Someone asked about ‘specific objects’ that make us nostalgic for UK primary schools – 23 people who still have a drawers full of pencil sharpenings

‘Those red Berol handwriting pens.’
–pixiepython

‘Its gotta be the greenish rough as, paper towels.’
–Ttime101010

‘The ones that fixed every ailment once wet!’
–Current_Fly9337

‘Black slip on plimsolls and the overhead projectors used in singing assemblies.’
–spriteinabluecroc

‘That one line from When I Needed A Neighbour… guaranteed to send the assembly hall into fits of laughter.’
–thanks_akka

‘Upright piano slightly out of tune. A big CRT telly on wheels that the teacher can’t use. Bottles of warm milk that the tits have already pecked. BBC Micro in the corner of the classroom with Ceefax on the screen.’
–checkoutmypaws

‘Those small wooden benches with the nobs on each end.’
–Hyper_Lamp

‘Those black and yellow pencils would be my first choice. Cubes that interlock. Glue sticks. Book bags and those plastic drawers in a cabinet.’
–Excellent_Tea_164

‘Maths cubes for the hundreds, tens and units.’
–Lloris1982

‘Spatulas with little pots of white PVA for me, oh and the fishy smelling one.’
–Foreverythingareason

‘Copydex!’
–WeveGotBillySharp

‘Tracing paper. 99% certain it what they had in the toilets to wipe our arses with.’
–Cold-Transition2267