Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 17, 2018 18:11:10 GMT 10
This thread has been recreated after the original thread was unintentionally deleted.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 28 January 2015:
OK, I'll get this thread rolling. Could also include first aid & other kits essential for caravanning life. Fire extinguishers I hear you say? Possibly they deserve their own thread.
Post by Akeepsake on 28 January 2015:
Strewth SGTL! You'll need another caravan just to haul your picnic sets around!!
Post by DC3Td on 28 January 2015:
Well seeings as you`re setting up all the dinnerware SGTL i guess you`ll be wanting all of us to call in for dinner huh,although having a first aid kit at hand kinda worries me as to how good a cook you are.Impressive sets none the less.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 29 January 2015:
Hmm Gordon, I'm not much of a cook but a pretty dab hand at First Aid
Post by Observatory on 29 January 2015:
Never know when you might need a gallon of carbolised petrolatum at hand
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
IS that a "Bendex" or maybe it's Brexton? brand? I have jut bought one recently - I'll post a pic later ....
Post by Shesgotthelook on 29 January 2015:
All Brexton except the last one. I also have Sirram & another one I forgot about. Get back to you!
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
here's our - cr#p picture but gives the idea ( the first one was taken before we cleaned it up a bit!) - I only picked this up 2 weeks ago at a Swap meet in the Adelaide Hills so I am keen to try and place the age - all china plates and cups plus tin boxes and glass jars
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
Brexton picnic hampers uniquely capture the picnic pleasures of a by-gone era. They are elegant and sturdy – constructed of nothing but the highest quality materials – and very vintage. They were manufactured by a company called Brookes and Sexton under the trade name of Brexton in the United Kingdom in the early 1950′s.
Brexton picnic hampers come with two, four, six or eight cups, saucers and plates. They also include the appropriate number of forks, knives and spoons. Nested beakers, thermos flasks, topped glass bottles and metal food boxes are some of the variety of additional items that can also be found in a Brexton picnic set.
Everything is carefully organized inside of the hampers and is very easy to find. Each item has a specific place and is perfectly fitted to the insides of the hamper.
The hampers are rectangular in shape, much like a small suitcase, with their lids opening upward and all of the contents found strapped in on the inside of the lid and the lower portion of the case. They are made out of wicker or a solid material called Rexine. Rexine is a strong, coated cloth and looks like an imitation leather.
Brexton hampers were such a distinctive product that they were sometimes created to commemorate special events. There was a special set created to memorialize the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. This set was made out of red rexine and the buttons on the straps holding the plates are stamped “Elizabeth, 1953″.
There were other manufacturers of picnic hampers in the United Kingdom during the same time period but the Brextons are the most frequently found.
Source: www.picnichampers.org.uk/buy-a-picnic-hamper/brexton-picnic-hampers
And scroll down the page for more information here - www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/picnic.htm
And there is an entry here about Brexton Picnic Sets too www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=412007
"Sirram" is the same origin
Brexton was the trade name of a company, Brookes & Sexton which first produced their own picnic sets using Bandalasta products in 1932. The company also produced sets under the name Sirram. Brookes and Sexton was absorbed by the Antler travel luggage company, as the Harrison Sheldon Group in 1962, relocating from Birmingham to Manchester at that time.
Read more: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=412007#ixzz3QCRKQtXd
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
One more link - an old advertisement here www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im197707ILN-Brexton.jpg
Post by Ridgeydidge on 29 January 2015:
Here's mine. Paid $2 for it at a garage sale.
[Photo not available]
Cheers
David
Post by Cobber on 2 February 2015:
I can only contribute one vintage picnic set to the thread SGTL, I don't have a picnic set fetish as you obviously do
This one is ridgeydidge, made by an Australian company around 1960, Nally Ware Ltd.
Has been used but still in great nick.
Not a clear photo
The tag says 'Nally Sunlander'
Cobber.
Post by Frank on 6 February 2015:
Barb's new picnic set. Its a Sirram (made by Hawker Harris) and is a setting for 6 - plastic plates and cups, forks, knives, teaspoons. It also has the 2 original thermoses, salt, pepper and another shaker, 5 plastic containers with screw down lids, and two plastic picnic boxes. All in a nice fabric covered wooden case. Bought on Ebay. The seller said late 60's.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 10 February 2015:
One of my favourites that travels in the back of the EJ wagon.
