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Trampan blankets

Jessie Ann and Lizzie Marwick washing blankets while staying at the house next to the Crafty, Junction road.
Picture added on 16 March 2007
Comments:
Now I know what the expression "trampan blankets" means! Wot no dolly tub and posher? I can remember using a mangle like that above in the 1950's, in Lincolnshire. They look as though they are enjoying themselves.
Added by Joan Armstrong on 17 March 2007
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