In the middle of the 20th Century we used an abrasive cleaner coloured pink and named “Gumption”, and were constantly urged by our elders “to put more gumption in it”.
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Robert Tasher:
October 1st, 2015 at 3:42 pm
In the middle of the 20th Century we used an abrasive cleaner coloured pink and named “Gumption”, and were constantly urged by our elders “to put more gumption in it”.