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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.
Showing posts with label Naturecraft - Nature Craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naturecraft - Nature Craft. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

N is for Naturecraft

Naturecraft were a set of Christmas crackers issued back in the . . . errr . . . 1990's? 1980's maybe, but I think the 90's is closer; they do appear on evilBay on a regular basis, usually a sign that they aren't that old, which is not to say older crackers don't regularly appear on sales sites, but the frequency with which this, one, particular set turns-up, suggests it wasn't that long ago since it was retailed, and it probably only ran for one or two Christmases?

Chalkware; Chalkware Animals; Christmas Cracker Animals; Christmas Cracker Collectables; Christmas Cracker Novelties; Christmas Cracker Prizes; Christmas Crackers; Cracker Novelties; Cracker Toys; Naturecraft Chalkware Animals; Naturecraft Christmas Crackers; Naturecraft Crackers; Novelty Figurines; Painted Chalkware; Plaster Animals; Plaster Figurines; Plasterware; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Varnished Chalkware; Washed Chalkware; Wild Animals; Zoo Animals;
Painted, washed and varnished chalkware animals, I think there are eight in a set, maybe ten, but I seem to recall it wasn't a full-twelve; annoyingly I have all the details on the damaged dongle, but I'm putting-off the task of delving into it with the icare and testdisc software as I think it's an all-day (or many-hours) job, so I can only work with the actual loose sample, who are six!

Chalkware; Chalkware Animals; Christmas Cracker Animals; Christmas Cracker Collectables; Christmas Cracker Novelties; Christmas Cracker Prizes; Christmas Crackers; Cracker Novelties; Cracker Toys; Naturecraft Chalkware Animals; Naturecraft Christmas Crackers; Naturecraft Crackers; Novelty Figurines; Painted Chalkware; Plaster Animals; Plaster Figurines; Plasterware; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; Varnished Chalkware; Washed Chalkware; Wild Animals; Zoo Animals;
Each is marked on the rear with a Naturecraft England mark, and I think each cracker had the picture of 'its' animal contents glued to it's main . . . drum? There must be a whole nomenclature for crackers . . . sleeves or grabs? Drum or compartment? Snap, motto, gift, hat, what about the scrunched pinch-points?

I have a half a thought there was a charity or some fund-raising (WWF/WWFFN?) behind the crackers?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

N is for Naturecraft

This has been imported from 'Boring Blog' (which I will close down) and may have images or other text added in the future. Naturecraft

Factory painted plaster animals, touristy. Might be eight, or possibly ten sculpts in total?

List of known items
Bear (20mm approximately)
Bison (20mm approximately)
Elephant (10mm'ish)
Koala Bear (closer to 1:25?)
- Lion (closer to 54mm)
- Panda Bear (closer to 54mm)
- Tiger (closer to 54mm)