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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

I is for Instruments

So, it's the 7th birthday of the blog today, not something I've celebrated before, but I happened to notice the fact last night, and as it's the party season and we're looking at plastic novelties for a while; let's make some noise!

Kazoos (one marked Hohner so probably not that cheap a toy!), Pan-pipes, Harmonicas, Horns and Trumpets, Swanee & Penny Whistles, Football Rattles....who didn't have one of these at least once in their childhood and drive some grown-ups to distraction with it? That's nostalgia, right there...plastic shite!

More - smaller - whistles and a tiny harmonica (top right: blue and yellow), one has a windmill attached for extra 'play' value, while another highlights one of the problems with classifying/categorising this stuff, is it a whistle first or a key-ring? As the charm loop fitted to several can be for a 'charm' or a key-ring, it's a moot point, but this crossover is a feature of a lot of these cheepie toys, not forgetting - does it go with the instruments, or the unknown Wild West? Or, if you collect enough of this shite...does it go with the horns or the Indians!
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2 comments:

  1. johnpreeceDecember 8, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Congratulations and thanks for all of the last seven years.

    If I had another lifetime for a second useless hobby I might well collect plastic, shite and Herald plastics alike. Failing that your Blog makes a very acceptable substitute.

    John

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  2. Hugh WalterDecember 8, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    Thanks John...as I said to someone yesterday...you won't be thinking that after three weeks of budget cracker toys!

    H

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