I found a lovely vintage toy last week which I snapped up as soon as I saw it! It was in the ‘cabinet’ where they place the items of higher value but it was marked a reasonable sum.
I love the bright colours of the humming top and it’s illustrated with the characters from the nursery rhyme ‘Hey diddle diddle’. It was made by Chad Valley in England – I am a complete sucker for vintage British toys. Fortunately it’s not too big so will look great on a shelf in the nursery (I just need to persuade my husband to put up another shelf!).
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10 Comments
Marty
September 18, 2011 at 6:34 pmVery cute! I wouldve snatched it up too! I love old toys also 🙂
Carolina J.
September 18, 2011 at 11:33 pmOnly today I looked online trying to find this toy for my little girl and here is your post! 🙂
Liz Burton
September 19, 2011 at 11:05 amThat’s gorgeous. Love the colours on it.
I managed to find an American one in my Salvation Army shop a couple of months back, I was expecting it to be a lot of money, but it was very reasonable. Maybe charity shops haven’t cottoned on to these ind of collectibles yet – shhhhhh!
jane
September 19, 2011 at 12:07 pmFantastic find !
Mel (Pretty But Not Pink)
September 19, 2011 at 4:23 pmGorgeous! Woolies toys in their heyday 🙂
Cass@frugalfamily
September 19, 2011 at 7:09 pmOh that is gorgeous – I love it x
Minibreak Mummy
September 19, 2011 at 8:04 pmA really lovely item. My mum often finds wonderful toys second hand but I just don’t have the knack (or perhaps she is just lucky with the charity shops near her)
Kate
September 20, 2011 at 12:58 pmI am sure I had one just like this
Superb. Love it.
Laurie
September 20, 2011 at 6:01 pmVerra nice!
Caroline
September 21, 2011 at 8:30 amThat takes me back – I remember having one as a child! Now I feel old!