Beautiful Britons and Spick & Span

Seamed, Silk, Black Stockings and Suspenders 50s and 60s style Pettycoats Frilly Skirts and High Heels Harrison Marks June Palmer Beautiful Britons Spick Span.

Beautiful Britons, Spick, Span and 66 were all produced during the 50's 60's and early 70's by Town and Country Publications. They have probably become the most well known titles amongst the many "pocket sized" publications that were available from this era, and also one of the most collectable. The fact that they were produced on a regular basis, with each edition having a number and a date, all combine to the attraction of these beautifully produced little magazines. Although the early editions featured a well known glamour figure from the stage or screen, (such as Diana Dors, Belinda Lee, Sabrina, Mamie Van Doren, Joan Collins, Anita Ekberg, Joanna Dru, Shirley Heaton, Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Sheree North, Pipa Laurie to mention just a few) this was soon replaced by what they became famous for, the typical "girl next door", a type of girl that all males could identify with. Looking through the pages of these editions, they appear to be incredibly innocent compared with the explicit glossies available today. Again, another reason why they are now, so hard to come by and very collectable.

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