The little duck rules
Today I present images of a card game that is now 80 years old – and my copy certainly looks …
Mickey Mouse 1978 View-Master Gift Set
Originally posted on The Vintage Toy Advertiser:
The latest addition to TVTA’s View-Master collection is this lovely 1978 Mickey Mouse 50th anniversary gift…
There’s always Paris
Having written about ‘Love’ in the last 2 posts, Paris came to mind – or rather, my romantic notion of …
Feel the love 2
I hope you’ll all be ‘in luck‘ not just on this year’s Valentine’s Day! Without further ado, here are some …
Feel the love 1
A confession: I never received a Valentine card before I moved to England. Valentine’s Day has only become popular (read: …
Winterreise 2
Teddy Edward was one of the most travelled teddy bears in the world. There were 19 books and even a …
Winterreise 1
It’s cold outside… so a sleighride seems a fitting tribute to today. Enjoy! I love this spinning top – not …
Happy New Year!
Hope you had a good start to 2019 – and that all your hopes and wishes get fulfilled!
Have a good one
My very best wishes to all of my readers – have a wonderful time whatever you do! If it gets …
What were they thinking?
A few curios from my collection – I wonder who came up with these ideas and who said : ‘yes, …
Advent
Oh, the joy of happy anticipation of Christmas! Something of a luxury these days… The time before Christmas seems to …
Barbie: alive, sporty and dancing
Originally posted on The Vintage Toy Advertiser:
Presenting: six more Barbie print adverts to add to my collection. The following are all 1970s…
Pop-up books – Fairy-tales
Paper-mechanics have been around for centuries but the phrase ‘pop-up book’ was only copyrighted in 1932 (by Blue Ribbon Press, …
RIP Ricky Jay
I am saddened by the loss of Ricky Jay. I became a fan after having seen him in David Mamet’s …
The 1955 Lion Annual doesn’t have any space flight content but still has a nice coverThe 1956 Lion Annual has a nice two page illustrated spread on “Wonders of Outer Space” we will find:
via Lion Annual 1955 and 1956 — Dreams of Space – Books and Ephemera
Spectres
Halloween is coming! If you’d like to see ghosts without any danger attached, here’s the book for you: ‘Spectropia, or …
Variations on a tale
“She was my first love. I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding-Hood, I should have known …
Bewitched
I believe in good witches – not just around Halloween!
Are you feline lucky?
Excuse the pun – I couldn’t resist! There’s not only the international ‘Black Cat Appreciation Day’ (always in August) but …
