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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #63 on: Friday 10 March 23 11:14 GMT (UK) »
Goodness me, she IS black!  :D

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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #64 on: Friday 10 March 23 19:37 GMT (UK) »
This......

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1045540777/6-vintage-paper-dolls-with-lace-on

I have no idea why I loved them so much, they were just cardboard and paper with laces but they kept me entertained for hours.

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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #65 on: Friday 10 March 23 20:06 GMT (UK) »
I too loved playing with my paper dolls, but I don't recognise the era that's shown on the link - all mine had hats!
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #66 on: Friday 10 March 23 20:15 GMT (UK) »
I still have my black doll who I named Dinah. She’s in the loft so I’d have to get her out to see who made her. She still says mama if you tip her up.
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #67 on: Saturday 11 March 23 14:26 GMT (UK) »
Funnily enough, I had a "Dinah" too. My Mum named her.
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #68 on: Saturday 11 March 23 14:56 GMT (UK) »
Funnily enough, I had a "Dinah" too. My Mum named her.
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Perhaps my mum suggested it to me and I said yes lol. I had two other dolls , one called Marilyn and another called Sally . Marilyn had blonde hair and came from the Coop. Sally was one of those pedigree brand ones with no hair but a hairstyle carved into the plastic ( if you had one you’ll know what I mean).
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #69 on: Saturday 11 March 23 15:49 GMT (UK) »
We had a bogey made by my older Brother, from old planks of wood and an orange box seat. The wheels were from an old pram, rope was attached to the axle of the front wheels for steering. I remember he charged his friends to borrow it for an hour. He was forever rummaging at the tip and would often come home with odd rollers skates and broken cycles amongst other things.
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #70 on: Saturday 11 March 23 19:40 GMT (UK) »
We had them - or my brothers did.  We call they billy-carts! Very popular!

Very rough riding down our paddocks!     ;D ;D
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Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
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Re: Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back?
« Reply #71 on: Saturday 11 March 23 21:33 GMT (UK) »
When grandkids were in Scouts they made Billy carts and at a camp with other groups they would have competitions and races.  Son went once as a helper and said he could hear granddaughter screaming and laughing from afar.  They took turns pushing and riding.
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