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castle261:
Interesting piece of film on T.V. this morning ` Briton on film ` ( B.I..F Government film )
`Showing a wartime march past - in Chatham High St. - I had seen it before
showing Royal Marines - then soldiers in full battle dress - marching past Union St
with the corn merchant shop Hadaways & the Brook - in the background.
Perhaps someone could capture the last few minutes - & put it on K.H.F.
Lyn L:
Thank you Martin , yes that would be the name of it ;D he was very Jewish and came from the Halpern family who were very well known. I just didn't know the actual name of the hat .
MartinR:
Unless you know better I doubt that it was a "smoking hat". With a name like "Solly" (Soloman?) I would assume he was Jewish and the skull cap was a Kippah as worn by orthodox Jewish men. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah
Lyn L:
Dave, you may even remember a tobacconist shop next to Barclays bank ? It was owned by 'Solly' Halpern . It had small windows and he always wore an embroidered skull cap ( smoking hat ) It was still there in 1962 but can't remember when it did go now. Had a friend who worked in there .
castle261:
Dave & Shoot99 - The reason why the prices ended in ----- ---- & three farthings was -
You had to go to or send to the till - the money to get a farthing change - the way to
stop the - money from going into the assistants pocket !
I started school in 1932 !
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