The Woolworths Museum

Memory Card

99 years of Cards and Stationery at Woolies

This Woolworths Museum Special shows some of the original Greetings Cards that were sold in-store during the 1930s. We've embedded the film using HTML5 and video.js. Closed captions are available by clicking 'CC'

 

 

Soundtrack: Rod Allen's 'Wonder March' (that's the Wonder of Woolworth) played by The Winfield Brass (1975). Video: © Copyright 2010-2022, 3d and 6d Pictures Ltd for the Woolworths Museum. Thank you for watching.

 


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The Good Ship Lollipop (Sweets)

 

Century of Toys

 

Easter Parade (Fashion)

 

The Last Noël (Xmas)

 

Video Launch

 

Advertising and Marketing:

 

First Commercial

 

The Wonder of Woolworth

 

Star Parade

 

Windows

 

Wannabeee (Wooly & Worth)

 

People:

 

1980s

 

1990s

 

The Noughties

 

Ugly Duckling store transformation 2003

 

Staff work for Kids First Charity

 

Stationery, Cards and Books Gallery

 

On Paper - 100 years overview

 

Early US and UK stationery items

 

World War One cards

 

The cards our grandparents sent

 

P-p-p-pick up a Penguin (originally at Woolies)

 

Picture Histories - all time best seller

 

World War II Mighty Midgets

 

Launch of the Biro

 

Project Books

 

1980s and 1990s

 

21st Century

 

One very special book

 

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