Introduction During the summer of 2022 I was sorting out some stock. I found some vintage glass bottles in a box, that was part of a miscellaneous lot from auction. After some research, although nice bottles they did not state a name. Unfortunately they were not really for resale asRead More →
History Of Casdon Thomas Cassidy started with a shed in his mother’s back garden in Blackpool in 1945. In his spare time he would make moulds for small toys. Cassidy wanted to start his own toy business and in 1946 he left his job as a toolmaker to pursue thisRead More →
Introduction Pelham Puppets are wooden Marionette puppets. This type of puppet can be difficult to control and can become easily tangled. With a bit of practise they can be really fun to recreate/invent stories with. The wooden cross the strings are attached to is the control. With your left handRead More →
What Is Wedgwood? Wedgwood is a fine china and porcelain company founded in May 1759 by potter Josiah Wedgwood. The company makes luxury pottery and are extremely popular worldwide. They quickly grew to become one of the largest companies of Staffordshire Pottery. Wedgwood in more recent times made stoneware andRead More →
Introduction In 2020 1.3 Billion people world wide were reported to be still using tobacco products. However the tobacco industry has taken quite a hard hit in the last decade or so. The growth to be heathier and the advance in the understanding of the impact of smoking has causedRead More →
History Parker Pen was founded in 1888 by George Safford Parker in the United States of America. Parker manufactures luxury writing pens. George Parker was not a novice to the writing equipment industry. He had previously worked for John Holland Gold Pen Company as a sales agent. In 1889 ParkerRead More →
Where it all started Tonka was founded in Mound, Minnesota, United States of America in 1946. Lynn Everett Baker, Avery Crounse, and Alvin Tesch created the company in an old schoolhouse. The Streater Company had previously made various toys including toy trucks. E.C Streater did not want to pursue theRead More →
Introduction The British Journal Photographic Almanac book was issued yearly. The book was first published in 1860 and continued until 1961. The books were published by Henry Greenwood and Company Limited, London. Why have an Almanac book on photography? There are two main reasons why a compilation would be requiredRead More →
Bob Guccione Penthouse Adult Magazines was founded by Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione. Robert (better known as Bob Guccione) was an American photographer and publisher. He founded Penthouse in 1965 in the UK. The first magazine edition was sold in September 1969 in the US and UK. In theRead More →
Who is Bertie Bassett? Bertie Bassett was created by Stanley Back in 1926 (an ex ad man) for the company Bassett’s. The mascot was made out of liquorice allsorts a type of sweet the company made. George Bassett and Company was founded in Sheffield in 1842 and were a confectionaryRead More →