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carty said:
I can imagine that! I can't walk barefoot on beach pebbles ... I have to wear my 'jelly shoes' right down to the water's edge whilst holding my stomach in and carrying a surfboard on my shoulder.
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I can imagine that! I can't walk barefoot on beach pebbles ... I have to wear my 'jelly shoes' right down to the water's edge whilst holding my stomach in and carrying a surfboard on my shoulder.
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!
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!
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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:
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......
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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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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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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.
Even had a level crossing...coming from nowhere and going nowhere.
But I loved it.
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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
& a lovely white dolls house with green roof & the whole front opened outwards
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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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