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The Nostalgic Attic: A nice little present from my wife...

29 September 2014

A nice little present from my wife...


So, we are currently in Paris (Montmartre specifically) enjoying a quick weekend away for our wedding anniversary. While strolling through a flea market yesterday, we spotted a store specialising in vintage toys; tin cars, Tonka toys, etc. On a shelf was a selection of these guys. They are nicely reproduced in the style of toys made in the 50's and 60's, and the clockwork mechanism is quite nice! When he gets going, the movement is lovely, with the eyes sparking up and all. I think I've found something new to collect!







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7 Comments:

At 29 September 2014 at 12:17 , Blogger Wes said...

Ah, he is a fine fellow, good one Deb. I must say he takes a good picture, he's look much more amenable when he's out and about, his portrait on the box makes him look rather fearsome, cutting a swathe of destruction thru some city street...

 
At 29 September 2014 at 21:58 , Blogger Craig Edwards said...

I love it! Did you give him a name? Can he be the Attic's mascot?

 
At 1 October 2014 at 02:14 , Blogger JP Mulvanetti said...

Wes, we both laughed when we spotted the destroyed streets on the artwork - he is way too pleasant a fellow to be going on that kind of killing spree...

 
At 1 October 2014 at 02:15 , Blogger JP Mulvanetti said...

Not been named Craig! Any suggestions??

 
At 2 October 2014 at 12:35 , Blogger Wes said...

I'd name him after one of the robots from Silent Running ! Dewey, Huey, Louie !

 
At 3 October 2014 at 00:21 , Blogger JP Mulvanetti said...

Well, Silent Running IS one of my favorites, so lets go with Dewey!

 
At 3 October 2014 at 04:55 , Blogger Craig Edwards said...

Huzzah Dewey!

 

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