Plastic Fantastic

This motley collection of 1960s plastic toys were salvaged from the bottom of the old tin bath in Mum's outhouse.  They're all still a bit grubby, despite a good soaking in the sink, but I'm going to keep hold of them for pure nostalgia.  I'm not quite sure where they'll be put for the time being, one day, when we're finally settled, they might be quite good in one of my two printers trays (sadly packed away in the loft for the last five years or so).

I do remember playing with some of these bits and pieces, and it's amazing to think they've been mouldering away for something like 35 years.  My sister and I, and our friends, used to spend many many hours playing in the outhouse as children - well, when you grow up in the south west of England you certainly have to have 'wet weather' contingency plans - and the outhouse was just the ticket.  Detached from the house but close enough for us to play in there safely, large enough to get probably four or five little girls in there at any one time, and easily accessible from the back door of the house.  And, most importantly of all, weather-proof.

It's odd that the two main colours of the rescued plastic bits and bobs are pale blue and bright red - perhaps that's the main colours plastic toys were made in then - and most of the pieces bear the ultimate legend of toys of my childhood - 'Made in Hong Kong'.  They do tone very nicely with Mum's Cath Kidston oilcloth though.

Comments

[s]

I remember those moulded plastic toys too. Everything was made in Hong Kong or seemed to be.
Isn't it funny how something as insignificant as a red plastic boot brings back memories?

[catz]

How lovely to have something from your childhood! Treasure indeed! The red kidney shaped bowl reminds me of one I had that came with a little nurses dressing up set.

[Sharon J]

Isn't it wonderful when we find things that bring back long forgotten memories?

They brought back some memories here too. Like Catz, I had a nurses set with a kidney dish and other bits and pieces, all in plastic and yes, no doubt all from Hong Kong.