The MD guide to the 40 greatest household smells of youth list. In order.

Number 40

Pledge polish.

Number 39

The pocket transistor radio. Warm leatherette and printed circuit boards.

Number 38

Baking chocolate in the kitchen cupboard

Number 37

A box of fireworks

Number 36

Nylon pyjamas next to a gas fire

Number 35

The water colour painting set

Number 34

The washing basket

Number 33

Juicy Fruit and Double Mint

Number 32

Fairy soap. Half-a-pence off.

Number 31

A warm radiogram

Number 30

Carmen heated rollers

Number 29

Plasticine

Number 28

The Twin Tub.

Number 27

Shoe polish

Number 26

Dettol. In the bath on Sunday nights.

Number 25

Full-fat Vosene

Number 24

The hot water bottle

Number 23

The Superser Calor Gas heater. Top scrapyard vibes.

Number 22

Evo stik

Number 21

The eiderdown

Number 20

Swimming bag with rolled up towel

Number 19

Vicks

Number 18

Carbolic soap. 'Inspired by goodness'

Number 17

Play-Doh

Number 16

Germolene

Number 15

The Beast

Number 14

Our Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder. Speaker grill + Bakelite + recording tape + brass handle catches

Number 13

A thermonuclear electric blanket

Number 12

Swarfega

Number 11

Brasso

Number 10

Lux talc.

Number 9

Caps

Number 8

A Woolworth's Audition acoustic guitar

Number 7

*VERY MUCH ON THE MINUS SIDE*

The toilet carpet set

Number 6

TCP

Number 5

The homely smell of the Hoover

Number 4

Singles in a wire rack

Number 3

Brut

Number 2

Creosote

**Number One**

Dust on the first autumn fire-up of this bad boy.

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