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The Ice-Cream man is always a main part of a child's summer holiday memories. This is a vintage Ladybird Book illustration from 'Happy Holiday' is from the Peter and Jane series. This is an illustration from book 7a - Happy Holiday - The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme (The Peter and Jane Books). By William Murray; ...
From the Early 1940s this toy has been making its way down more stairs than an office worker working on the 50th floor! Today just juggle the original slinky back and forth in your hands or buy 2 and race them down stairs How did it all start? Well in 1943, a guy called Richard James, who was ...
The presenters of Playschool included: Toni Arthur Johnny Ball Floella Benjamin Brian Cant Derek Griffiths David Hargreaves Fred Harris Colin Jeavons Playschool ran from the mid 1960s to the 1980s. For many children my age before you went to school you got to learn some of the basics from Playschool. Humpty, the two Teds, Jemima and Poppy, the doll that replaced Hamble in the 1980s, ...
Now what was it they would say in the 'Cracker Jack' commercial & theme song? Known as Americas favorite confectionery, they then said "The more you eat, the more you want" Lip-smacking' Whipcrackin' Paddywhackin' Olagazackin' Infolackin' Alliganackin' Crackerjackin' Cracker Jack! Apparently they stopped putting the toys in the Cracker Jack boxes because parents were suing the company after their kids tried eating the boats and ...
Radio Times wall art as seen in Grays, Essex Radio Times is an UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC Over the years the covers have made all sorts of collections. Starting in 28 September 1923 the BBC have continued to produce this Television guide on a weekly basis. The week including Christmas and the next week are published as one double-sized ...
Dastardly driving Mean Machine Zero-Zero with his side-kick Muttley the Dog. Dick Dastardly and his Mean Machine 00 in a mock-up race on the race track at the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Notably, in the Cartoon film "Wacky Races," Dastardly is the baddie. All the way from Goodwood, The Mean Machine appears to have been ...
Thames TV was so iconic for many in the UK in the seventies and eighties. The classic Thames Television ident (1969–89) featuring London landmarks was seen and may of been the first time children saw these sites if they didnt live in London at the time On 31 December 1992, at 10:45pm, Thames' final programme as a broadcaster ...
A poor mans Subbuteo, but it was great while all the players were intact, not long after getting my set, my dad managed to tread on 2 of the players and snap them In those days we never had super glue - just some U-Hu glue (Bogies stick better) What was even worse is they were both ...
Old Bottle tops and the incentive to get some money back by returning the empties for a small fee. Bottle Tops were an every day item that would build up in the shed ready for a cashing in down the local newsagent. Ah Corona Bottle tops on the fizzy pop glass bottles - memories. Corona used to ...
A Classic ornament from the late sixties and early seventies. Any one remeber this Essential ornament for the home Known as the Cat's Mouse trap, it fascinated me as a child. A chance to understand how Jerry must of felt every time he was pursued by Tom Its so retro, so seventies, you know it will be back again ...
