[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, much of the stuff we were given was because it was unfashionable.
I never cared much for fashion in furniture...it was about comfort and functionality in my book, and of course not going into a debt that I could not afford.

But when we had a bit more financial stability much of the old stuff found its way onto the bonfires ....purely because nobody wanted the unfashionable stuff..... they would rather pay for stuff on the never never.