MINIC GREAT SPIDER

Hello Woodsy

Attached are pictures of a rather strange mechanical toy from Tri-ang. The Great Spider is a little lacking in legs and walks like a strange B Movie monster.

Regards, 

Terranova47

NYC

BATTLESHIP

Hello Woodsy, 

Thinking of games given as gifts at Christmas, there couldn't be many boys that didn't get to play Battleship by Milton Bradley once their version was released in 1967. 

Fathers of those boys probably grew up playing the paper grid versions dating back to WW1. 

There was a movie a few years ago based on the game with Alien ships so the SF theme is there. 

I just came across this version, updated for Moonbase Central! 

Regards, 

Terranova47

NYC

ILKLEY MOOR BOUGHT TAT? NEARLY.

We drove a friend who is staying with us to an old moor spa town today, Ilkley, about an hour and a half away. Besides lovely Christmassy Victorian shop fronts and independent shops there are a handful of charity shops too.

I was immediately drawn to the oldest bit of playful tat in one shop, a Cinderalla wedding cake topper. Its cute clean design reminded me so much of the plastic astronauts sold as cake toppers years ago. I did check the under-carriage for the LP logo! Sadly no logo at all!

It looked something like this but the white carriage was more of a multi-plated Pumpkin than a whole one like this. I didn't buy it as I thought the horses might turn back into mice at midnight! Besides, I don't think golden astronauts could use it on the moon.

In another charity shop my eye was caught by a book I may not have. I used to collect Jules Verne novels especially his fantasy stories. I have loads of them but this may have just eluded the net.

At £4.50 it was too dear for me and I may have it already.

Other than that I didn't see much to grab me. Besides, the winter weather turned bad and we had to leave the Yorkshire spa hills quickly behind for home.

PELHAM: KEV'S BLEEP, KEV'S BOOSTER

Hi,

Decided this year to collect Bleep & Booster merchandise (somebody has to!). 

I got all 5 books, the 14 Blue Peter annuals they were in, a VHS tape (that I can't play) and one of the 4 jigsaws. 

Equally hard to get are the Pelham puppets. There were 4 of them and I have now managed to collect 2 of them.

There are loads of tv tie-in Pelham Puppets. I am glad I'm not after others sets!

Take care,

Kevin D

TERRY'S OF YORK 1767 CHOCOLATES: CHRISTMAS ASSORTMENT

If it was Christmas it was the 2lb box of Terry's 1767 with it's three layers of assortment!

Chocolate covered nuts on the top, small chocolate bars on the second and an assortment of truffles etc on the bottom. 

The holiday packaging made the selection look like an adults treasure trove. 

Attached are pictures of the last holiday box I had from the early 90's. It has been used to store miscellaneous picture cards from then. Also shown is the all important contents chart. 

Just picturing this box makes my mouth water for Terry's Spartan selection of hard centers. 

All that remains now of Terry's is the Chocolate Orange once Kraft Foods destroyed the very British Terry's. 

Terranova47

NYC