Hi Peter,
Please find attached pictures of my collection of early Britains Miniature
Floral garden Packs. 1960 to 1961.
As far as I can research these early Britains packs were issued without the
customary "Returns Slips"
The photos show which numbers relate to the different varieties.
1960 issues were:
H2535
H2537
H2538
H2539
H2540
H2541
H2542
H2560
H2571
H2585
H2586 (Box
H2586 (Pack)
1961 issues were:
H2536
H2543
H2544
H2546
H2584
H2587
H2589
H2591
H2592
H2595
H2598
H2600
Interestingly H2571 (Lawn (1) and Crazy Paving (4)) shows two pieces of paving
cut in trapeziod form.
If anyone has any thoughts on the above information please can they get in touch
to confirm or otherwise.
I have built most of these details from the packs and early leaflets.
Hope this to be of use to the other members
Kind Regards Mike Bate. (The Cornish Gardener).
Some time ago I saw a page on Ebay written by seller "Holly loves toys". I thought it would be a good starter paragraph for a Wikipedia page on the subject. I note that the "Britains" page has a non-existent link (therefore an opportunity to link to ) a Wikipedia page on FG. (if Holly is here, please give us permission to use it saving emailing to ask for it) .
So Helen, if you are still offering please go ahead. I have a Wikipedia login as I am sure others do, so we could add bits and snippets of info wherever possible. There is loads of stuff on here and elsewhere about FG which could be used. I originally claimed a website address for an internet resource when starting this group (I could find no such resource myself). The group was started as a talking shop, but also as a place to collect info for just this purpose
Thing is I just don't have the time to get my head round the setting up and structure of a Wikipedia entry. So please if you are offering, go ahead and do the ground work and lets see what we can create "out there" on the web for posterity and for others to research.
My name is Helen and I am new to the group. I have recently fallen in love with britains floral garden and have been marveling at the photos posted. I am eager to learn everything there is to know about this adorable range and am happy to do the Wikipedia page with input from the experts!
Please contact me if you are interested in sharing your stories, imparting your knowledge or just want to chat.
I was given some floral garden items recently and my interest piqued from there. I have decided to start a collection of my own and would love to collect some more items for my garden so if anyone has anything they would like to sell please let me know.
Also, one of the things that I was given was the swing seat that is broken. I tried to fix it using superglue but it didn't work. can anyone recommend a glue to use please?
hi michael nothing wrong with being an ageing hippy! I share your passion for the miniature world mainly in houses and shops,always has fasinated me from a young child, I won the vegetables,so Im very happy! just the people to go ! Isnt it nice that a few more members are blossoming, I am going to make a copy of our sixties council house garden southend,I have been thinking about it and can do it all except we had a sandpit,built into the crazy paving, peace and chips[as my ageing hippy friend used to say]sue
From: Michael <mjhowe@...> To: britains_floral_garden@... Sent: Sun, 8 November, 2009 10:02:16 Subject: [britains_floral_garden] Re: Floral Garden Article
Sue;
I think you may have a point about the Sixties, it probably was the only time that something like the BFG could have prospered. There was an air of confidence in the future despite the Cold War.
I have been involved with scale modelling most of my life and the Garden is just another expression of my fascination with anything in miniature. I am constantly dismayed however by the hobby's emphasis on military subjects, particularly WWII German. I think I took the peace, love thing rather to heart! Despite the fact that I will tackle almost any subject in a model kit (I've built models of birds, boats, trains, motorcycles, even Wallace & Gromit!) I refuse to consider models of machines of aggressor nations.
An ageing hippie perhaps?
Peace; Michael
--- In britains_floral_ garden@yahoogrou ps.co.uk, sue ryall <sueryall@.. .> wrote: > > hi michael thanks for sending me the article by peter cole,it was excellent,I have often wondered how it all came about,it captures the 60.s spirit perfectly,it couldnt have been captured any other time,after the austerity of the aftermath of the wars years,barry bucknell told our fathers how they could make their homes modern, in an affordable way,and percy thrower did the same in the garden,to design and make a modern garden,yourself, this so reflects in floral garden, the 60.s were so full of hope,the modern world,it was a good time to be around, I would have paid you that money for the people! I saw them on american ebay,but not on the uk one,I think they go for much more on that one,I didnt know if I could buy on the american won or how to convert dollars,if you ever
have another set or 1 or 2,prices still too high for me on ebay,one day........ still knocked out by having my own garden though, regards sue
Hello would you mind sending the article to me. Many thanks Maxine
--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Michael <mjhowe@...> wrote:
From: Michael <mjhowe@...> Subject: [britains_floral_garden] Floral Garden Article To: britains_floral_garden@... Date: Saturday, 7 November, 2009, 10:46
G'day folks;
I've been in touch with Barney Brown in England who's a keen Britains collector and is writing a series of books on Britains Farm, Zoo and Garden. He's very kindly scanned an article from a magazine written in 1991 by Peter Cole and sent it to me. I've OCR'd it all and rebuilt the article in Word doc format and have posted it in the files for your further edification.
It narrates a brief history of the series and includes some fascinating facts about design, production and marketing.
Sue;
I think you may have a point about the Sixties, it probably was the only time
that something like the BFG could have prospered. There was an air of
confidence in the future despite the Cold War.
I have been involved with scale modelling most of my life and the Garden is just
another expression of my fascination with anything in miniature. I am
constantly dismayed however by the hobby's emphasis on military subjects,
particularly WWII German. I think I took the peace, love thing rather to
heart! Despite the fact that I will tackle almost any subject in a model kit
(I've built models of birds, boats, trains, motorcycles, even Wallace & Gromit!)
I refuse to consider models of machines of aggressor nations.
An ageing hippie perhaps?
Peace;
Michael
--- In britains_floral_garden@..., sue ryall <sueryall@...> wrote:
>
> hi michael thanks for sending me the article by peter cole,it was excellent,I
have often wondered how it all came about,it captures the 60.s spirit
perfectly,it couldnt have been captured any other time,after the austerity of
the aftermath of the wars years,barry bucknell told our fathers how they could
make their homes modern, in an affordable way,and percy thrower did the same in
the garden,to design and make a modern garden,yourself,this so reflects in
floral garden, the 60.s were so full of hope,the modern world,it was a good
time to be around, I would have paid you that money for the people! I saw them
on american ebay,but not on the uk one,I think they go for much more on that
one,I didnt know if I could buy on the american won or how to convert dollars,if
you ever have another set or 1 or 2,prices still too high for me on ebay,one
day........ still knocked out by having my own garden though, regards sue
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