Hackles

When did the hackles get so big, they seem very large on photographs on here compared to the ones we wore in the 1960s.?
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Genetic breeding

the ones in the 60,s were like shuttlecocks

We used to store them in the small glass baby food jars that were about at that time to keep the shape [rounded at the top]; as they were only worn for ceremonial duties [then]. To store the current version and keep the shape you would need to use the barrel of a one inch morter tube.

I remember a shop on one of the platforms at Paddington station used to sell them they were huge

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Originally Posted by jones20

I remember a shop on one of the platforms at Paddington station used to sell them they were huge

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Platform 9 and 3/4?

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Originally Posted by Keith Jones 989

Platform 9 and 3/4?

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Yea and they were still running on steam :winkicon::winkicon:

Must pop in and get one next time I am in the 'Smoke'....So I am thinking that the answer is nobody knows?

I am talking 30 years ago its all changed down there now

In the ACF, we used to shape them in toilet roll cardboard tubes, then graduated to empty Duraglit tins with a hole in the lid. We also used to put a light dusting of talcum powder in the tin to help keep them white! The modern hackles are at LEAST twice the size1 :D