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August's Barry Potter Toy Fair at Sandown Par… Author: Arthur Ward
Synopsis: Unusually for this summer, August 2nd dawned bright and sunny and mostly stayed that way. Well it did for the Collecting Friends team who spent the day at the fantastic Barry Potter Toy Fair at Surrey’s Sandown Park Racecourse.
Last updated: Thursday 14 August 2008 10:14:50Classic Toys - Two's Company Author: Arthur Ward
Synopsis: Classic Toys, the sequel to Arthur Ward's TV Toys and Ephemera is due to be published in June. Focusing on famous brands like Action Man, Corgi, Barbie, Spirograph, Hornby Dublo, Britains and Dinky, this new book considers many of the famous names so-called 'Baby Boomers' grew up with. The forward is by Frank Martin, MD of Hornby, the new owners of Airfix.
Last updated: Wednesday 09 July 2008 11:59:39Iconic toy classics Author: Arthur Ward
Synopsis: In an attempt to kick start a reader's poll, Arthur Ward has selected a variety of great toys from the 1960s and 1970s, to which he has conferred iconic status. Collecting Friends' members are encourage to suggest their own favourites.
Last updated: Tuesday 04 March 2008 22:18:42Astra-Pharos collectables Author: Peter Hawkins
Synopsis: Collecting Friends member Peter Hawkins is a General Practitioner in a small town near (ish) to Sydney, Australia. He is also an avid fan of what he calls 'firing' toy artillery (Britains, Marklin, Johilco, Hausser, etc). His favourites are the Astra Pom Pom and 3/7" AA gun. He's keen to receive news about any, preferably mint or near mint Astra items.
Last updated: Friday 25 January 2008 18:45:29ARP Collectables Author: Arthur Ward
Synopsis: Fear of 'death from the air' was a key part of the zeitgeist of the 1930s. Civilians assumed poison gas would be dropped from fleets of new monoplane bombers. An awful lot of ARP equipment was produced for government, military, civil defence and civilian use. Much of it is now very collectable....
Last updated: Wednesday 09 January 2008 12:57:46War & Peace Show 2007 - Wow! Author: Arthur Ward
Synopsis: This year the KM War & Peace Show at The Hop Farm in Beltring, Kent was a massive 25th anniversary event. Tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, re-enactors and militaria galore it was a spectacle to behold.
Last updated: Sunday 22 July 2007 19:57:50
