Hi Harold, When I was born we lived in a council house which had a bath so I never got to use a tin bath. But I do remember my mum washing me in the kitchen sink because it took hours to wait for the fire to heat enough water for a bath. That's because we didn't always have enough coal for the fire. Like you said Good old days. Malcolm. Hi Malcolm yes I meant together apparently it is what the soldiers had during the war and I think that's where it came from yes we used to get the cole from the railway embankment and that we also used to have a bath in front of the fire in a tin bath good old days Best wishes Harold ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4744 - Release Date: 01/15/12