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Old 16-08-2007, 15:04   #63
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Re: favourite toys

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Originally Posted by Eric View Post
My train set .. Hornby OO with the Duchess of Montrose ... and one of those neat little mail coaches that picked up (well, if it decided to work) little mailbags ... I remember that on the day I got it, I had to wait for every adult male in my extended family played with it until I got my turn. Also a microscope thro which I could look at assorted fly body parts, and books ... all kinds, particularly "Two Years Before the Mast."
It's a pity the youngsters of today won't have such memories All they will remember are video games
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