Post by Akeepsake on 10 February 2015:
Sgtl if I gave you 10k for that picnic set would you throw in the wagon ??
Post by Shesgotthelook on 10 February 2015:
Nope. You're getting closer though, maybe double it & I'll think about it
Post by Akeepsake on 10 February 2015:
Don't think the picnic set is worth that much! But it sure is a nice set!!
Post by Shesgotthelook on 23 June 2015:
Post by DC3Td on 23 June 2015:
SGTLs EJ picnic set wins it for me.What! No prizes? Thats the best one i`ve ever seen.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 12 July 2015:
I have gone through my extensive set of picnic sets today & decided I really do have a problem! Will be putting a couple of them up for sale shortly None of the above mind you.
Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Ok here goes (please note the username
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Just bought the following two off ebay UK, fingers crossed they travel well.
[Photo no longer available]
We have a 1952 Morgan, no caravan yet. But would love one to put these in.
Post by DC3Td on 26 July 2015:
Gday P/T.`52 Morgan.Pretty rare & pricey.30K? Hope when you get a caravan you`ll buy a tow car & not use the Mog. Excellent picnic basket collection btw.
Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Thanks DC3Td, Morgan was acquired from Camden NSW, hadn't moved in 43 years. Ground up restoration in progress, we're about half way thru. Thinking of making a teardrop type trailer/camper for the mog.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 26 July 2015:
Great collection PT. Now I don't feel so alone Although I have moved the majority of my sets out of the house & into a caravan awaiting restoration. They did somewhat fill up the pantry!
Here is a beautiful Sirram set I picked up awhile ago. it arrived with several smashed pieces including inside of one thermos. Luckily have picked up some patterns the same & pulled the interior out of a rusty thermos.
Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Lovely set, there is something so special about these old sets, especially the ones where the Thermos's match the case. I'm trying to talk my husband into going for a trip to the UK. Think there might be a container coming back with us.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 28 January 2015:
OK, I'll get this thread rolling. Could also include first aid & other kits essential for caravanning life. Fire extinguishers I hear you say? Possibly they deserve their own thread.
Post by Akeepsake on 28 January 2015:
Strewth SGTL! You'll need another caravan just to haul your picnic sets around!!
Post by DC3Td on 28 January 2015:
Well seeings as you`re setting up all the dinnerware SGTL i guess you`ll be wanting all of us to call in for dinner huh,although having a first aid kit at hand kinda worries me as to how good a cook you are.Impressive sets none the less.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 29 January 2015:
Hmm Gordon, I'm not much of a cook but a pretty dab hand at First Aid
Post by Observatory on 29 January 2015:
Never know when you might need a gallon of carbolised petrolatum at hand
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
IS that a "Bendex" or maybe it's Brexton? brand? I have jut bought one recently - I'll post a pic later ....
Post by Shesgotthelook on 29 January 2015:
All Brexton except the last one. I also have Sirram & another one I forgot about. Get back to you!
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
here's our - cr#p picture but gives the idea ( the first one was taken before we cleaned it up a bit!) - I only picked this up 2 weeks ago at a Swap meet in the Adelaide Hills so I am keen to try and place the age - all china plates and cups plus tin boxes and glass jars
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
Brexton picnic hampers uniquely capture the picnic pleasures of a by-gone era. They are elegant and sturdy – constructed of nothing but the highest quality materials – and very vintage. They were manufactured by a company called Brookes and Sexton under the trade name of Brexton in the United Kingdom in the early 1950′s.
Brexton picnic hampers come with two, four, six or eight cups, saucers and plates. They also include the appropriate number of forks, knives and spoons. Nested beakers, thermos flasks, topped glass bottles and metal food boxes are some of the variety of additional items that can also be found in a Brexton picnic set.
Everything is carefully organized inside of the hampers and is very easy to find. Each item has a specific place and is perfectly fitted to the insides of the hamper.
The hampers are rectangular in shape, much like a small suitcase, with their lids opening upward and all of the contents found strapped in on the inside of the lid and the lower portion of the case. They are made out of wicker or a solid material called Rexine. Rexine is a strong, coated cloth and looks like an imitation leather.
