Lingerie Catalogues

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Lingerie Catalogues and Leaflets

Who remembers these? Most of us, I would imagine. 

Remember the days when you sent away for a catalogue or free leaflet from a small advert in Exchange and Mart? It was a long time before the internet, when we used postal orders and prepaid envelopes. You would have to wait and check the post until it arrived. What a treat when it eventually did! Viewing the scantily clad models, and if you were lucky enough, you ordered underwear and clothing that you and your partner could enjoy. Of course, the whole process took a couple of weeks—certainly no next-day or Prime delivery. But that anticipation seemed to heighten the whole experience.

Well, now these catalogues from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s are highly collectible. Over the years, I have acquired hundreds of them, often finding a few in a box as part of a book collection. They were considered throwaway items, and like many, I just chucked them in a box and forgot about them until now.

As a bit of a change and light relief from other duties, I have started to list them on eBay, and I am finding they are very popular with collectors. Why not have a look just to rekindle those happy memories of a world of see-through nylon, crotchless panties, peep-hole bras, baby dolls, and sexy dresses?

In the early 80s, I had neighbours who must have been in their early twenties, and she used to hang just such underwear on the washing line, which always brightened my day. Little pleasures keep us going.

Comments are welcome, but please keep it clean and fun. 

Fay Stevens

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So Serious

Fay always appeared so serious, seen before in this location both dressed and undressed, in tan and black stockings. It was said that her husband took many of Fay’s pictures. She was certainly popular with ToCo, making 34 appearances over the years.

From an original print.

Cherie Scott

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Kitchen Beauty

Cherie looks incredibly sexy doing who knows what in the kitchen, but honestly, who cares? Just enjoy the pictures.

From an original print.

Annette French

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Airing Cupboard Surprise

What a surprise it would be to find Annette French in your airing cupboard! Annette's expression is fantastic; surely she must be in the top ten of most ToCo fans.

From an original print.

Next Month - October

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October - Blog

There will be a slight change to the blog next month; I will not be posting regurgitated ToCo sets. I’m not saying I won’t be posting them anymore, but I have so much other stuff that I think is worth showing that may not have been seen before.

I have hundreds of prints that need sorting in preparation for sale, and it would be nice to let some of these see the light of day. Many will still be very familiar to us all, so you won't be disappointed.

BrazenBooks

I am attempting to put up at least one post per week on the Brazen site. These posts are generally eBook previews that feature a small gallery of pictures, but they are well worth a look if you are into the more exotic side of things.

I am still looking for some help. If all this interests you and you have some spare time that you would like to donate, please get in touch. If you live in Spalding or nearby and fancy sorting negatives, prints, and scanning, then please contact me via one of the sites.

As always, let me know your thoughts.

Vintage Fetish

Lulu Betts

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What's French For Lulu?

"Pardon me, duck," said the London docker who was on a day trip to Boulogne, "'but what's French for Lulu?"

The exquisite young French thing hesitated on the pavement. She wasn't sure of the question, and she wasn't sure of herself. The London docker was brown, muscular and vibratory.

"Lulu?" she said.

"That's her," said he, "I met her at a charity ball in Shoreditch. Full name of LULU BETTS. Said she was French and came from Barcelona."'

"Ah, zat Barcelona, it in Spain," said the shy French piece.

"Well, I'm blowed, I've been blinded by science," said the docker.

The fact is, Lulu Betts is very much a pure Anglo-Saxon. She has a flat in London, and she didn't say she was French and came from Barcelona, she said she found it a wrench to leave Barcelona, where she'd been on holiday. The docker happened to be a bit hard of hearing that night, but he made out all right with the French doll, you'll be pleased to know.

Span No 236 - April 1974

Sally McGregor

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Sally And The Siamese 

Two more pictures of Sally McGregor kneeling in front of the fireplace, admiring the long-necked Siamese cat ornament. I think most of us here would be happy to have Sally stroke our Siamese cat ornament. Great pictures.

Susan Smith

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Susan Smith

Another great picture from Tocofan's archive. 

Is this Susan Smith? I have looked at all the pictures of Susan Smith that ToCo published, and this one is not typical and was certainly never published. I have questioned whether or not it is actually Susan Smith. This picture shows Susan with her hair up, while in all the other pictures I can find of her, she has her hair down. Although it's about the right length, her face looks thinner to me, but maybe it was taken much earlier.

Please feel free to jump in if you think differently, or perhaps Tocofan can shed a little more light on the origins of this picture. Regardless of the outcome, it is a really nice picture and well worth sharing.

Estelle Warner

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Who's Young and Beautiful

"Ah," said Mr. Pyper, putting his head into the ladies' gown shop in Malvern, Worcs, "who's young and beautiful, then, eh?"

"Oh, you are awful," said the lovely 18-year-old salesgirl. She was ESTELLE WARNER and she was just trying to get a small-size sweater on an outside dummy. And Mr. Pyper, whose other name was Joseph, was the young man who worked in the fishing-gear shop close by. He liked to pop in occasionally—about ten times a day— to ensure he wasn't missing anything. He was dead keen on Estelle, and so are quite a few other fellers, as you can imagine. But she's in the middle of being absolutely dedicated to her job, and all she could offer Mr. Pyper was some advice to either go away or get poked in the eye with a dress hanger.

"I'll risk a poke in the eye," said Mr. Pyper, "it's worth it to see you reaching for red ribbon on the top shelf."

"Right, cheeky-chops," said Estelle and Mr. Pyper slipped out just in time to miss being injured. Estelle can't half lash out when she needs to.

Span No 236 - April 1974

Facebook - Vintage Vamps & Pin-ups 1890s - 1970s

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Plagiariser

A plagiariser is someone who uses another person's words or ideas as their own. Synonyms of plagiariser include: literary pirate, pirate, plagiarist, plagiariser, stealer, and thief. 

The verb form of the word is "plagiarise", which means to steal and pass off someone else's ideas or words as your own.

Ian Johnson - Plagiariser

I have noticed, and it has been brought to my attention again, that Ian Johnson, who is listed as a top contributor to Vintage Vamps & Pin-Ups 1890s - 1970s, has been ripping content from this site hours after it has been posted and passing it off as his own work, with absolutely no credit given back to this site. 

In the past, when I contacted Ian directly, who actually stopped doing this for a while. However, over the last few months, he obviously could not hold himself back and has started again, even posting complete model profile texts on Facebook. 

Why do you do this, Ian (just for a few likes and comments)? It's great that you enjoy the site, and I certainly don't mind a little publicity, but you never credit Vintage Fetish in any way. Become involved here and make comments on this site where all the information is in context, rather than just abstract info on Facebook. 

So I am asking again, and we will be contacting Lorena Thompson, the Facebook group admin, in the hope that you will stop for good this time. 

A great deal of work goes into this site, with many others in the background who contribute to hopefully making it an interesting place for those who like Spick and Span and pin-up magazines in general. 

So, Ian Johnson, stop reposting the site's content and my words on Facebook; ultimately, you will spoil it for all.

Why not let Ian know what you think by making a comment below?

Vintage Fetish

Jane Paul

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Dressed For Housework

Two wonderfully leggy shots of the always-popular Jane Paul. I am not sure if these two were ever published, but the scene is certainly a familiar one. Jane is very nearly breaking into a smile with her duster. More to come over the next few weeks.