My friend was explaining what the red and white ball is in the Pokemon world. Its a pokeball. I used to see them at car boot sales when I was regular punter. I first thought they were a soap holder of some kind not being au fete with the pocket monsters universe.
Seeing the pokeball again it reminded me of another plastic ball I saw as a nipper, one that was in our family home. The Kiku powder puff by Faberge. It was a yellow plastic ball that came apart to reveal a puff and powder. there may have been a hidden mirror too. Seeing it again brought back a flood of memories of my Mum's and Sisters' dressing tables. I can still see that yellow ball on their piles of Christmas prezzies too, Christmas morning in the late Sixties. Kiku means Chrysanthemum in Japanese.
Do you recall the Kiku ball readers?
I didn't until you mentioned it but that brought it back. Even at a young age, I'm sure I wondered what could be made from it!
ReplyDeleteha ha! What would you use it for now Kev?
DeleteIt would make a cute miniature Zeroid.
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