A solitary Weeble

Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!

Weebles. Little round wobbly characters. The ones I had date back to the 1970s. I recall having quite a few of them with the odd vehicle too. I fondly remember having a playground set with roundabout, slide, swings and see-saw. None of that stuff survived the various car-boot sales and clear-outs of the late 1980s at my family home.

I suspect other "Weeble people" ended up with my kids modern day Weebles collection.

This one is on a shelf in my office (there's a lot of old stuff in my office, me included.)

There's even a Paw Patrol version of Weebles nowadays!

Elephant

Any Thoughts On This Blue Toy Elephant?

My guess is this little fella dates back to the mid-1970s. He sits on a shelf in my office and I don't really know what he came from (was he in a set of rubbery toys?). All I know is he was made in Hong Kong and he's been with me for a very long time.

It's possible he's from a set. I say this because I can't imagine he's the sort of toy bought individually. Of course, I could be wrong. As to a value, I have not got the foggiest. There's a collectors market for everything, including elephant fans. Similar items fetch between £10-40 on the vintage circuit on Etsy. Somewhere in there is a reasonable starting point, but I think we'd need to know more. There's certainly sentimental value for me. 

Pom Pom

Did You Make Woolly Pom-Poms in the 1980s?

Well I did.

Not sure why, but in the 1980s as kids we seemed to make pom-poms. Quite a lot of them. Perhaps it was a good use of old cereal boxes (which were used in the making process) and left over wool. Whatever the reason, it took up a few hours on a cold winters night and kept us quiet whilst Dallas was on the telly, probably.

I found this one at the bottom of a bag of old clothes (hoarded from the 1980s and 1990s, of course).
Some of those clothes will find their way on to here too!

One of my favourite ones is a blue and white West Brom one I made by sticking a few pom-poms together, and trimming. I think I've still got it somewhere. If I ever find it I'll post it on here.

Do these have a value?

Well, like everything, there's a value I guess but not much. Some people sell them commercially and of course they can be attached to a woolly hat! Home craft stuff like this is more sentimental really. That's why I kept them this long as they were a reminder of making these with my mum and brother.

Fancy making your own pom-poms?