Hi Diane I posted two lots of boxes; one is supposed to be box styles only; in other words there should only be I suspect 4 or 5 photos in there. THe other is...
Hi Nigel and everyone, I have looked and realised what has happened so I'll add to the floral_boxes album. I have uploaded some more pictures of my boxed...
If you want a laugh have a look at this auction :-D :-D Item number: 250236145707 If you don't understand why I thought it was so funny don't bid please ...
Hi Tracey, To start with I couldn't understand why it was so expensive. I couldn't remember any Chad Vally or garden that was ever sold in a box like that. So...
... My goodness there are some charlitans out there aren't there....lol I can't believe the cheek of the man! Mind, I wonder if he will sell it! If he does...
I had to laugh at him ... I replied saying that I admired his salesmanship! :-D He put it up for 10 days and that ended today without a buyer so he relisted...
Hi Tracey, Just looked at 250236145707 on eBay. What a rip off. Something ought to be done about sellers like this. Hopefully no-one will be fooled. Regards...
Hi Mike. I know, awfull, isn't it? The postage cost is ridiculous too! I agree with you whole heartedly about hoping no-one is fooled into thinking it is...
To be fair to the seller, when I emailed him he did reply with the truth unlike others I have emailed before. I pointed out to one seller that the "Very Rare...
I've just spent days crawling over my living room carpet picking up by hand what I thought were my red rose flower heads, dropped or blown off the table while...
... truth ... he had ... wondering ... of ... worth ... his ... price ... Hi Diane. I wonder what his reserve is though.!! I have tried putting a reserve on...
... by ... off ... up. ... sell ... LOL...You crazy lady you! I wonder how much you could get for them! Let me know in advance though, so that I don't bid on...
Hi I recently bought some items from a person who was selling 4 lots of floral garden. There was a lot of stuff, but he had made no attempt to sort it, it was...
Hi Nigel, I know what you mean about bits, I have loads of them! We should have a "Garden Spares Swap Shop"! :-D We could make an album and put pictures of...
Yes that's a good idea, Tracey wants and hasn't got (as far as I know) a Copper Beech Tree. Maybe I can find a spare trunk and base for her? I just sold some...
... £1.00 ... So here we go: THere is a photo in Queries, as I'm unsure how to embed a photo here: (each item, £1.00 post free, unless otherwise noted -...
Nigel, The 10 foliages are willow tree leaves Diane <<Two fences, no supports and mounted on wood bases * Five pieces of foliage for a copper beech tree *...
Special notice. As this group approaches its third birthday, I'd just like to say thank you to all those who have contributed so far to the files and photos,...
Dear Peter thank you for the email. As a non active member,may I thank every one for the information available I wish I had looked after my own gardening set...
Does anyone have a copy of the Britains 1967 catalogue please? I have finally got back to a toy museum in Bude (Cornwall) this summer and found out more about...
The 1968 catalog lists 10 sets. My records show there were at least 18 sets (not inc Garden folk set) released during 1960s. 4531-6; 7531; 7533-38; 7543-46...
HI all see http://www.wbritain.com/ I wrote to First Gear ( the current owners of the "Britains" name). The reply and original message are below. To summarise...
Courtesy of a man called Lyn Kenwood, (via the UK W.Britains contact) I have been sent some photocopies of Britains catalogues from the 60s and a couple of...
Hi Peter, I would be very interested in seeing the A3 sheets as you mentioned in your email. They would prove invaluable. I also noted that the earlier lead...
OK, I'll scan them in and pop them in a folder on the group photo section. Won't be for a couple of weeks. As for lead, this group was always intended for lead...
(Re: lead coming on board...) ..........and I've changed the group homepage to appear more inviting to both metal and plastic, It wasn't intentional to focus...
I've added a few scanned images from the the Britains 1963 and 1968 catalogues of Box Sets. They're in the Box Sets section under the Photos link. From my...
Thanks Mark Those are very useful pictures. Any chance you could load the original files to the group files section as a test, please? When I save the pictures...
