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Categories / Design and Interiors, Toys and Games

Lilliput Robot collectible from Bodie and Fou

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We've had a design influenced by retro robots only recently, with Clifford Richards' clocks, but you can pick up a replica of one of the original toy robots from Bodie and Fou who are selling this Lilliput Robot collectible. 

The Lilliput robot first appeared in Japan in the 1940s and was thought to be the first mass produced robot toy. This replica of that first robot, produced by Fantastic & Co, includes a wind-up key that allows the robot to move forward with its arms swinging. 

Strictly a piece for adults, rather than kids, the robot costs £9.95

Buy it online

Categories / Architecture, Toys and Games

Lego 20th Century Architecture Sets now available in the UK

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We featured these some time back, but after a quick browse of the Lego website, we've just noticed that the Lego Architecture Sets are now available in the UK.

We mentioned two originally, but now there are four US architectural classics on the market – the Empire State Building, the Seattle Space Needle, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and last, but certainly not least, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater construction, which is pictured above.

All are detailed replicas, all come with booklets detailing the design and the history. Just make sure you've got plenty of time to build them. An image of the Guggenheim is over the page, with prices starting at £19.99. Here's to some of the same from Lego.

Find out more at the Lego website

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Categories / Toys and Games

Jane Foster Designs Retro Fabric Lions

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Jane Foster Designs have been mentioned here before including her toy cats. In a similar vein, are her Retro Fabric Lions, a great gift for a child or decoration for your shelves.

The faces of the lions have been screen printed onto the fabric, then their bodies are made from various types of vintage or retro patterned fabric. Styles include a 1950s diamond pattern, Orla Kiely’s striped petal print and heart patterns.

The lions cost £12 from the Jane Foster website.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Toys and Games

Henry desk vac from Joy

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This Henry desk vac from Joy, is the ultimate office accessory, likely to send both male and femalecoleagues into a jealous rage.

The Henry is the ultimate household machine of the 1980s and has now become a collectors item to fans who seek out different coloured and speciality Henry's from the past.

Instead of locking his happy little face away in a cupboard, you can now keep him on display at work. Buy for £15 from Joy.

Categories / Toys and Games

“Toy Box Memories” Jigsaws

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The favourite toys of each decade from in 1940 to 1970 are commemorated in a series of “Toy Box Memories” Jigsaws.

Each thousand-piece jigsaw has a collection of that decades most popular games and toys. As well as offering a nostalgic reminder of childhood, the toys offer an interesting of reflection of their respective period. The Forties have plenty of war-related games, the Fifties are inspired by the television including games based on Dixon of Dock Green and Take Your Pick and the Sixties reflect obsessions with space, fashion and spies. The Seventies jigsaw features the toys I remember best, which includes Paddington Bear, Emu and a Starsky and Hutch game.

All of the jigsaws cost £14.99 and are available from Strawberry Fool.

Categories / Toys and Games

Re-issue of 1930s game Laripino

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If you want to buy your kids a game that doesn't require an endless supply of AA batteries, you may want to look at this re-issue of the game Laripino.

The game dates back to the 1930s when it was manufactured by Spear's and operates on a very simple concept: players roll marbles down the helter skelter and are awarded different amounts of points depending on the hole the marbles land in. It's as straight forward as that. While this re-issue makes use of the original packaging to add to its nostalgic charm, whether your kids go for it or not is a different matter…

The game costs £8. 

Buy it from Maiden