"As a youngster I remember my brother and I playing with Matchbox toys. It wasn't until years later my Mother told me of the rushing around the shops that her and Dad went through to buy them for us. As I grew older and moved on to other interests I had no idea what happened to the toys of my childhood. Then, in 2003, on a visit to my parent's house my Mother asked what I was going to do with that box of toys in the cupboard.
When my brother and I had outgrown our interest in toys my Mother had collected them up and stored them away (always listen to your Mother!).
That was the beginning of my Matchbox collection. I hope you enjoy looking through them."
I'm posting here as I have created a PDF file of my Guide: Matchbox Regular Wheel 1-75 Series, Accessory/Major Pack & King Size - Variations 1953-1970 that is available for free downloading here. Click on the blue PDF version link.
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I'm a, soon to be retiring, Primary school teacher and it has become obvious over the last few years that play is disappearing from our classrooms. Sand/water trays, toy boxes have gone In many schools and it is increasingly about testing, assessment and putting children at levels. I feel that the increase in digital devices, sophisticated software and 'guided' learning is isolating children from playing with their peers and using their imagination.
I'm confident that many of us can remember hours spent creating battles with our tanks, racing our cars, working on the farm with our tractors or making building sites with our trucks. We used our imaginations, sorted out problems, shared and talked about what we were doing as we played.
I've been buying toys from local markets, charity shops, etc to make up toy boxes that I can donate to local schools. Hence the donate button should anyone wish to contribute. Hopefully a new generation of youngsters will discover the same joy that we had, pushing bits of tin around.
