What a great looking toy. I recall seeing something like that on a British antiques/auction show some years ago. it was hosted by David Dickinson, and might have been Dickinson's Real Deal.
Your memory is correct Will. Here's the episode in question (clip at end of post): https://majormattmason.blogspot.com/2025/01/double-deckers-british-tv-series-1968.html Not the best quality (Martin sent me a VHS tape which I had converted to digital by a colleague at the agency way back when). But there's a row soldiers in white at the edge of the counter - presumably the original British version that Geyper copied. Best -- Paul V
Hi Paul. Glad I’m not going doolally! Although my memory for things like this that happened 50 years ago is often better than for things that happened last week ! Will O
What a great looking toy. I recall seeing something like that on a British antiques/auction show some years ago. it was hosted by David Dickinson, and might have been Dickinson's Real Deal.
ReplyDeleteYes, I've seen this before too. Geyper is of course the Spanish firm who released Geyper Man, the Spanish Action Man.
DeleteYour memory is correct Will. Here's the episode in question (clip at end of post):
ReplyDeletehttps://majormattmason.blogspot.com/2025/01/double-deckers-british-tv-series-1968.html
Not the best quality (Martin sent me a VHS tape which I had converted to digital by a colleague at the agency way back when). But there's a row soldiers in white at the edge of the counter - presumably the original British version that Geyper copied.
Best -- Paul V
Hi Paul. Glad I’m not going doolally! Although my memory for things like this that happened 50 years ago is often better than for things that happened last week ! Will O
DeleteFab spot Paul! Great link.
ReplyDeleteThere was a UK version on MC in 2021 https://share.google/IaLMx8LdsIXwFLyWh
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