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Rare Vintage 1970s Roger Hargreaves Timbuctoo “Woof” Wind Up Toy

Jon Nix — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:25:43 +0000

A rarity indeed, this is a 1970s windup toy featuring the character of "Woof" from the "Timbuctoo" series by Roger Hargreaves (he of Mr. Men fame). The cute hat-wearing dog figure is made of a composite resin with a simple wind-up mechanism which makes Woof walk.

Measuring approximatley 8cm in height, this particular Woof is in good condition considering his age and undoubted use. His mechanism works, albeit a little slowly.

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Waddingtons Playworld Play Circus Children’s Activity Toy

Jon Nix — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:56:24 +0000

From the Playworld series of children's activity toys this is Play Circus. Made by Waddingtons, it features a set of thick card figures - a variety of circus-themed items such as people, animals, and othr props - with plastic stands and wheels which can be used in conjunction with a set of thinner card playmats and story cards. This set has been played with and might not be complete, but there is plenty there to get your teeth into and certainly enough to create most, if not all, of the set. Please review the photographs to be assured of what is present.

The box is in fair condition considering its age, but it does have some deformation and a tear to the front where tape has been removed a little too aggressively. The playmat cards show some signs of wear and use, as do some of the other items, but the set is broadly in good, used, condition.

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Vintage Roger Hargreaves’ Timbuctoo “Roar” Wind Up Toy and Book (1978)

Jon Nix — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:48:02 +0000

"Timbuctoo" was a range of animal sound-inspired children's books and other items penned by Roger Hargreaves, more famous - of course - for the "Mr. Men" series. Published in 1978, the original stories revolved around twelve animal characters, of which the lion called "Roar" was one. Available here is not only the book but also the wind-up "walking" toy figure of Roar to accompany it - a very nice matching set for the collector or for the nostalgic.

The book is in fair condition, with some curling to the corners and some yellowing, but otherwise clean. The figure is in good shape, too, with its walking mechanism intact and functional and no chips or cracks to the plastics. The book, 34 pages including full page colour illustrations, measures 16.5cm (6½ in.) by 14.5 (5¾ in.) and the toy is approximately 8cm (3 in.) in height.

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Carved wood animal bottle stoppers with stand

Jon Nix — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:27:33 +0000

Sometimes we come across items for which words alone aren't enough and this is one of them. What can we say about it? Well, at the outset it's a set of carved wooden bottle stoppers with a stand. For some reason - answers on a carved wooden postcard, please - there are two dogs and an owl and each has orange glass eyes. Although it's difficult to age, we are led to believe it's possibly from the 1930s or 1940s. It's weird and wonderful and we really like it!

The owl measures 7.3cm high, the flat-eared dog 7.5cm, and the dog with pointed ears 9cm high (without cork stoppers). The stand is 6.5cm high, 12.5cm wide and 3cm thick.

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Four Bug House Enamel Pin Cards

Jon Nix — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:13:18 +0000

These tiny cards, measuring just 5cm by 4cm (2in by 1¾in), are made by The Bug House and date from the 1960s. Each features an enamel pin animal in a setting illustrated on the card:

- a tortoise on a sailing boat
- a penguin skiing
- an ant on an elephant
- a "Scottie" dog on a cat

Supplied with a suitably miniscule envelope, they are very appealing and overflow with cuteness. A quirky and charming gift or just to keep for yourself and make you smile!

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