Silly Season: Explosive Beach

The Missus and me visited this East Coast beach with some trepidation, what with exploding objects under the sand! 

Talk about a sobering sign! 

Silly Season: Terranova's Pickles

I recently made a couple of batches of pickle cucumbers, which is a family tradition.

Over the years I have obtained a few pickle items, as pictured.

In the foreground is Superpickle a crib toy from the 80's that I bought in NYC when my mother visited from London and passed on her pickle recipe.

The large soft mastachiod Mr Pickle was won by my wife at an amusement park.

On the right is a plastic pickle that was a container for some figures related to 'The Beavis and Butthead Cartoon Show'

When I was assembling the three items to photograph them I noticed that the plastic pickle can be used as a money box so chalk up another part of my collection that was never collected.

This email comes under the heading of newspaper Silly Season.

Terranova47

USA

Hhhh

STINGRAY JIGSAWS

I do like old  TV related Jigsaws, especially Anderson ones. Here's a few photos of  some of the vintage Stingray ones.

Manzo Minus: Tiny Shogun Godzillas and More!

This Etsy toy seller is an incredible miniaturist. I don't know how he does it. I thought it was an April fool but it all seems proper. Not just tiny boxes but tiny toys too. Amazing!

My fave has to be the little Strange Change box but there's so many. Shogun Godzillas are pretty darn neat too.

Anyone got any of these titchy repros? 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ManzoMinis 

TV TIMES THUNDERBIRDS PARTY

 Another page from the TV Times Christmas Special 1966.

Kev's Crate Idea

I wanted a suitable box to keep spare batteries in for my model room. 

I thought about vintage lunchboxes or pencil cases to fit the theme but couldn't get a suitable, cheap one. Instead, I scratchbuilt this small replica of a Moonbase Alpha crate.

Boxed off!

Kevin

TIVVY

 As our man, Mish wasn't familiar with TIVVY, the TV Times mascot from the mid sixties, here's a brief look at the magazine's advertising gimmick.

I can just about remember Tivvy and some of the toys associated with the character, as well as the accompanying  sixties Gonk craze.

The idea of a Tivvy character  began to formulate in the mind of  Paul Usher, creative director of the Erwin Wasey Agency , who found the inspiration for Tivvy's look in a Finnish toymakers workshop.

Tivvy is credited to Atelier Fauni, Finland, based on the Gonk figures which Paul Usher found in the Finnish workshop.

Unlike the traditional Scandinavian folklore gnome-like Gonks, with long beards and pointed hats, Tivvy has his own look. He has  round body, something like an owl, flat feet and a long beak, like a duck. He wears a striped vest, and sports, what is described as a Beatle-style hair cut. 

The Tivvy character had his own 'Tivvy Club' in TV Times, which resulted in several items of merchandise, like badges, annuals, a plastic money box from the Trustees Savings Bank, and even a record called Tivvy's Tune!

I seem to recall an animated TV cartoon, too

Tivvy had his own comic strip in TV Comic, and puzzle pages in the annuals. Here's a couple of  examples.

Anyone else remember Tivvy and the sixties Gonks craze? 

Customers!

 Over the summer the Grandkids enjoyed giving away junk from our shed to what they called their 'customers'.

They placed it on our roadside verge with a big FREE sign. Trikes, bust lawn mower, shelves, skirting, crates and more: the whole lot got taken!

The Kids' final offer was this basket of our baking apples. They went too, basket and all! 

Do you ever leave out free stuff readers?