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When I was young we did have some encyclopedias in the house (Was it Britannica?) I also had the Children Enquire within (I think it was called). and I learned a lot from the same book that Liz did, but my Mum didn't hide it, she 'left' it on my bedroom window sill.

My mother in law had a set, bought in the late 1950s.

Sis-in-law asked if anyone wanted them. I would have loved them, but we had to take them "immediately".

I'm not sure what happened to them, she may have donated them to the op shop. :-(

We couldn't take them at the time, because we had flown to Victoria, a two hour flight, then an hour drive, with hand luggage!

My dad went to great expense to buy me a set of those only for me to be told at school not to use them because the information in them was always going out of date..i had forgotten about that until this thread came up...
it brought back lovely memories of dad.. :-D

We had a very ancient set when I was a girl, there wasn't nearly enough info in to help me as they were so old.

My Mum had a book in her top cupboard of the wardrobe, I used to sneak in and read it when she was out of the house. It was called Every Woman's Enquire Within, or some such title. I learned a lot from that book.........

I do have it now as I couldn't bear to throw it out when we cleared Mum's house.

Enjoy dipping in and out of the encyclodpaedias, Sharron, I am sure you will be able to educate all of us on some things you read.

Lizx

I've got a 1930's set of encyclopaedias, acquired when my gran died. Used to be on the top shelf of a set of shelves, they're now in a cardboard box.
I also have a 1960's set my parents bought. I'd like to de-clutter, but it's difficult. They were part of my childhood.

What I really enjoy collecting are medical encyclopaedias
:-D
The oldest one I have is an 1895 reprint of an 1875 American medical encyclopaedia. Published by Dr Pierce, and extolling his pills for everything - particularly handy for Amenorrhoea and Spermatorrhea apparently - complete with testimonials (and pictures) of those 'cured'!! :-D :-D
You'd never believe the positions you have to get into to stop bleeding from a wound.

I have a couple from the 1920's and 1930's. The baby, (in the 1930's) apparently arrives through the door carried in a cloth held by a stork :-S

I also had a gynaecological year book, circa 1920''s that I lent to my daughter (memo to self - get it back!!), as she works in a maternity unit.
Much hilarity and shock on the ward when she took it in :-D :-D

Brenda


the "kids" couldn't find any charity in their small town that wanted the EB ............... nor any care homes, etc etc


The trip to the dump really was the last resort

I have just got rid of 2 sets of encyclopedias,plus Super cook and a music encyclopaedia to the Heart Foundation.
They picked them up from my house in 7 cases I found in the loft...so the charity will take them which is much better than the dump. :-S

when we were up north last month fro the spreading of OH's sister's ashes .................. her kids took a 1972 set of the Encyclopedia Britannica to the garbage dump

OH said it nearly broke his heart to throw them out .................... but noone wants them now.

It's all on the Internet :-(



We had a 1968 EB set ......... I guess that will be going to the dump eventually, when our daughter clears out our house.

I have a set that was bought from a door to door salesman. Funk and Wagnell's dictionaries, The World of the Children and Junior Science.

Thy tell yu how to make gunpowder and your own fireworks.

There is another set called The Golden Pathway which, I think, came to us in a similar way.

They must have been intrepid salesmen because we lived in the back of beyond.

Bernard Braden ( I think,) used to flog those on TV...... :-0

I remember we had a set at school, and I used to look up things like how to make gunpowder, n stuff.......

It looks like I am going to get what I have always wanted.

The mother of a friend of somebody I know ha died. They are clearing her house and were going totake a whole set of Encyclopoedia Brittannica to the tip.

I have always wanted one and now I am going to get it,

Can't wait.