Let's get serious..;)

This thread started when I bought a cake of Pears Soap at the local shop yesterday. It is still made "By Appointment" to HMtheQueen - and A & J Pears (London) are shown as the manufacturers.

Aaaarrgghhh...

It's going to be difficult being serious - there's a 1959 recording of Stan Freeburg (sp?) in NZ, on the wireless at the moment..;)

Anyway....

I did a check on "A & J Pears" and came up with the following serious link about the history of soap in The Pharmaceutical Journal. Fascinating!

I also found another reference to soap - blowing Soap Bubbles - now that was a very serious occupation.

Cheers - Sam