General Chat

Shhh Gerri, someone might hear.... you mustn't say that word anymore... I had one of those too a Golly ***. When I had my black doll it was about the time West Indians first started coming to England. Now I live in Grenada and they are all coming back!!!! Jacquie

Jacquie I was in the dominican republic recently.....you can still buy black dollies there!!! and gollie wogs!!! I loved the black 'Tiny tears' dolls that my children had. Id dress them then sit them on thier beds while they were at school only to find as soon as they came home.....they would stip em!!!! Ggrrrr lol Gerri x

Alas I was mainly brought up in childrens homes so have nothing from those days....but! I have got a little box filled with the old money £/s/d. My g/g/g/granfather died in 1876 and I have an old penny dated 1874. I like to think it past through his fingers :o)) I keep that and an old sixpence (a tanner) dated with my birth year together close to my pooooter. Softy Gerri x

I still have my Rosebud Doll ...she is just like a baby (but hard!!) she is now over 50 years old. Wish I aged as gracefully as her!!!! My favourite toy was another doll but a friend smashed her on our Air Raid shelter!!! I was the only girl I knew who had a Black doll!!!! I loved her dearly. Jacquie

I still have most of my dolls and I am now 57 so they must all be about 50 years old - trouble is all their elastic bands have perished so I have to get them fixed sometime. I also have several games that were passed on from more affluent cousins like a driving game where a handle moved a magnetised bit below the cardboard road layout and it made the car move round on top (bit like my driving, a little jerkily) I also have a muffin the mule but when I got him out of the loft at my mum's, his leg was broken due to metal fatigue I think. My mum gave away lots of my toys, my doll's house, and cot and other things but I have a lot of my childhood books and little knick knacks. I have saved almost everything of my son's including all his lego and connex? and the boxes they came in. Hopefully I will have grandchildren to pass them on to someday.

I have a clockwork train set than I bought (parents bought) from the Kelloggs rice krispies packet and it still works, about 30 years old. Another old toy was called Marx Mod Tops which were spinning tops that you set going with an battery powered motor, my niece who is 12 thinks they are great and the motor still works, they are over 30 years old. Ros

I have my teddybear from my first christmas (I was 10 months old), a knitted doggy that my aunt made for me when I was a tiny baby (just a few weeks), and a dolls crib that my grandfather made my mum when she was little, passed to me when i was a year old (this was all so long ago, lol) The teddybear is almost bare in many places, the knitted doggy has moth-holes and is badly in need of restuffing... and the crib was refurbished for my own daughters and repainted pink (it was green originally). I don't think I could bear to part with any of these either - not that any of them has any more value than what I think they are worth - sentimental old fooll that I am. I know my grandfather was quite tickled when he was told the crib he had made was being passed to another generation.... and maybe in a few years time, it will be passed down again - to my grandchildren (still waiting for those).

LOL .. no sorry Karen S.. that cuppa went cold along time ago! Yes i think i will keep the train set to hand down.. Dont suppose i could really sell it if i tried.. too many memories. I would of loved a hand me down from my father or G/Father.. but unfortunately i never knew my G/Fathers at all. Regards Andy

Howard - Is that little glass engine about 4-5' long and 2-3' tall and hollow? - If so I've got one too. It used to belong at my Mum's - and when first bought would have held sweets according to what she told me at the time. My elder brother is 64 years old so sounds the right age too. Amazing they survived really isn't it? I have a toy dog. A grey balding 'scottie' dog shape stuffed with wood shavings. Not sure what the remaining fur is made of - not synthetic anyway. It's not mine but was given to my son when he was about three by my elderly neighbour. It used to belong to him. Fred was well into his eighties when he died and that was around 25 years ago - so I guess this dog is pretty ancient! Magsxx

Just remembered i have my mothers doll-rosebud's her name, she has even been to the dolls hospital to b mended, mum gave me her when i was young and needless to say i dropped her so thats why she had to go to the hospital, she was taken off me after that till i was old enough to look after her. Kaz

Andy, you keep ur train set and give it to your adorable son when hes older. Kaz xx You Made that cuppa yet? LOL

Mine's my Leo Pard (just call him Leo)(toy leopard), he'll be 24 this year same as me. AL

andy when i was young some 65+yarsago when i would stay with my aunty I was given a little glass rialway engine to play with the lino had a pattern like a draught board and i spent hours play train's well i still have that glass engine in pride of place with some other orniment's I would think it's at least 70+ yr. old. howard

No .. i dont think i could sell mine either.. although i was tempted to put it on ebay one time. eventhough i never use it now ...i just dont think i could sell it. It rekindles a time in my childhood of when i was happy. It was probably the best toy.. that i ever had bought me. Who knows .. i now have a 10 week old son .. i might just keep it and pass it onto him. ...cant compete with an x box though or a computer can it.

Winnie, my beloved teddy is older than me! My dad bought it for my mum on her 21st in 1979. I had her when I was born so shes now 26 years old!

No Andy, can't part with them! :)) Dad found one of his toys when clearing Gran's house, it was a little Oxo tin, complete with cardboard zoo animals in it, dated 1927, it's worth £100 now! :)

No i wouldnt part with my stuff Andy, they will go to my children for their children, im very protective with my stuff, mean alot to me. I still Have a wicker dolly's cot that my aunty made me, its at my mums as my daughter plays with it when she is there. When she has grown out of it it will go away for my grandkids! Kaz

My Mum was the opposite to a hoarder. Not in use, chuck it out. Consequently I have saved some of my childrens toys and my little grandson loves playing with his uncles garage and action men and my grand daughter with Mum's dolls house and Sindy dolls Wish my Mum had saved something Linsa

I cant believe some of the ages of your toys and keepsakes!! .. my train set at 30 years old is a newbie compared to some of your things.. lol Would any of you part with them if you found out that they were worth anything?

aww Kirsty .. thats nice .. i dont even have a picture of me from that age let alone a toy. <<<sniffle