Our childhood toys

[Time Traveller 66]

Don't forget the fake dog poo

Yes good old dog poo. Remember plastic flies that looked like the real thing.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

there is a member on here that still wears a light up dickie bow, no names

Be careful of the spinning ones. Does anyone remember there was a joke stall in Bingley Hall when ever there was a show on eg Motor Show Ideal Home.

 

[I Am Nico]

Last time I wore one of those was at a Kentucky Derby party, I didn’t win ( my wife won a share) but had a lot of fun! Thanks for jogging the ole memory!

I was 6 I think. We went to my cousin's wedding. Mum unwired it. It was red and blue tartan.

 

[mw0njm.]

 

[Donbogen]

We had one but when the battery dies
The Shows Over

 

[Richard Dye]

View attachment 208319

Simpler toys and days!

 

[Donbogen]

Simpler toys and days!

Just thinking that got 20 USB Sticks Pen Drives
with films/Photos Etc
just plug into TV or other device

 

[Lloyd]

Simpler toys and days!

How easily pleased we were!

 

[mw0njm.]

i spent hours playing with these and a bobbin of cotton and some pullies made from plastic car wheels without tires

 

[Banjo]

For my 9th Birtday I had a cartesian deep sea diver. It consisted of a plastic tube filled with water and a plastic figure. Press the rubber button on the top of the tube and he went down. Came back up when you released it. Unfortunately, I can't find an image of that exact toy.

 

[Lloyd]

i spent hours playing with these and a bobbin of cotton and some pullies made from plastic car wheels without tires

View attachment 208323
View attachment 208321

Purchase tax! So the equivalent of VAT would be 21.16%.

 

[Lloyd]

For my 9th Birtday I had a cartesian deep sea diver. It consisted of a plastic tube filled with water and a plastic figure. Press the rubber button on the top of the tube and he went down. Came back up when you released it. Unfortunately, I can't find an image of that exact toy.

Vectis Auctions | Saxon Tower Toys (UK) "Deep Sea Diver" novelty toy

Saxon Tower Toys (UK) "Deep Sea Diver" novelty toy

www.vectis.co.uk

 

[Donbogen]

For my 9th Birtday I had a cartesian deep sea diver. It consisted of a plastic tube filled with water and a plastic figure. Press the rubber button on the top of the tube and he went down. Came back up when you released it. Unfortunately, I can't find an image of that exact toy.

I had a submarine that worked using the same method

 

[Richard Dye]

i spent hours playing with these and a bobbin of cotton and some pullies made from plastic car wheels

i spent hours playing with these and a bobbin of cotton and some pullies made from plastic car wheels without tires

View attachment 208323
View attachment 208321

By comparison these are motors that I used on a consulting project a few years ago.

 

[Richard Dye]

I had a submarine that worked using the same method

I had the same submarine!

 

[Donbogen]

Heres some of my stuff The Field Piece i got from my Nan 1966 The DH Sea Vixen my Mum brought it me on a vist to Lewis s TheAB&C Bubble gum cards were 2d a packet Thats all i can recall

 

[mw0njm.]

mine was powered by baking soda
i had a boat that you put a drop of meths in a burner and the heat come out a pipe and propelled the boat along

 

[mw0njm.]

we never had many shop bought we made our own or dad made them like the elastic band powered paddle boats

 

[Donbogen]

Just made this out of Grandkids lolly
Stticks
Used to make them at Saturday morning
Picture shows as soon as lights went down we lauched them
I had to use all my joinery skills making this lol
Kids showing no interest in it

 

[John L]

Heres some of my stuff The Field Piece i got from my Nan 1966 The DH Sea Vixen my Mum brought it me on a vist to Lewis s TheAB&C Bubble gum cards were 2d a packet Thats all i can recallView attachment 208329

Hold onto those "Civil War" cards Donbogen. They are very collectable these days, as are the dollar bills that came with each pack. Pretty gruesome some of them, particularly the one below, which was very hard to come by in the early 60s. I found my long lost collection a couple of years ago and I was a happy as a sandboy, to have them to hand again.

 

[mikejee]

mine was powered by baking soda
i had a boat that you put a drop of meths in a burner and the heat come out a pipe and propelled the boat along

I saw, and purchased, one like the meths ones, in Worcester Xmas market about 10 years ago. Not sure where it is now

 

[Suzanneiom]

I was an 80s baby, but only really remember 90s toys, but the ones in particular I loved were, battleships, snakes and ladders, I collected china dolls (which now have a creepy vibe I think), operation, and etch a sketch Id do anything to go back to simple toys. But one thing, I always play board games with my boys.

 

[Morturn]

I had endless fun throwing this out of the upstairs windows

 

[Donbogen]

I had endless fun throwing this out of the upstairs windows

View attachment 208367

Yes i had these you got Roman Candles sometimes

 

[Banjo]

Vectis Auctions | Saxon Tower Toys (UK) "Deep Sea Diver" novelty toy

Saxon Tower Toys (UK) "Deep Sea Diver" novelty toy

www.vectis.co.uk

Hi Lloyd, the diver did look just like that, but didn't have a tube attached to it.

 

[castalla]

I had endless fun throwing this out of the upstairs windows

View attachment 208367

Remember them well, great fun, wish i had one today, simple toys cheap were allways the best

 

[Donbogen]

Hold onto those "Civil War" cards Donbogen. They are very collectable these days, as are the dollar bills that came with each pack. Pretty gruesome some of them, particularly the one below, which was very hard to come by in the early 60s. I found my long lost collection a couple of years ago and I was a happy as a sandboy, to have them to hand again.

View attachment 208349 View attachment 208351

Yes there were debates at the time to ban them

 

[Richard Dye]

Yes there were debates at the time to ban them

Anything Civil War is a hot commodity these days!

 

[mw0njm.]

one of my best was a big fort for my cowboys at xmas made from match sticks how dad kept it quiet and hidden i dont know we had a very small back to back in nechells

 

[Ray T]

Does anybody else remember Zetas from their early 60s Birmingham childhood? They were little delta-winged plastic planes that launched from a small catapult that came with them. They zoomed and soared impressively during their short flights. Quite uncontrollable, though!