A woman looking at things for sale at the Wall's Ice Cream Factory, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

A woman inspecting boxes of merchandise at a counter at the Wall's Ice Cream Factory in Gloucester. During the 1960s and 70s, the post-Second World war economic boom meant that British people had more disposable income to spend on consumer goods. Many people were able to buy refrigerators for the first time which meant that they could store goods such as ice cream at home.

Location

Gloucestershire Gloucester

Period

1960s (1960 - 1969)

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1960s (1960 - 1969) workers shopping ice-cream people women