Remember when practical gadgets were advertised on TV and only available in certain stores. Usually a 'bargain' price. These goods ...

I love old National Park souvenirs like this plastic plaque in a Selby charity shop here in the UK.  They could be from anywhere with big wi...

 I so remember this ciggy lighter we had at home in the Sixties. A pirate's flintlock on a wooden stand. Yep, cigarettes were second onl...

 I always liked my Brutus as a kid. You know, the hard plastic boxer dog that kept the Palitoy Action Man Canadian Mountie company. (was the...

 The Missus and me have been on our first post-Easter rummage ramble today. There were some highs and some lows. The lows were waiting an ho...

 I had to look twice at this toy sarcophagus on Ebay. I thought it was my beloved King Tut. It was described as being for pet burials! King ...

Like me, many of you will know that Mattel's Big Jim orange Tiger was recycled to create ... ... the green Masters of the Universe Battl...

Woodsy, RE: your latest posts about the English Civil War pencil sharpeners are quite interesting. The American Civil War (ACW) has seen its...

Hi The recent post on Oakwell Hall included a photograph of some cannon pencil sharpeners, with Made in China on the boxes. The cannon actua...

It's crackers what you see in charity shops. I had a double-take when I saw this strange object, a samurai sword handled umbrella! Havin...

  I just liked this when I saw it on auction so I saved the pic. The compartmented card art recalled my beloved Colurforms Outer Space Men. ...

 I had to chuckle when I saw this. The height of technological advance in the Sixties or Seventies! Its one of those so-called fancy goods t...