. What we certainly also know is that many of the girls that Fullarton photographed worked at that explosives factory. See earlier post. (An Update from Saltcoats)
We also know that 1956 was a good year for Fullarton, with some of his first pictures being published by ToCo as well as other titles, including Fiesta. Maureen Quail was, we think, his first published ToCo picture, rather than Janet Neill who followed just 2 months later. We also saw the first of what we must assume were his cars, with him owning a Vauxhall Velox (HHH 322) in 1956.
Janet Neill went on to make numerous other appearances, featuring in four editions of Fiesta during 1956. What is interesting is that some of those pictures are credited to J.W. Boyd, who owned a local photographic shop in Saltcoats, and then separately to Fullarton, with them obviously using the same studio. See earlier post. (An Update from Saltcoats Part 2) We do now believe that the John Fullarton talked about in this earlier post is not the one we are interested in, as we now have the evidence of a death certificate which gives an address that ties in with the photographic evidence from the magazines.
Janet, of course, went on to do a number of duo sets with Vicki Campbell, wearing some very short skirts (real miniskirts). This was all 8 years before Mary Quant - often cited as the inventor of the miniskirt, though hers were worn with tights rather than fully fashioned stockings.
The following year (1957) saw Fullarton win several prizes for his photography. Carnival magazine gave him a first prize for Maureen Quail V3 No 5 and a second prize for Betty McBride V3 No 10. In addition to this, he also won £1-1s - equivalent to about £32 today - for a picture he sent in of Hazel Anne McNemeny to Can Can V1 No 11, which was taken in Boyd’s studio. These small successes, as you can image, would have spurred Fullarton on with his photographic exploits, possibly giving him more confidence to take the pictures that we all enjoy today of the girl next door showing her stockings and suspenders (and sometimes a little more!) ToCo was a perfect outlet for these pictures that he certainly enjoyed taking. And who wouldn’t have enjoyed taking them? You can image how things snowballed a little, with the girls talking at work, encouraging others to join them in showing their underwear for a bit of extra cash on the side. Can you image seeing your pictures published by ToCo and the local boys seeing them? - it must have been a lot of fun. One thing that has always struck me about the pictures in ToCo is that the girls nearly always look like they are having fun and enjoying themselves, especially when working in pairs, which of course makes them all that more alluring.
1958 saw Sadie Milligan and Joy Carlton make their first appearances. Janet Neill featured prominently throughout 1959. She was married on 30th March that year, with some of her wedding pictures appearing in Funfare No 23 (Nov 59). Some were certainly taken in Boyd’s studio, with Fullarton, I am sure, having taken the others.
Patricia McGregor and Norma Gordon were also seen in 1959, as was another Vauxhall Velox (NVA 106).
1960 saw Molly Fleming, Sandra McPherson, Nikki St. John, Helen Candlish, Maureen Smart and Julie Scott make their first appearances.
1961 saw Janette Goodman, Diane McCall, Mary Graham, Susan McKay and Nikki Merrill.
1962 was a very busy year with Jackie Leyton, Leila Scott, Margo Stevens, Sara Scott, Marion McGregor, Liz McGregor, Maria Imlah, Rita Lees, Verna Harvey and Margaret Murray appearing on our ToCo pages, and another new car - this time a Morris Minor (OAG 11) I think I would have stuck with the Vauxhall though!
Jean Dee was, we think, his last known model, appearing in a duo with Helen Candlish in 1971, although the shoot was likely done some years previously. Many of Fullarton’s models did emigrate to Australia after getting married in the early 1960’s. This emigration would, of course, have depleted his pool, as well as girls getting married - we certainly don’t know what some of their new husbands would have thought about all this!
Fullarton though certainly had quite a cottage industry on the go from such a small population, and we must question who made some of those very short skirts that we all loved so much. It’s interesting to think what Mrs Fullarton thought about of all this, or maybe she did not even know what sort of pictures her husband was taking.
Some might say that 14a Montgomerie Crescent ought to have a blue plaque placed on the wall to celebrate James Barclay Fullarton - a photographer who brought so much enjoyment to so many.
I would just like to thank David, Chris, and Robert for their continued effort in researching and digging out all this information. They have made this post possible, allowing me to share it, so that we can all enjoy it.
Vintage Stockings Archive
/Vintage Stockings Archive
Jane Walters
/Student Protest
They were getting ever so restive at college, and it looked as if one of them their rackety protests was in the offing.
It was all over student JANE WALTERS.
Someone had said she was leaving, that she'd been offered a glamorous and lucrative career among the exotic hoi pollo of telly commercials.
Several hairy students said they'd fall down dead if Jane left. To keep themselves from thinking too traumatically about this dread fate they began to prepare banners, slogans, and sit-ins.
Then along came Jane, carrying her books and lecture notes. Stepping daintily over students who were going one degree farther than a sit-in with a lie in, she asked what all the fuss was about. When told she was the focal point, like, she giggled and said, "Thanks ever so, fellers, but I'm not leaving, I only do modelling when I'm on vacation."
Joyful relief abounded, and in deep gratitude they all made good resolutions for the New Year. Like taking the fluff out of their beards.
Spick and Span 2000
/Anna
Marilyn Ward and Nicola Taylor
/How Do I Look
Pretty girls are naturally camera-conscious and don't like to be caught when they've just come up from a coalmine. "No, not yet," said MARILYN WARD as NICOLA TAYLOR got her into focus, “the breeze is making me look all windswept,”
“Well, hurry up," said Nicola as Marilyn reversed the process, "I'm getting sand in my shoes, "Say cheese." said Marilyn.
"Oh, blow that," said Nicola, "every time I say cheese, I get sand in my mouth too.
"How do I look now?" asked Marilyn, sitting pretty, "As I gaze intently into the viewfinder," said Nicola, “I can now see what's in it for the photographers. No wonder they like their job."
'Yes, I see what you mean," said Marilyn a minute later, "you look ever so mini-skirted. I say, aren't they lucky, they get paid as well." “I tell you what” said Nicola, "let's go and see if there's any beefcake on the beach - we might get paid for photographing them."
