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93If two things defined the kitchens of the 1970s, they would be bright colours and margarine. If something called for butter, eager mums were quick to use margarine instead, that delicious mixture of fat and salt with a smear of polyunsaturated chemicals. Similarly, if there was a chance to add something orange to the kitchen, mums would take it quicker than you could say %u2018Crunchy Granola Suite%u2019. As a result, the%u00a0 Capri Casa Ware Range of canisters and containers was one of the hits of the day.Designed by Lionel Suttie and made in Seaford, Victoria, the star of the range was the Bicki Bin, perfect for keeping those glorious Monte Carlos and Iced VoVos from going soft. These were the golden years of biscuits, when a packet of chocolate-covered Teddy Bear biscuits could stir extreme excitement, and SAOs were considered a food group.Also in the range was the Bread Crock, which only ever really held sliced white bread. There was also the five-piece spice set %u2013 five spices being perfectly su%u00a0icient for the Australian household in those days. After all, who needed more than mixed herbs, curry powder, allspice, cinnamon and mustard powder?The set came in orange and brown with a faux timber lid, and also in mustard and brown with a faux timber lid, for those who were just a touch more conservative.The Capri Casa Ware Range seemed to be in every kitchen back in the day, and today the range is highly sought after, with nostalgic collectors particularly gravitating towards the Bicki Bin. Perhaps they want to relive the magic of sneaking into Nan%u2019s pantry and helping themselves to a Chocolate Royal.YEAR 1972DESIGNER Lionel SuttieMANUFACTURER BX PlasticsThe star of the range was the %u2018Bicki Bin%u2019, perfect for keeping those glorious Monte Carlos and Iced VoVos from going soft.