Second Childhood
This little corner of the shop will take you back to days gone by where the toy box is filled with charming, traditional & nostalgic toys & games.
Gorgeous vintage tin tambourine by Chad Valley - I remember having one of these & loved the idea of being a gypsy girl dancing around the camp!
This particular tambourine was part of a school band in it's day & is looking for a quiet retirement home!
It is in good but used condition.
Fun & games for all!
They don't make them like this anymore!
The beautifully illustrated lid lifts off to reveal hours of fun including boards & pieces for a variety of games including snakes & ladders, ludo, blow football, lotto or housey-housey, draughts & tiddlywinks.
Everything is in good condition.
Very pretty wooden jigsaw puzzle made by Victory depicting a group of ballet dancers.
The puzzle is called "Symphonie Fantastique En Couleur" & is complete (about 100 pieces) & is in very good condition.
The box does show some age wear.
Super vintage puzzle depicting a traditional hunting scene measuring 23x16cm.
The puzzle is in very good condition, the box shows age related wear & tear.
This is a lovely 28 piece wooden puzzle with gorgeous graphics - a time teacher & puzzle combined.
It is in very good condition, the box shows a bit of age related wear & tear but I'd describe it as being in good condition.
Luke is a cute vintage wooden Polish doll sporting short dungarees, a shirt & a cap on his blonde curls & red painted shoes. He likes nothing better than playing with cars & eating his mother's homemade cakes!
He is in very good vintage condition - his clothing does have a few age spots.
Lottie is a sweet vintage wooden Polish doll wearing a cute dress & bonnet. She has pretty blonde plaits & red painted shoes. She is particularly fond of puppies & visiting her Granny for tea.
She is in good vintage condition - her clothing has a few age spots here & there.
Super cute vintage birthday card featuring Noddy & friends.
It has a little pull tab which, once pulled, reveals cows coming out of the barn & a milkmaid behind the door.
It has been used & is signed from "Aunties & Uncles".
It is in good condition & comes with it's original envelope addressed to Master Gordon Raynes.
Retro Childhood Toy!
This is such a cute toy lamb to pull along. Made from plastic with 'flower power' wheels!
25cm high & 22 cm long, it is in good, played with condition.
Merry-Go-Round Elephant Circus Toy
With Trotting Sound!
This is a sweet wind-up elephant toy pulling a merry-go-round.
He has an attached key which winds him up & sets him into action.
He comes complete with his original box.
Made in Hong Kong.
1946 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the 1946 Autumn Quarterly edition of "Child Education" magazine, illustration is by Geoffrey Higham.
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
This is a really lovely print showing children around the world with their pets. These include New Zealand, England, Canada, China & Denmark.
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear.
It would look superb in a frame.
It measures 94cm x 62 cm (about the size of eight A4 pages).
1936 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the February 1936 edition of "Child Education" magazine.
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It depicts three different scenes of travel through the ages from horse drawn carriages to the iconic red bus.
It is in very good condition & would look superb in a frame.
It measure 96cm x 31.5 cm (about the size of four A4 pages).
1942 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the June 1942, a war time edition of "Child Education" magazine, illustration is by Cicely Englefield
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It is a lovely countryside illustration featuring a pond surrounded by wildlife with a busy farm in the background.
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear & pin marks in the corner. It would look superb in a frame.
It measures 68cm x 31 cm (about the size of three A4 pages).
1954 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the March 1954 edition of "Child Education" magazine.
Illustration by Henry Holzer.
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It is a lovely illustration of barges on the canal..
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear & pin marks in the corner. It would look superb in a frame.
It measure 61cm x 44 cm (about the size of four A4 pages).
1953 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the November 1954 edition of "Child Education" magazine.
Illustration by Nina Brisley.
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It is a charming illustration of children cleaning out their pet rabbit's hutch.
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear & pin marks in the corner. It would look superb in a frame.
It measure 61cm x 44 cm (about the size of four A4 pages).
1953 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the 1953 Summer Quarterly edition of "Child Education" magazine.
Illustration by Kathleen Burrell
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It is a lovely illustration of Queen Elizabeth leaving Westminster Abbey after her coronation.
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear & pin marks in the corner. It would look superb in a frame.
It measure 61cm x 490cm (about the size of eight A4 pages).
1939 School Poster
Fabulous vintage educational print - this is from the Autumn 1939 edition of "Child Education" magazine.
It is a pull out so does have creases where it would have been folded to fit the magazine.
It is a lovely illustration of an idyllic country scene.
It is in good condition, but as with any item of this age it does have a bit of wear & tear & pin marks in the corner. It would look superb in a frame.
It measure 61cm x 90 cm (about the size of eight A4 pages).
