Our childhood toys

[Astoness]

That would be Escalado

we had one...great fun

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

We did too. I remember cranking the track !

I wouldn't have been able to resist filling out the coupon.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

wonder if ebay has any
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Loved Stingray . Probably worth a few bob now. By the way. Anything can happen in the next half hour.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

We did too. I remember winding the track !

I wouldn't have been able to resist filling out the coupon.
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Great advert loved the bell little bag under the seat on the tricycle.

 

[adap2it]

That would be Escalado

When I emigrated to Canada in 1966, I came by the ship Empress of England. One of the on board features was a gigantic Escalado track that you bet on the horses. It was about 15-20 Ft long x about 3Ft wide.
Dave A

 

[Radiorails]

Great advert loved the bell little bag under the seat on the tricycle.

That little case held a spanner and a inner tube repair kit plus, I think a tyre lever.

Incidentally the advertisement was in the Evening Sentinel, with circulation based around Stoke-on-Trent.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

That little case held a spanner and a inner tube repair kit plus, I think a tyre lever.

That little case held a spanner and a inner tube repair kit plus, I think a tyre lever.

Incidentally the advertisement was in the Evening Sentinel, with circulation based around Stoke-on-Trent.

I remember had a bike for Christmas from Youngs Cycles Coventry Road Hay Mills. Many moons ago.

 

[mw0njm.]

my dads factory cast thousands of aluminium catapults for m****o i never could get the rubber for it so i used cut up innertubes

 

[devonjim]

Surprised that "search" doesn't show that someone has not extolled the joy of Subbuteo! Strictly speaking I never had a Subbuteo but the earlier version which I remember was called "Newfooty" or something very similar. Hours of enjoyment in 1950's

 

[mw0njm.]

 

[I Am Nico]

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I loved mine I like the ratchet ticket machine the noise it made . They used to ask us what we wanted to be when we grew up, at school. it was jobs like a bus conductor, a nurse, a train driver, lorry driver, maybe what your dad did, I wanted to be a vet, me who can't stand blood & was afraid to pick an animal up. Now they want to be space people & stunt people , pop stars & film stars , note the word people.Thanks for the memory.

 

[John L]

I loved mine I like the ratchet ticket machine the noise it made . They used to ask us what we wanted to be when we grew up, at school. it was jobs like a bus conductor, a nurse, a train driver, lorry driver, maybe what your dad did, I wanted to be a vet, me who can't stand blood & was afraid to pick an animal up. Now they want to be space people & stunt people , pop stars & film stars , note the word people.Thanks for the memory.

My son wanted to be a vet when he was around 11 too, but after my mother pointed out that the animals that he would be treating would be ill, there would be blood involved and that some of them would die, he soon changed his mind. He's a teacher now.

 

[richardinwales]

surprising what can be made from old icelolly sticks

These days called Craft sticks. My eleven year old granddaughter has made all sorts from them including a garden fence for a large dolls house she still has.

 

[I Am Nico]

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My son wanted to be a vet when he was around 11 too, but after my mother pointed out that the animals that he would be treating would be ill, there would be blood involved and that some of them would die, he soon changed his mind. He's a teacher now.

So then I wanted to be a farmer till I realised you had to kill or have animals killed.

 

[I Am Nico]

These days called Craft sticks. My eleven year old granddaughter has made all sorts from them including a garden fence for a large dolls house she still has.

I bought something like that called craft sticks in the 60s, they were coloured pipe cleaners.

 

[mw0njm.]

i wanted to be a cowboy and my dream come true

 

[mw0njm.]

thats the way to do it every sat afternoon mom bought me a puppet for my collection from peacocks store new st

 

[Time Traveller 66]

i wanted to be a cowboy and my dream come true

What one that rides a horse or a dodgy builder.

 

[I Am Nico]

I wanted one of those little tin horses that bob up & down till I saw circus chimps on them

 

[mw0njm.]

What one that rides a horse or a dodgy builder.

one that rides a horse

 

[Time Traveller 66]

one that rides a horse

Glad to hear that there are honest people about. Take care when out riding your horse.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

I wanted one of those little tin horses that bob up & down till I saw circus chimps on them

Remember those horses looked great fun.

 

[wood j]

here are a few old toys from the past. blow a football . tin typewriter. hula hoop. annuals. like rupert the bear etc. i had all of those things sometime or other.wished i had kept them. any more spring to mind would like to know thanks.

good old days but we was happy with our few toys

 

[MWS]

Surprised that "search" doesn't show that someone has not extolled the joy of Subbuteo! Strictly speaking I never had a Subbuteo but the earlier version which I remember was called "Newfooty" or something very similar. Hours of enjoyment in 1950's

We had subbuteo, the first team I bought was Motherwell, in a bright orange kit. Still have some of it.

 

[Richard Dye]

We had subbuteo, the first team I bought was Motherwell, in a bright orange kit. Still have some of it.

I must have lived under a rock, I never remember subbuteo or new footy :-(

 

[Donbogen]

Your first train set a clockwork loco and a circle of track 60+ years later im still playing trains on my GWR layout in the acttic

 

[I Am Nico]

I must have lived under a rock, I never remember subbuteo or new footy :-(

Some things we just don't remember or didn't have. I never knew what Subuteo was really, were they a bit like Kelly dolls.? If so I never saw the point. Never heard of new footy. I wasn't sure about Totopoly either or Cluedo. I liked Twister but as an only, it wasn't practical. I played a lot of games with my invisible friends and teddies. Nan when she had the time, mum rarely had the time, as she worked, only when auntie came to visit things got going. Or when I had a friend round but we did a lot of roll play or preferred to be outside. When I family did play, I was made up.

 

[I Am Nico]

Having trouble editing my post the dead bit keeps appearing. No body died I can assure.

 

[Richard Dye]

Some things we just don't remember or didn't have. I never knew what Subuteo was really, were they a bit like Kelly dolls.? If so I never saw the point. Never heard of new footy. I wasn't sure about Totopoly either or Cluedo. I liked Twister but as an only, it wasn't practical. I played a lot of games with my invisible friends and teddies. Nan when she had the time, mum rarely had the time, as she worked, only when auntie came to visit things got going. Or when I had a friend round but we did a lot of roll play or preferred to be outside. When I family did play, I was made up.

I had numerous invisible friends! Never knew about Kelly dolls or totopoly either.

 

[mw0njm.]

Your first train set a clockwork loco and a circle of track 60+ years later im still playing trains on my GWR layout in the acttic

i had a TT gauge Jinty loco set for one Christmas i was thrilled with it. 65 years later i am still collecting locos and rolling stock