Favourite Childhood Toys

I had a house builder kit when I was young. I'll describe it the best I can and perhaps someone will know what it was called.

This would have been late 50s early 60s. There was a plastic base with hundreds of very small holes in a grid pattern. Into these holes you put thin steel wire that then stuck up a few inches. Small panels that represented bricks or some other exterior wall material were then slid over the wire uprights. I am not sure if there was a roof of any sort, but I think there must have been windows and doors. I used to play with this toy with my dad, so some very deep memories coming up here.

One thing I do remember about toys when I was a kid, batteries NOT included! How many prezzies did I open on a Christmas day only to discover no batteries. You couldn't pop out to a petrol station or corner shop back then.

Who got a chemistry set? Who knew what to do with it? Who became a chemist because of it? At least I became a builder!

Was this Bayco? I had a set of that. Not quite sure of the spelling. I, with my sister, used to build little mazes to run our marbles along in.

daisy1 said:

Was this Bayco? I had a set of that. Not quite sure of the spelling. I, with my sister, used to build little mazes to run our marbles along in.

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I just did a google on Bayco and found the site bayco.org.uk This could very well be the set I remember! Even the colours of the bricks seem to ring that bell. Thanks Daisy. I might try a search on ebay to see if they come up for sale......

Lego and mechano were fun until my dad came in saying: "hold on son let me show you how to build something"
Probably explains why I now say that to my girls when they play Lego.

Just a shame kenex replaced mechano when I was growing up easier to put together just not as fun.


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One toy I would never be parted from was my womble Orinoco. He went with me everywhere. Then when i got to old to take him with me he slept in my bed till i was ermmm 12.

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zaphod37 said:

One toy I would never be parted from was my womble Orinoco. He went with me everywhere. Then when i got to old to take him with me he slept in my bed till i was ermmm 12.

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12, 12? Why do I have the feeling that the numbers are the wrong way round? :lol:

lrw60 said:

zaphod37 said:

One toy I would never be parted from was my womble Orinoco. He went with me everywhere. Then when i got to old to take him with me he slept in my bed till i was ermmm 12.

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12, 12? Why do I have the feeling that the numbers are the wrong way round? :lol:

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I was never good at maths

Mark

My mom gifted me a kitchen set and singing doll on my 4th birthday. That was my favorite.

well my fav toys were trains, cars and bay blades

My sister was given a baking set, it was the "flour man " his hat became a sieve other parts of his anatomy become other utensils, I was so jealous as I had a petite typewriter and a pippa doll, sure I got the short straw!


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My Triang steam engine train set...what else!!

Even had a level crossing...coming from nowhere and going nowhere.
But I loved it.

when i was young i used to have a sindy doll & a tressy doll which i loved to bits her hair used to grow,
& a lovely white dolls house with green roof & the whole front opened outwards

Loved my Thunderbirds, especially 2 with the pod and 5 which was electric and ran round the floor bouncing off the skirtings. Not so struck on the Dalek with the same mechanism. Made it a bit too lifelike for me lol!


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