We've seen bobbing tanks here several times
in two designs, but this came-in with a mixed lot of mostly British/Canadian
'dime-store' type plastics, and I'd forgotten all about it until someone came
round the other day and we were going through them, indeed, if it hadn't been
for that visit and Brian's kindness a few days ago there would have been no
seasonal stuff here today at all!
In fact I got two mixed-lots recently, this
is both lots together, some (from Mercator
Trading) have been seen here in the past, others haven't, and a similar-sized
lot came from a charity-lot on feebleBay, among which was the target of this post.
I know I've spelt probably incorrectly -
Doh! And the wreaker-truck turned-out to have faint PP's on the wheel-hubs so
is another Poplar, but the motorcycle-rider
is PVC so probably a Thomas left-over.
while the Cheerio's are half-and half
'Canada' (yellow wheels) and 'England' (black/white wheels).
It's a Bobbing Bunny! He appears to be
driving the bastard-child of a White's scout-car and an Indian Pattern
Chevrolet as supplied to the Long Range Dessert Group (LRDG)! And that's all I
can say about it really, it is what it is, and you can see that for yourselves!
I'm not saying my diet's that healthy at the moment but I made the little bugger work for his sugar-coated,Mr Cadbury's Parrot, chocolate mini-eggs!
Up and down the carpet, up and down the bedspread, up and down the table,
up-and-down the mantelpiece, he's quite versatile and delivers all sorts of
treats!
Only marking is a Made in England and tool/cavity mark '2' and he probably came with either Jelly-Tots (or similar?) or a great, big, tooth-loosening gobstopper?
I had that Bobbin' Bunny in a blue truck from Woolworth back in the 50's. It contained a load of small solid chocolate Easter eggs wrapped in foil in a twist of cellophane.
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Great to see one again!
And I bet you chucked the bunny, you heartless child! Funny Terra'; I nearly said something about cellophane bags, twisted and given a little bow/tie! Did it come in a generic mug, or on a stick? The newsagents in Hartley Wintney (Webb's and Richardson's? And another I never got the name of and which we rarely used - except for plain chocolate Bounty's) use to have all sorts of non-branded goodies at Easter!
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The truck and eggs came in the cellophane twist. Somehow the truck sat for ages in the bin potatoes were kept in. The rabbit's head was broken off and lost so no repair just a repaint in desert camouflage.
ReplyDeleteIf I see another it's yours! I tried to do a video of it bobbing, but the light wasn't too good and he kept sticking at the shoulder!
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Damn rabbits are always getting themselves into some kind of mischief.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta' watch 'em Jan or they take liberties!
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Very thhoughtful blog
ReplyDeleteThanks Anon', I try! Cheers for stopping-by!
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