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K’Nex is a construction toy system that was a nother lego or meccano alternative. K’Nex was invented by Joel Glickman. It is thought that the name K’Nex is a phonetic variation of the word "connects". Appropriatte as the toy is a building system of interconnecting plastic rods and connectors, which can connect together to make ...
According to the adverts Double Diamond works wonders. Sadly Double Diamond is a Beer of the past. It was massive in the sixties and seventies and most soccer footage show one advert at the football stadium advertising the Ind Coope Beer. Until the 1960's beer had been regional.Then in the sixties national names emerged, namely Double ...
Huckleberry Hound: Giant Story Book from Whitman Publishing is a book i've tried to track down for 20 years. Then suddenly on Flickr I came across it. This great nostalgic book is quite a collectable as it dates back to 1961. The book is full of all the Hanna-Barbera's cartoons. Unfortunately its all in ...
Remeber the Whistling Jack Smith? Any fan of Hot Rods under the umbrella of Spedeworth short circuit racing in the UK would also be aware of this great tune. Once again it was played as a warm up lap anthem and continues to get played at race meetings throughout the country. But the song itself is ...
"Mouldy Old Dough" may also been known as the British Banger racing song that is played on the rolling lap of every Spedeworth meeting. The singer repeats the words Mouldy Old Dough throughout the song in his roughest voice, somehow it works! Until recently the song name and group had alluded me though. I could play ...
Sorry Board Game We are not talking about the appauling comedy in the late seventies that showed why Ronnie Corbitt needed Ronnie Barker to make successful television. Sorry is a board game based on the daddy of counter games Ludo. From Ludo we also had Back Gammon. Sorry was made in the 1930s and still remains ...
Vintage memorabilia The older i get the more i love vintage collectibles and old memorabilia WHERE CAN YOU FIND VINTAGE AND RETRO COLLECTIBLES TODAY? Well it's easier than everto collect old vintage memorabilia . Join the collectors forums and web sites Keep watch on items on ebay Subscribe to newsletters and site feeds Visit local auctions Join and online of offline clubs Amongst the top ...
In 1976 Tank Battle was the latest release from MB Games. My cousins had this game and it kept us busy for a long time in that hot school summer holiday of 76. Looking back it was a conversion of other 2 player games such as the awesome game of Stratego or Tri-tactics. The game only has ...
Remembering Warlock of Firetop Mountain book today. Published by Puffin in 1982 Try and imagine life without computer adventure games or interactive movies and you'll understand why Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone became a massive seller in 1982 though it started conception back in 1980. For the first time a book became interactive. ...
Classic arcade games are still a very big attraction 30 plus years on. So what are our Top 12 classic arcade games ever! This wasnt easy but in some ways we beleive the depending on how influential they were in the 5 to 10 year arcade window would provide us with the basis to judge. 1980 was the ...
