A U T O J U M B L E?

Have you come across car and tractor rallies? They have a thing called autojumble: stalls selling bits and bobs.

Among them are sometimes old toys!

Have you come across autojumble?

JIM'S ROVER

Hi Woodsy

You might like this one.

https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/miscellaneousImage.cfm?ImgCat=Miscellaneous&Image=369

Cheers

Jim P.

JEEP LUNAR 1970

Here's another ad in a 1970 catalogue for the Jeep Lunar by Paya. Top right.

Its a sort of larger version of the Triang SpaceX Moon Buggy.

Have you either the Paya or the SpaceX version?

Here's the catalogue cover.

PAYA DAY

Spain's PAYA released two old toys that are of interest to SWORD and SpaceX collectors, the mustardy Zancudo and the blue Jeep Lunar.

Here they both are in catalogues circa 1971.

You got anything like this?

BATTLES OF THE PLANETS KNOCKOFF

We don't often feature Battle of the Planets on Moonbase for some reason but when it comes to knockoffs we love 'em!

Here's a nice Battle of the Planets 'inspired' 'Laser Pistol in Space'.

The toy pistol looks sorta familiar. Any ideas?

ERIC EDEN'S TRANSATLANTIC DAY FERRY

The Transatlantic Day Ferry

BOOKMARKS AND DOGS EARS

Did you like bookmarks as a kid?

I used to like getting them from the library. There were usually loads.

Sometimes they were laminated and given to me as a gift.

I also enjoyed using the string bookmark that was stitched into bog books like the Readers' Digest Book of Myths and Legends. Very handy those stringy ribbons.

Nowadays I've got into a bad habit of turning over the corner of a book I'm reading, especially old paperbacks like a dog's ear. 

I can't imagine bookmarks being collectable but you never know. Did you use them readers? Do you now?

PETAL RIDER