No dates on any of these, but all but the bottom 2 scans are from the 60s.
Tivoli Spiiners were based in Tivoli, Cork and a member of the Youghal Group of Companies. Sunbeam Kitting Wools based in Millfield, Cork.
All scanned by Brand New Retro
 | Tom Kinsella on Slane 1982 – Rolling Sto… |
 | Dermot on Sloopy’s Night Club… |
 | jaykay on The Foxes Covert, Tallaght… |
| jaykay on The Foxes Covert, Tallaght… |
 | Martin Walsh on The Foxes Covert, Tallaght… |
 | Hélène Costigan on Survival in a Nuclear War… |
| Martin Walsh on 3 1980s Guinness Adverts… |
 | francis gough on Advert for Smirnoff Vodka 1969… |
no one wore wool like the gorgeous clancy brothers http://media.npr.org/assets/music/news/2009/12/clancybrothers-69f4f00c28153c727ebc81b71bb971424989c7dd-s6-c30.jpg
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liam is my favourite.by the way.
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Those two boys on pattern no. 5 had dangerously long hair for 1968. Just sayin’…
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JayKay, that & the bottom one are from the 70s. Sometime after 1971 (decimilsation). Look closely and spot the 25p price in biro!
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Of course. As if the title hadn’t already mentioned the 70s! Wonder what the 45 they’re examining is.
The bloke in the bottom picture looks not unlike Peter Purves of Blue Peter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/2008/02/times_they_are_achanginon_tues.shtml
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Hi are these patterns still available and are they for sale thanks
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The top picture Irishwoman’s Journal/Sunbeam features the MacLean’s advert girl. I have always wondered who she was and have never been able to find out..She must be in her 60s now (like me)..I will continue to search..
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Girl in the first ad is very cute.
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