This is cool and festive. I found this old amateur footage of Preston, my home town in 1969 on You Tube. The film wanders around one the town's shopping centres, St.Georges, where I'm pretty sure Zodiac Toys was, my second favourite toy shop after Thomas Mears.
Zodiac came to Preston in 1968. I wuz 7. Checking Zodiac Toys' own archive site it says that 'my' Zodiac was on Fishergate Walk rather than in this Shopping Centre, which is confusing.
My Folks got me all my SWORD toys at Thomas Mears and tons of stuff from Zodiac too like this Jason and the Argonauts book, as you can see on the label!
The footage is such a cool find and must bring back some great memories Woodsy. Youtube is a wonderful medium for nostalgia.
ReplyDeleteHELLO.YOU SHOULD REALLY POST THE GREAT ART WORK PICTURES IN THIS GREAT STORY BOOK THE FIRST OUTER SPACE JURNEY WELL AWAY FROM GREECE AT LEAST.THAT WAS OUTER SPACE THEN AND THE DID MAKE IT BACK TO TELL THE TALE
ReplyDeleteI agree Anonymous 1. Old film is amazing. Its great that these clips get on the net because one day the film itself will decay.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 2, I agree, the artwork in the Jason and the Argonauts book is quite wonderful. I think it was a man and wife team wasn't it? They illustrated the Collins guide to Ancient Greece, another of my most favourite books of my childhood. I will see if I can scan some pictures like you say.