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Back in the early late 70's Muppet show Jigsaw Puzzles were the main thing kids wanted to waste time on. With 80 pieces it didnt take long before you needed another Muppet fix, thus an almighty 200 piece version was soon released which kept everyone amused for an extra few minutes. then try it without looking ...
The Corgi James Bond DB5 Aston Martin, was originally released in 1965 following great success of the movie "Goldfinger". It originally showed a gold paint job with red interior and spoked wheels with black tyres on the DB5. As with all Bond cars, it was the operating features such as a rear bullet-proof screen pops up ...
Endless fun with the Austin A60 Driving School Car For once i could actually drive the thing - for real! This was such a novelty that out of all the cars i had, this would be prized the most. These are quite rare to find these days and go for a good sum, this scarce model is a ...
It appears in my town that old "Sweet Shops" are making a returnHaving spent a weekend at the branding museum in London. England still has some excellent packaging on the old sweets that used to pave each shopping area. Surprisingly the sweet jars seem to be making a swift comeback with two in my local ...
Back in 1966 after months of writing and bouncing ideas back and forth a teaser episode called "The Cage" was aired on September 1966. The story was about Captain Pike who was held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. This was the very first airing of Star ...
We have decided to put together the ultimate list. We know we can't get everything right first time, so we are asking you to also add to the list if you think we missed something. Just to explain definitions: Pop Culture - shortened form of "Popular culture" is the culture — patterns of human activity and the ...
When i was at school admitting you liked Abba was like saying "Hey Bully-Boy, i fancy a beating". Yes no-one would dare admit in the school playground that it was a foot tapping good song from the top pop group.A few decades later and the queen of pop Madonna has admitted that she wrote a ...
Ahh Stickle Bricks - the poor boys lego. As with Mecanno and Lego, Stickle Bricks are a construction toy primarily intended for children aged 1 and above Stickle Bricks were invented by Denys Fisher in the late 1960's. The brand is now currently owned by Hasbro and they are currently manufactured by Flair Leisure Products plc along ...
Back in the 1950's at a toy fair, Scalextric has become synonymous with slot car racing the world over and is well established as a famous British institution amongst children and adults alike. As can be seen - it wasn't long before any themed car could get a look in - in this case the ...
So how many of you have ever played Subbuteo? From early 1940's a love of soccer or football if you're English, has dominated generations from boyhood to manhood. When it was just in it's early stages it was never known as Subbuteo, instead it was just referred to as "the Hobby". Back then for legal ...
