I have said this a million times before: some of the sickest minds on the planet work in the toy industry. This You Tube video proves that b...

 K itsch like this was everywhere in the Sixties and Seventies. Seaside shops, lucky bags and Christmas Crackers. Here are tiny plastic Holy...

 Further pickings, mostly slim, at today's last boot sale of the year. Cheap and cheerful! Chap Mei 2009 Tonka 1989 Wonderbox trick mone...

Oh what fun we'll have with this! Ol' Dennis the Menace's Beano Complete Prankster Pack! A proper purchase at the l...

I had to chuckle at this gag joke toy I saw online, Dieter's Delight. I had jokes like this as a kid like the hole in a spoon and n...

The small plastic toys that shot out of this Christmas's crackers reminded me of those wonderful miniature knick knacks we had as a kid....

Continuing the tricks and jokes theme check out the shop window of Dinsdales joke shop in Hull. Dinsdales is an institution in the City...

Did you do magic tricks as a youngster? Did you dream of entering the Magic Circle at the age of 10? My bid to be the Great Humdinger w...

I recently saw this Chest Wig in a joke shop. I realised that despite its retro looks it was in fact brand new! I recall stuff lik...

Another strange toy I had as a nipper was the Smoking Monkey. A crosssover between magic trick and toy it was often found in Joke Shop...