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[vinty]

Thanks Alan I thought it was Booths.
I have spent many an hour looking in those windows as a boy wishing that one day I would get one of the fantastic toys that were on display.

Slightly off topic - another delight when Mum took me shopping was watching the day old Chicks in Appleton Argons Window..

Edited by vinty, 19 December 2011 - 08:38 PM.

[Mr Hippo]

I think one of the biggest toy 'inventions' of my childhood was the plastic football. no longer did we have to wait for the rich kid to hand down his worn out 'casey'. By rich. I meant the nest one up the financial ladder and his 'casey' was about tenth hand when he got it There were also plastic rugby balls, I seem to recall that Saints sometimes done a kid;s evening on a grassy area by the Dunriding Lane entrance.

Anyone mention yo-yos yet? I think the best one was called Lumar or something similar There were nationwide competitions. I surprised a few kids in Bangkok a few years ago by walking the dog

Remember the small Derringer style water pistol? Die cast body and rubber bilb pistolgrip reservoir

Let's forget about these shop bought toys and pay tribute to our imaginations by saluting chairs, blankets and clothes horses! They were our cars, foxholes, tents, castles, planes and anything else we could think about. Scott of the Antarctic Prescot survived the South Pole in such a tent only to die when his plane, pilotted by Biggles, was shot down by Emperor Ming and crashed into Taylor Park lake

[SWIMMER]

I think my big bro got a mechano set for Christmas, note that we got one main present and then stocking fillers apple orange toffees wrapped up in tissue paper, and some coins in the bottom of the sock. I remember getting a compedium of games, which the whole family played, and my grandad taught me to play draughts, still pretty good at that, while my Nan cooked the dinner he taught me how to play. Love and miss them all loads.

My other fave toy was and forgive the spelling a kiladascope, it always fascintated me how the pattern merge, nearly always got one of those. Brilliant topic got me thinking.

[Nanny Ogg]

LOL I remember one Christmas I was asked what I wanted, and I said "something to wear that's not a hand-me-down from my sister". My Mum cried and that's why I remember! It really wasn't that bad, because I rather liked my sister but I did get something new that year.

[Phyll]

Hi Nanny, That's a sweet story. I really don't remember getting Clothes, unless it was new Gloves,
Scarf and Hat for the Winter, sometimes Knitted by My Mum.

Hi Pete, You reminded me of when I used to love to play in the back garden, with old boxes, such as cereal
boxes and play shop with buttons for money. I think one year I remember getting a Post Office Set, loved it.

[john b]

gilly, on 20 November 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

I have to admit i was a spoilt kid.The youngest of 5 and my dad was 50 mum was 38. I had everything going in the 60's ,Magic robot where you asked a question and the robot answered(magnets again) the driving one mentioned before.every supercar/stingray/thunderbirds etc etc model,scalextrics,etch a sketch meccano and probably every waddington game invented ?how many of these do you remember?
Buccaneer
scoop
spy ring
battle of the little big horn
monopoly
cluedo
millionaire
??space one??
campaign
etc etc plus all the others /what was that game of ludo but the dice were in a plastic bubble you pressed and the dice rolled automatically?
Too many more to mention and it was a long time ago help please

The game with the dice in the plastic bubble was called frustration.

[SKYMAN]

Remember those day old chicks Vinty ,,but they were in Argon Appletons window , ha ha
i used to work at the other J W A Appletons the wholesale grocers in 1947/9,that was in corporation st

[vinty]

I got it the wrong way round Skyman must be my age
Remember his horse driven carts with his picture painted on the backboard?

[Phyll]

Here's a link that mentions Argon Appletons with Photos on Post # 15

http://www.sthelens-...caferestaurant/

Edited by Phyll, 29 December 2011 - 07:01 AM.

[john b]

Major matt mason

[leschip]

Did anyone else have a 'Bako' set? It was a forerunner of 'Lego' http://www.ebay.co.u...n-/220490901803

[Olliebeak]

I remember that very well indeed, les - Eric Glynn (my next-door neighbour in Lingholme Road) had a set. Occasionally, his younger sister (Mamie) and myself would play with it - when he wasn't it, of course :big wink:!


Check out this link - think you'll enjoy it .

Edited by Olliebeak, 27 April 2012 - 11:36 AM.

[leschip]

Thanks, Ollie, thats smashing. Trust me to mis-spell me best toy

[SKYMAN]

JACKS

[SWIMMER]

Hi Skyman just refresh my memory, Jacks, is that the game where you through little mettle cross peices into the air or have I got it mixed up with another game.