Four Sight

Four Sight

Back in the 1975 everyone had an idea of what life would be like in the year 2000. Silver jackets, food in the form of tablets and games with a twist to keep you from being board as the robots carry out all the chores of the day! - Get real! Four sight by Invicta ...

Home carpet bowls

Seventies favorite - Home carpet bowls

Before the computer age of home entertainment, before video recorders or the internet, adults entertained friends by using there vintage boxed set of home carpet biased bowls in the 1960 and 70's. If you owned a set, you would know the frustration of never having a hallway wide enough or a lounge long enough to ...

Matchbox Police Motor Cycle

Police Motor Cycle

1970's Lesney Matchbox toy bike -  1/75 No 33 Police Motor Cycle Motorbikes were always disappointing as they never stood up. As soon as the momentum of launching them along the smooth hall carpet had slowed to a halt the bike would always fall over. This was never too satisfying and probably the reason i would stick to 4 ...

Dick Dastardly Racing car

Dick Dastardly Racing car

Remember the "DICK DASTARDLY RACER" ? Made by CORGI and around 5 Inches long, kids of the seventies must remember today's classis car From Wacky races in and around 1970 this Corgi Comics model number 809 goes to collectors for around  £50 these days. The model has Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Mean Machine. Mutley is removable and can face ...

Disney’s Robin Hood

Robin Hood "the hero who robs from the rich to give to the poor" is an animated film produced by the Walt Disney Studios back in 1973. As a childhood memory, Robin Hood was a colourful delight. Who can forget Sir Hiss the snake played by Terry Thomas and Prince John the lion a real ...

Rub-on Transfers

Popular Rub-on Transfers

Often known as 'Action Transfers', there was Castles and catapults, Racing cars, Moon Exploration transfers, Circus scenes, Football transfers. in the Seventies transfers were big. Simply you would get a sheet of transfers, and a background scene and place the sheet down and rub the transfer with an old coin or pencil onto the scene, the ...

Fisher Price record player

Fisher Price record player

Before you knew you were to become the next Fat Boy Slim DJ, where could you hone your skills? Answer - The Fisher Price record player. Yes when it came to scratching, these were indestructible. With bright colours and songs to drive you and the family crazy, this was the deck to have. It's so good its now become ...

Formula 1 Board Game

Formula 1 Board Game

Formula 1 board game by Waddingtons was a game all about skill and very little luck. Most young racing fans have probably played this at some point and with some particular version. As Formula one technically changes in life from year to year the Formula one board game tried its hardest to keep up with ...

Miffy

Miffy the bunny

Miffy the picture-book bunny was one of those books that always seemed to be around, but who the devil owned one? Found in school libraries and car boot sales, Miffy wasn't a Japanese cartoon like many believed, but was a creation from 1955 by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Miffy was a little rabbit that found itself ...

Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels die-cast cars

1968 Hot Wheels were very big. This was a poster promotion for Mattel miniature cars and proved to go down rather well with school kids.Now you could even be in charge of souping up the engine and become your very own mechanic.  Yes customizing the engine on these models was amazing as a kid. The nvel idea was down ...