Brexton hampers were such a distinctive product that they were sometimes created to commemorate special events. There was a special set created to memorialize the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. This set was made out of red rexine and the buttons on the straps holding the plates are stamped “Elizabeth, 1953″.
There were other manufacturers of picnic hampers in the United Kingdom during the same time period but the Brextons are the most frequently found.
Source: www.picnichampers.org.uk/buy-a-picnic-hamper/brexton-picnic-hampers
And scroll down the page for more information here - www.applecroft.co.uk/bandalasta/picnic.htm
And there is an entry here about Brexton Picnic Sets too www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=412007
"Sirram" is the same origin
Brexton was the trade name of a company, Brookes & Sexton which first produced their own picnic sets using Bandalasta products in 1932. The company also produced sets under the name Sirram. Brookes and Sexton was absorbed by the Antler travel luggage company, as the Harrison Sheldon Group in 1962, relocating from Birmingham to Manchester at that time.
Read more: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=412007#ixzz3QCRKQtXd
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
Post by Willow5075 on 29 January 2015:
One more link - an old advertisement here www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im197707ILN-Brexton.jpg
Post by Ridgeydidge on 29 January 2015:
Here's mine. Paid $2 for it at a garage sale.
[Photo not available]
Cheers
David
Post by Cobber on 2 February 2015:
I can only contribute one vintage picnic set to the thread SGTL, I don't have a picnic set fetish as you obviously do
This one is ridgeydidge, made by an Australian company around 1960, Nally Ware Ltd.
Has been used but still in great nick.
Not a clear photo
The tag says 'Nally Sunlander'
Cobber.
Post by Frank on 6 February 2015:
Barb's new picnic set. Its a Sirram (made by Hawker Harris) and is a setting for 6 - plastic plates and cups, forks, knives, teaspoons. It also has the 2 original thermoses, salt, pepper and another shaker, 5 plastic containers with screw down lids, and two plastic picnic boxes. All in a nice fabric covered wooden case. Bought on Ebay. The seller said late 60's.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 10 February 2015:
One of my favourites that travels in the back of the EJ wagon.
Post by Akeepsake on 10 February 2015:
Sgtl if I gave you 10k for that picnic set would you throw in the wagon ??
Post by Shesgotthelook on 10 February 2015:
Nope. You're getting closer though, maybe double it & I'll think about it
Post by Akeepsake on 10 February 2015:
Don't think the picnic set is worth that much! But it sure is a nice set!!
Post by Shesgotthelook on 23 June 2015:
Post by DC3Td on 23 June 2015:
SGTLs EJ picnic set wins it for me.What! No prizes? Thats the best one i`ve ever seen.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 12 July 2015:
I have gone through my extensive set of picnic sets today & decided I really do have a problem! Will be putting a couple of them up for sale shortly
None of the above mind you.Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Ok here goes (please note the username
,[Photo no longer available]
Just bought the following two off ebay UK, fingers crossed they travel well.
[Photo no longer available]
We have a 1952 Morgan, no caravan yet. But would love one to put these in.
Post by DC3Td on 26 July 2015:
Gday P/T.`52 Morgan.Pretty rare & pricey.30K? Hope when you get a caravan you`ll buy a tow car & not use the Mog. Excellent picnic basket collection btw.
Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Thanks DC3Td, Morgan was acquired from Camden NSW, hadn't moved in 43 years. Ground up restoration in progress, we're about half way thru. Thinking of making a teardrop type trailer/camper for the mog.
Post by Shesgotthelook on 26 July 2015:
Great collection PT. Now I don't feel so alone
Although I have moved the majority of my sets out of the house & into a caravan awaiting restoration. They did somewhat fill up the pantry!Here is a beautiful Sirram set I picked up awhile ago. it arrived with several smashed pieces including inside of one thermos. Luckily have picked up some patterns the same & pulled the interior out of a rusty thermos.
Post by Picnictragic on 26 July 2015:
Lovely set, there is something so special about these old sets, especially the ones where the Thermos's match the case. I'm trying to talk my husband into going for a trip to the UK. Think there might be a container coming back with us.
