Hello Woodsy As a quick response to your Exitoy Moto Cross post, here's something I acquired just a few weeks ago, an early 1960's r...

Here we have Arto's fabulous new 1967 Batman Swimming Ring by Ideal Toy Corp. Japan. Have you any TV related swimming merchandise?  ...

This Eight in One Pencil box shaped like a Pyroesque rocket is so fab I had to grab the shot from the auction.  It's got everything; com...

Arto kindly sent me this image of his latest find, a neat lenticular postcard featuring none other than our friend..... Action Man!  It'...

Here's a brand new addition to Helsinki Base collection, a candy container tube from the 1950's adorned with space graphics.  By rot...

Re. your blog post on the subject, I sent you these photos of my orange Sears Super Sonic Jetliner back in 2022.  It came up here in Finland...

The best find was the no feet "regular" Pez from the 1960's. In regulars, there is no head other than a simple mechanism to ej...

Hi, I picked up the the LP Space Motorcycle this new year. It is a wondrous beauty!  The motorcycle itself is in mint condition, with handle...

Here's a small selection of miniature televisions in my collection.  The flicker Mickey and the 1980's bank promotional flicker robo...

As an addendum to my comment on Ed's fab October post about the Fosta Grant Rocket Bank, here's a snapshot of my Fosta bank along w...

The otherwise dry summer of toy scouting saved the best for last. The Juthbacka mega fair which attracts more than 400 sellers from Finland ...

Just wanted to share this totally unexpected find. This packet of Primrose Space Race Sweet Cigarettes was placed between decks of playing c...

Last week reader and blog friend Arto visited Forssa toy fair and got this interesting plastic Telsalda 35mm camera. It says "Made in H...

Hi Woodsy,  here are some of my Giant robot/Anime pencil cases, mostly bought in the late 70's, to mid 80's. I have a few more, but ...

  Pencil cases were and are a staple of space race celebration. Something every kid had, pencils and pens were the upright heralds of a brig...

First up are some samples from a huge lot of unused pencil cases from the Sixties and early Seventies.  These are salesman's samples sav...