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1980s Fisher-Price Brown Battery Powered Cassette Player and Recorder Model 826

Jon Nix — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:27:39 +0000

Immediately recognisable to those of us of a certain age, this is a Fisher-Price portable cassette player and recorder, more boringly known as the Model 826. It's a battery-powered slice of two-tone brown plastic which dates from the 1980s (copyright 1980). It's a simple affair but that was part of its appeal and also why they became so popular to youngsters. It's a one-touch recorder via microphone or input and a player through its rather limited speaker. But what would you expect.

This one is in good cosmetic condition and seems to work correctly - it does require a good quality set of batteries, however. There are no chips or cracks to the plastics and all of the buttons are responsive and work as they should. Don't expect jaw-dropping audio, but do expect to be charmed by this relic of a particular time when this was indeed the thing to have...

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Small Micronta Desktop LCD Display Digital Alarm Clock and Thermometer 63-9010

Jon Nix — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:41:22 +0000

A small battery-powered Micronta LCD clock which has a few tricks up its err... small sleeves. This relatively uncommon unit dates from the 1980s and is mainly brown plastic with silver tone panels. It measures just 8cm square with a height of 7cm. There is an alarm and snooze function, with options for either 12-hour or 24-hour clock display formats, and a thermometer which provides a temperature reading in either Degrees Celsius or Fahrent units. And it has a small light too to illuminate the display.
We think you'd agree that all is quite a lot crammed into such a small package.

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Rare 1960s Arthur Wood Pottery Orange and Brown Striped Cat Money Bank

Jon Nix — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:11:55 +0000

If ceramic cats have nine ceramic lives like their real-world feline counterparts, then this cheerful chap is probably on number nine of those. After suffering a catastrophic travel injury, he arrived at AIP HQ in a manner which can only be described as "not completely intact". Rather than consign him to history (i.e. the bin or to the bottom of plant pots), we set about repairing him, on the basis that he'd managed to live for over 50 years and was still smiling and that deserved to be taken into account.
So, he's not perfect, far from it, but he's got a winning personality despite the misadventures.
He was made by Arthur Wood Pottery and he's a rare thing indeed. You don't see many of these at all. He measures about 20 cm long and about 17cm high (including that wonderful tail). In terms of his faults, he now has quite a few but he's intact and that's the main thing now. Hopefully the significant repairs he has had (see the photos for details) - notably tail reconstruction surgery and re-painting - are good enough to warrant someone re-homing him "as is"...

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Vintage Lightweight Ladies’ Scarf with Geometric Cyan and Brown Designs

Jon Nix — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:27:56 +0000

This ladies' scarf really hedges its bets with a cyan and brown colour scheme which contains square motifs, circles, triangles, block colour, lines and stripes all in the one length of fabric! Each end of the scarf has subtle tassling/ It's bold and it's eye-catching and more than a little bit funky.

Measures approximately 43cm wide by 193cm long (17 in. by 76 in.) and is in good condition throughout. There is no maker's label or other identification that we can see.

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Vintage Square Yellow and Brown Mod Dot Design Linen Tablecloth

Jon Nix — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:10:14 +0000

Absolutely fabulous vintage square linen tablecloth with a mod / op art style design of dots in yellows and browns arranged in a semi-block fashion on a white ground with regular yellow dots in-between. In very good condition with just a couple of minor edging snags and in seemingly unused condition. The fabric measures approximately 120cm (47 in.) square.

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Early 1980s Brown and Silver Philips Model 390 Digital Clock Radio

Jon Nix — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:23:04 +0000

A small digital clock radio with red LED display in a good-looking brown and silver body, this is the Philips model 390, which dates from the early 1980s. It's a fairly standard piece of kit in terms of functions, with sleep, snooze and alarm mode options, but the styling is something of a cross-over from the seventies to the eighties. The top is dominated by the grille over the speaker, and whilst the angled front of the unit is a silver grey tone, the rest of it is a deep brown colour.

It's a compact design - the unit measures 24cm across the front, 16cm from front to back and 6cm in height (9½, 6¼ and 2½ in. respectively) - and not without style, and it's fully functional. There are some minor signs of wear and age but nothing which detracts visually. There is a little bit of dust inside the display, common in these units, but far from the worst we've seen. An optional battery (PP3) provides backup power for the clock (not supplired).

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Set of 6 brown and orange “Drink Up” style plastic and glass cups

Jon Nix — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 21:26:13 +0000

A set of six unbranded - but very much in the style of JAJ/Pyrex's Drink Ups - cups, with their plastic bases and handles and removable glass inner, are presented in very fetching orange and brown tones. Whether for the camper van, to take out on picnics, or simply for use at home these are a great little set of cups which probably date from the 1970s.

Each cup measures approximately 7cm (2¾ in.) in height with a rim diameter of 7cm (2¾ in.) and a base of 4cm (1½ in.). In very good clean condition with no chips or cracks to the glass or the plastics. Only very very minor signs of any use at all.

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1970s Papermate Mouse Novelty Pen Holder – desktop fun and kitsch!

Jon Nix — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:39:05 +0000

If this little thing doesn't bring a smile to your face, then, well... sorry. It's a pen holder from Papermate and made in F.R. Germany (that's West Germany to you and I) and dates from the latter part of the 1970s. It's a mouse. And it's on a spring. Which basically means when a pen is taken from or inserted into it, it bounces away in a very cheerful fashion. It's a simple bit of vintage fun for your desk... and an increasingly scarce item to encounter.

In good condition, without original box unfortunately. The mouse's tail does have a slight kink to it, but it's there - often they aren't, so let's be thankful. Pen not included in this sale - and the eagle-eyed might have noticed it's not a Papermate anyway ;)

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1970s Brown and Orange PYE 1570 Four Band Portable Transistor Radio

Jon Nix — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:58:15 +0000

A very striking looking portable radio made by PYE with a combination of dark brown casing, silver tone grille and orange detailing. It's a veritable hunk of 70s style in plastic and it sounds great - a very loud and robust sound indeed. In fact, the whole unit is exactly that: robust. Powered either by AC adaptor or batteries, the radio provides four bands (FM/SW/MW/LW), a very good aerial, tone and volume knobs, and an earphone socket to the rear. But it's all about the looks and the sound with this radio, and it delivers on both counts, we think.

In very good cosmetic condition with no chips or cracks to the plastics, just the odd superficial mark or surface graze here and there. Considering this was most likely used in a workplace or even in a garden shed, it's fared very well indeed! There's the odd crackle from the knobs when they are being adjusted, but that's to be expected from an item of this age. It measures approximately 30cm (12 in.) in width, 23cm (9 in.) in height with the handle upright, and has a depth of 7.5cm (3 in.).

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“9 in 1 Secretary Aid” desktop accessory made in Hong Kong

Jon Nix — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:49:00 +0000

In its original, but slightly worn box, and appearing to be unused (!), this "9 in 1 Secretary Aid" is pure 1970s plastic fantastic and is almost certainly not a "must-have". Housed in suitably brown plastic this desktop accessory comprises of a calendar, a tape dispenser, pen holder, letter rack, world time reference, handy trays for paper clips, business cards and pins, and a memo feeder! That's your nine in one!

In good condition and... it is what it is! Please note, you'll need to provide your own tape, pens, clips, etc.

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