When I was 17, I worked in a factory in the centre of Manchester, behind the big Debenhams, that made and sold "For Sale" and "Special Offer" signs. My job was to pack them. /1

Pauldens!! TBF before then was a warehouse..

What a beautiful story. Thank you!

Thanks - she's before even my time, but the humanity of the relationship was very sweet. Glad they were able to help each other's loneliness. I should write to people I know more often. Getting a letter's good.

The signs are still ubiquotous. You see them in market stalls and the like. I think this image is an RW1. /2

Oh I love Betty Grable (watched a lot of her films with my grandparents). Glad she was so lovely in real life too

Great story, thank you!!