We were in the Northern England Pennine Uni town of Huddersfield today.
We spent a happy afternoon rummaging through the excellent second-hand market's stalls and the charity shops, an activity we've done many times.
Although we're not buyers anymore [too much stuff already] we love looking and finding things of interest.
Naturally I look for vintage toys and here's a few I saw today [pics of the same on Ebay et al]:
The International Express tinplate toy train, which I've only ever seen online and in books. Its an impressive thing although I'm not sure what the large funnel is for. You?
Palitoy's Fun Flyer in its box: a sort of small child's vertibird toy. I was very tempted to get this as its basic plastic looks really grabbed me!
I also found a small soft plastic toy figure in a box of toys. It was about an inch tall, maybe taller and was a young man dressed in blue overalls. I had thought Fisher Price Adventure People but this figure was soft plastic. He looked a bit like a Tracy brother but wasn't.
I've searched through my Tomart's books of action figures, volumes 1 and 2 up to Star Trek and found nothing. If its in volume 3 I've had it!
He could be a tradesman or some kind of worker.
Its slightly similar to this Loving Family figure from 1993 but is much thinner and dressed in dark blue overalls or a jump suit. He does have a similar face and hair though!
Any ideas?
The tin train was marketed until quite recently by Hawkin, made in China, though it probably copies an older toy form elsewhere.. The funnel is for putting oil (I Think) in, so that it emits smoke.
ReplyDeleteFascinating Andy. Maybe I should have bought it? £9.99.
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