August 11, 2010

Sad Wooden Donkey


















A sad wooden donkey, who is in desperate need of a restring. Hence his weird posture! Hes beautifully made & is around 12" in length. There is no makers mark, but he could be Galt or Brio. His rubbed edges hint as his history and just add to his charm.

August 04, 2010

UK Decimal Currency Converter 1971
















On Monday 15 February 1971, Britain went decimal. Old money - pounds, shillings and pence was replaced by a new system that had a 100 pence in the pound. Shillings became a thing of the past!

There was much confusion at the time and a whole set of promotional items were created to launch and promote the new money. Todays post is a rather nice information wheel which converts old money into new.

August 02, 2010

Unobtainable Under Private ownership























The pick of yesterdays booty. One of a number of beer mats.