Spent the afternoon mooching round a local antiques centre in the lovely Barnsley village of Cawthorne. Here's a few of the goodies I saw in the aisles, floors and cabinets.
Go For Broke was always around when I was a kid. It may have even been my board game. A real blast seeing it again here!
Some lovely cars and soldiers with some discounts.
I really liked the red Rolls Royce to the left and the Corvette to the right, both £20 each.
The boxed horsebox was interesting.
Waddington's Starships was a new one on me, a board game from 1980.
Always good to see a boxed Pelham Puppet too.
These mint Superfast cars were a thrill but the prices, £25, weren't.
Annuals always draw me in. I never see a SWORD annual in these types pf shops anymore but there's usually a TV21 annual, this one here from 1973. Is that one you have? Interesting to see a No Hiding Place annual too, a TV programme I think I saw in the Sixties. You?
Cawthorne is a gorgeous heritage village and small water wells like this pepper the streets. There's also a fab small museum with an amazing selection of Samurai weapons!
After Cawthorne we hit the local charidee shops and I saw this interesting montage of model military planes set against a backdrop of a photographed Lancaster bomber flying over the beautiful Ladybower reservoir in the nearby Peaks. It must have been an amazing sight!
I bagged a twenty year old die-cast fantasy car made by Bandai for 50p.
All it needed was a little black and red dabbing. No idea what it is. Do you readers?
Have you got an antiques centre and charity shop near you?
There are a few charity shops around Auckland: Salvation Army, Red Cross, Hospices, but none have anything like the selection seen in British charity shops. There is one model shop which carries second-hand models. Sometimes antique shops have old toys, but usually at silly prices. Most of my older models come from fairs, and a few from fleamarkets - what would be called car boot sales in Britain.
ReplyDeleteFrom what you tell me Paul you have lots of fabulous book fairs in your area and that's something I'd really enjoy too. I've not been to a toy and model fair for years now as a result of Covid so charity shops and car boot sales have taken their place for me.
DeleteI hope Mrs Overall was as helpful as usual.
ReplyDeleteOh, no that was 'Acorn Antiques'.
Silly me !
Overall the Missus helped me a lot Mish!
ReplyDeleteWhat's Acorn Antiques?
It was a mock 1980s afternoon TV soap opera, along the lines of Crossroads, created by the late comedian and comedy writer Victoria Wood.
ReplyDeleteThe character of Mrs Overall, a doddery old cleaning lady, was played by actress, Julie Walters.
My comment was most certainly NOT a reference to Mrs Moonbase, Woodsy.
ha ha, don't worry. I knew it wasn't. Victoria Wood eh. Once again my dodgy TV knowledge has been improved Mish!
DeleteNot sure on the identity of your Bandai car. Does it have any other markings on the bottom? If it has a MMPR on it, it's a Power Rangers toy but from which series, I've no clue.
ReplyDeleteIts dated 2002 Lance.
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