Anyone else remember the lady in the Barras in Glasgow who made and sold dolls' clothes to fit all the usual sixes of dolls 8" to 22" that we had in the 1950s and 1960s?
Her husband had one of the remnants' stalls and she obviously used the smallest pieces of cloth to make dolls' clothes. They must have been quite cheap because my mother often bought us a doll's dress if we were ill in bed, or one summer at the start of the holidays for the dolls my little sister and I were taking with us on holiday. She made everyday dresses, frilly party frocks, slacks (in tartan cloth) and duffle coats that buttoned both ways, so you could use the same coat for a girl and a boy doll. They were really good quality too, washable and hard wearing
Lack of public toilets in towns.