Forgetten and discarded relics stoke memories from simpler times  

From an old KFC menu to a commemorative margarine tub: Discarded relics from the past stoke memories of simpler times Meadow Lea container from 1979 survived 40 years at bottom of a Perth river A half-century-old KFC menu showed prices as low as 85c for a whole meal Supermarket ads also displayed minuscule prices from decades ago

By Nic White For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:20 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 00:35 BST, 16 June 2019

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Remember when a can of baked beans cost 18c, a KFC dinner box $1.35, and margarine came in sturdy tubs?

A classic Meadow Lea container that survived 40 years at the bottom of a river is one of numerous relics of the past unearthed as a reminder of our simpler - and cheaper - times.

The plastic tub from 1979 was found during a clean up of Perth's Swan River, proudly bearing a logo celebrating Western Australia's 150th anniversary.

A Meadow Lea margarine tub from 1979 survived 40 years at the bottom of a river until it was found during a clean-up of Perth's harbour

A Meadow Lea margarine tub from 1979 survived 40 years at the bottom of a river until it was found during a clean-up of Perth's harbour

This is a menu from Perth's first KFC outlet, opened on Canning Highway in Alfred Cove in 1969

This is a menu from Perth's first KFC outlet, opened on Canning Highway in Alfred Cove in 1969

Another old object

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