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Vintage Small White and Blue First Edition Wall Clock by Hanson

Jon Nix — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:12:42 +0000

A small white wall clock with blue hands made by Hanson and probably dating from the 1980s. This is badged as a "First Edition". We're not sure what that means (!), but what it does have is a very appealing and simply designed face and a slightly unusal body to go with it.

The clock measures 19.5 cm (7¾ in.) in diameter at the rear, being slightly chamfered to the front, whilst the face has a diameter of 17.5cm (7 in.) and the depth is 3cm (1¼ in.). The movement is an audibly ticking quartz style and is powered by a single AA battery. The clock is in excellent condition and comes with its original box and (brief) instruction manual.

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1970s Battery Powered “Zoombike 51” Charge and Release Motorcycle Toy

Jon Nix — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:24:43 +0000

A variant on the familiar "charge and release" toys of the era, this is a 1970s toy made by Jospeh International of Hong Kong, featuring a motorbike and rider, and battery-powered charging unit to generate some revs for the bike's motor. The motorbike is engaged with the charging unit via its metal exhaists and, once held in place, the motor is "revved up" using the left handlebar on the charger and released (after approximately 15 seconds of charging) using the right handlebar. It's a fun item and works as it should - on a smooth surface and with enough revs, the motorbike will zoom off with some speed.

An unusual item, complete with original - if somewhat battered and repaired - box.

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Set of Vintage Airweigh Letter Balance Scales with weights and original box

Jon Nix — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:35:33 +0000

A set of vintage weighing scales, dating from the 1950s and made by the Universal Woodworking Co. of Birmingham. Designed to be used for weighing letters and printed papers for inland posting, the scales measure up to 8oz with the weights provided in various configurations, with the largest at 4oz and the two smallest at ½oz. The base is of a heavy black metal construction with chromed scales for the item to be weighed and the weights to be placed. The dial and cost guide is in good condition. Overall, a good-looking and unusual item complete with its original box in very good condition and a good example of packaging of the era.

The scales measure approximately 24 cm across the front by 8.5 cm deep by 8 cm high (9½ in. by 3¼ in. by 3 in. approx.) and are in good used condition.

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Boxed Micronta VoxClock 2 Talking Clock with Alarm and Countdown Timer

Jon Nix — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:53:02 +0000

Dating from the 1980s, the Micronta VoxClock 2 is a computerised speaking clock originally sold through Radio Shack and Tandy shops. It not only speaks the time in a robotic voice at the push of a button, but also provides additional functionality in the form of hourly spoken "chimes", an alarm, and a countdown timer. The clock is housed in a cube which has wood effect finish on four sides, a silver grey metal mesh front, with settings options and handy quick guide to the rear.

This one is in very good condition - with only very minor signs of age and use - and is complete with original box and instructions. The clock uses 3 x "AA" batteries for operation (not supplied).

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Vintage Kiddicraft Super Helta Skelta Marble Run Construction Toy KO3350

Jon Nix — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:32:24 +0000

A super construction toy / marble run, this is the Kiddicraft "Super Helta Skelta" which is comprised of 30 pieces to construction your own marble run and marbles to run riot with. A variety of pieces is included in this complete set and there's a handy instruction guide to construct twelve runs with the included pieces or you can create your own. The marbles may or may not be original, but there's twelve of them to play with, contained in a small metal tin.

There are no chips or cracks to any of the pieces and the set is complete. The outer box has some very minor signs of age and wear, but otherwise, this is in excellent condition throughout and a real blast from the past.

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Vintage “Space Wheel” Kinetic Perpetual Desktop Motion Toy made by Downpace Ltd.

Jon Nix — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:53:59 +0000

Very uncommon and very captivating, this is the "Space Wheel", made in Taiwan and sold by Downpace. It's a kinetic, perpetual motion toy which uses the power of a magnetic field to help propel a three-legged "wheel" back and forth across it. On a black plastic base with clear acrylic, the Space Wheel is a simple but elegant piece of desktop distraction. See it working here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkX7vkPIIMa/

This one is complete and boxed with only very minor signs of age and wear, and includes some intriguingly titled and worded "instructions". Assembling the Space Wheel requires no tools or glue - the runners simply slot into the base, a HP7/PP3 battery is inserted on the connectors on the inside of the base, and, with a gentle nudge from one end of the runners, the wheel will find momentum and keep going until removed.

When assembled, the Space Wheel measures approximately 33cm (11 in.) across, with a height of about 7.5cm (3 in.) and depth of 6.5cm (2½ in.).

