cities - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/cities/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:46:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 1969 Hasbro Astrolite Build With Light Construction Set https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/1969-hasbro-astrolite-build-with-light-construction-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1969-hasbro-astrolite-build-with-light-construction-set Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:33:56 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=8599 Uncommon on the eastern side of the Atlantic, the Hasbro Astrolite was a more common sight in US households of the late 1960s and 1970s. It features a large (34cm / 13½ in. square) raised platform inside of which a light and a rotatable colour wheel provides illumination through the holes and slits in the platform. A large set of clear plastic pieces can be placed into the holes and connected together using rubber "sleeves" to construct futuristic towers, pillars, pipes and other structures. The overall effect of the clear plastic and the coloured lights shining and reflecting through is difficult to describe but it's impressive especially in a low light environment. The photos are perhaps the best descriptors.

As can be seen, this Astrolite is fully functional. Originally used with a US power source, a transformer is provided with this unit to allow it to be used with a UK three-pin 240V power supply. Included with the set is a variety of clear pieces and rubber connectors - not a complete set, but certainly enough to have plenty of fun with! (please get in touch if you would like a list of what is included). There are unfortunately some broken pieces which are also present, most of which can nonetheless be used in some form. The outer box is rather tatty but is nice to have. The inner accessory storage box has been covered in clear tape, but again, it's nice to have it.

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]]> Set of 8 “International” glasses by Libbey (1959-61) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/set-of-8-international-glasses-by-libbey-1959-61/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=set-of-8-international-glasses-by-libbey-1959-61 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:41:09 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=3006 Made by the American company of Libbey, this is a complete set of eight colourful glasses depicting international cities: Madrid, Athens, Hague, Havana, London, Rome, Bombay, and Paris.  Perfect for your "Mad Men" cocktail cabinet (if you have one) or for any enthusiastically retro drinking environment ;)

The presence of the Havana glass dates the set between 1959 and 1961 (see the 1959-60 Libbey Catalogue here: http://libbeyhistory.com/Catalogs/19591960fall.pdf) .  Because of the Bay of Pigs / Cuban Missile Crisis - and the sensitivity of having a Cuba-related item in the set-  Nassau replaced Havana in 1962.

The glasses are in the "Double Old Fashioned" tumber glass style of the range and each is approximately 4in (10cm) high with a diameter of 3in (8cm) around the rim. Overall, the glasses are in very good condition, aside from a nibble on the rim of the "Havana" glass which is a shame but we don't think that it renders the set any less desirable.

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