That much? I threw one away many years ago 
30-07-2016, 11:19 AM
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I remember having a Popeye soft toy, a rag doll called Myrtle (why Myrtle I donīt know), I always wanted a bike and roller skates but never got either, my mother was terrified I would hurt myself or get killed ! I had various other toys along the way, but my real love was books, mostly about animals and children in Africa and other "exotic" countries. From a very early age I wanted to go to Africa, it took some years but I made it, North Africa, West Africa and East Africa. I still have some of those early books, rather tatty now and stored in a big box, but I have a real problem parting with books.
30-07-2016, 01:36 PM
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One birthday I asked for a dolls pram. My mum said I didn't have a baby doll to go in it but I said it didn't matter I still wanted one. When it arrived it was a very posh dolls pram with a rain hood and a waterproof cover that went over the blankets. It took me 2 weeks to persuade my pet cat to sleep in that pram and he always loved being taken to the nearby grocer's shop... where he was always offered a piece of cooked meat.
30-07-2016, 02:53 PM
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I had a Dolls Pram my Nan's cat called Candy used to go to sleep in it, and I used to dress her up in Dolly clothes and frilly hat and push her around the yard. My Nan also had a Mangle in he yard and I used to wash my dolly clothes and put them through the mangle.30-07-2016, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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Of course, when I was a young lad we were so poor we couldn't afford toys.It's amazing what you can do with a few sticks and bits of rubbish.
My toys were a couple of wooden spoons and some pan lids.
Someone gave me a kaleidoscope .. I couldn't put it down.
30-07-2016, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by malcolm
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That was certainly true for me, my parents barely had enough money to cover rent and food.My toys were a couple of wooden spoons and some pan lids.
Someone gave me a kaleidoscope .. I couldn't put it down.
30-07-2016, 06:38 PM
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I was right with the name of jigger. Just asked on a FB page and got positive replies immediately, though they think it was a 'local' name, so may not be well known. I'm sure other areas made them and most probably had their own name for them.I do remember being on a piece of land once with a neighbouring boy, going down a slopey path and falling off, right into a patch of nettles! Crikey did it hurt!! Mind you, we shouldn't really have been there!
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