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Palitoy Fun Flyer – flying toy for younger children, 1979 – Made in Japan

Jon Nix — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:42:32 +0000

Immune to the vagaries and unpredictableness of modern air travel, this is the Palitoy "Fun Flyer" from their "Discovery Time" range. It's a colourful battery-powered toy for the younger child which consists of a rotating aeroplane, controls to pilot it, and some cardboard obstacles (a mountain and an office building) to avoid. Originally made in Japan, this is a very fun toy to play with, notably due to these obstacles and also the ability to perform loop-the-loop aerobatics with the plane! This one is in very good condition - a couple of minor issues only. One, is the lack of instructions but that's not a problem, given that it's so simple to use. Second, the missing stickers on the aircraft wings. Again, in our opinion, a very minor flaw. The stickers elsewhere are in excellent condition.

There are no chips or cracks to the casing and mechanically everything works as it should. It does benefit hugely from using the best possible batteries (size "C") you can lay your hands on. The battery compartment itself is nice and clean - no corrosion. The box is a little bit worn and the original owner, Nicola - hello Nicola! - has written her name on the front of it. We hope she doesn't mind that we're selling it on after having had a good old play with it.

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Vintage Unused German Lampette Small Telescopic Desk Lamp Eichhoff-Werke

Jon Nix — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:31:40 +0000

This is the "Lampette" by Eichhoff-Werke, a small telescopic desk lamp. This one is in unused condition - the cabling which fits into the lower part of the lamp still has a paper band around it and appears never to have been removed from that location, and the shade still has the original corrugated cardboard protector inside it. In addition, the original small brochure of instructions is present, as is the small metal plate for wall mounting, polystyrene packing material and a somewhat battered and slightly damaged box. It's not often you'd find a lamp of this age in an unused state.

The diminutive form of the "Lampette" resembles a two-part truncated cone when opened - with the shade appearing to match the top of the base - whilst in reality the shade fits to the bottom of the base when closed, with the arm rotating around the upturned base rather than collapsing into the top as is often the case with telescopic lamps.

The body of the lamp is a light grey/silver tone with the interior of the shade finished in white, with chromed metal and silver tone detailing. The lamp has two intensity settings for flexible illumination and the arm on which the shade sits extends from a lowly 13cm (5¼ in.) to 40cm (15¾ in.) and rotates through 360 degrees. The shade is hinged where it meets the arm allowing for further flexibilty, allowing the shade to be positioned downwards almost at the perpendicular to almost vertically upwards. To get an idea of how it looks in use, please refer to this page for a previously stocked Lampette.

The base has a diameter of 8cm (3¼ in.) and a height of 9cm (3½ in.) and the shade measures approximately 7cm (2¾ in.) in length with an opening of 5cm (2 in.). In its most compact form the entire lamp measures therefore about 15cm (6 in.) in length. The lamp is rated to a 220V power supply and takes a 6V 25W bulb, a dimmable motoring bulb style (small bayonet) fit, and it is currently wired to a continental two pin plug (but has been successfully used with a three pin adapter). In very good overall cosmetic condition, bar some minor storage wear and very sound mechanically.

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1980s Merit Magic Cube Desk Stationery Set

Jon Nix — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 21:16:41 +0000

It doesn't get much more "80s" than this...! A must-have for any self-respecting desktop in the decade that brought us the New Romantics, shoulder pads, lycra and leg warmers, t-shirt slogans, and the Memphis Style, this is the Merit Magic Cube. A cube of black plastic which contains a variety of colourful stationery items/tools cleverly integrated into the shape. Whether they were actually usable or practical is a debateable point, but the angular and colourful design now looks incredibly retro and is very appealing. The cube is complete in terms of the tools (tape dispenser, pen, clock, knife, scissors, tape measure, magnetic paper clip holder) but the pen and clock might need attention (new ink and battery respectively), and it comes with the original box. The eagle-eyed will note that a corner piece can be removed to set the cube at a jaunty angle, too!

Must-have? Probably not, but this is a super little item which represents an era almost perfectly... and there can't be very many of them still around in this condition.

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Vintage Alba R-150 Portable Cassette Tape Recorder/Player with Microphone

Jon Nix — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:07:53 +0000

"All the rage" for recording your favourite tunes from the charts in the 1970s and 1980s or simply for recording yourself - the portable tape cassette player/recorder. This one was made by Alba and comes boxed with instructions. All the features you'll need are there: battery or mains power, an internal microphone, an auxiliary microphone socket and microphone, a recording indicator, automatic recording level control, and auto-stop mechanism. It'll even work with your computer, assuming your computer is from the same era and loads tapes ;)

In excellent condition and fully working as far as can be tested. A really great bit of kit, which will evoke fond memories for those of a certain age...!

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