BACK IN THE 1950s!!

The scene in the Australian sun is fabulous
and of course the world then was black
and white -
or it seems so now.Dave

The following,
with the exception of the additional material towards the end was originally posted on: Fri,
08 / 22 / 2014 - 15 :26 Harking back to the colour photograph,
below is a black
and white photograph taken with my father ' s original 1930s Kodak bellows camera in late December 1959 at the same location as the colour photograph.(
Received for Christmas that year was my 165 Humber Hawk,
which is displayed prominently in the centre of the picture ! Another new acquisition received for Christmas in 1959 is my 150 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith,
although it was not given any prominence whatsoever ! It is sitting in a rail wagon below the jib of the Coles Mobile Crane,
with just the grille showing ! There are a total of 34 Dinky Toys on display,
two Micro Models,
and three Britain ' s 25 - lb Field Guns.Also brought out into the Australian sunshine was some of my Hornby O gauge track,
Island Platform,
locomotives
and rolling stock.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 0BAAADinky1960_800x475.jpg [/img] Models shown are: 27a Massey Harris tractor 29h Duple Roadmaster Coach,
red (Disappeared) 31a Trojan 15 - cwt van (belonging to my middle brother) The following models somehow were deleted
from
my original Post,
but with thanks to Al,
here are the rest.40d Austin Devon,
sage green including hubs 40f Hillman Minx,
tan,
cream hubs (belonging to eldest brother) 40j Austin Somerset,
light blue,
blue hubs 108 MG Midget,
competition,
red,
brown seats 132 Packard Convertible,
tan,
red seats
and hubs (Disappeared) 140a Austin Atlantic,
pale blue,
red seats
and hubs 150 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith 157 Jaguar XK120,
yellow
and light grey 164 Vauxhall Cresta,
cream,
maroon,
cream hubs 165 Humber Hawk,
green
and black,
spun hubs 172 Studebaker Land Cruiser,
blue,
fawn hubs 173 Nash Rambler Station Wagon,
turquoise,
red side flash,
grey hubs 174 Hudson Hornet,
yellow
and grey 176 Austin A105 Saloon,
cream,
violet - blue side flash 182 Porsche 356A Coupe,
cream,
blue hubs 237 Mercedes Benz Racing Car,
white,
red seats
and hubs 253 Daimler Ambulance,
red ridged hubs 254 Austin Taxi,
green
and yellow 260 Morris Post Office van 419 Leyland Cement Wagon 470 Austin Van ' Shell - BP ' 481 Bedford 10 - cwt van ' Ovaltine ' 571 Coles Mobile Crane (belonging to eldest brother) 661 Recovery Tractor 674 Austin Champ 923 Big Bedford ' Heinz ' van,
Baked Beans can 901 Foden 8 - Wheel Wagon,
red
and fawn 961 Blaw - Knox Bulldozer 965 Euclid Rear Dump Truck 981 Horsebox,
British Railways 982 Pullmore Car Transporter Micro Models Ramp Micro Models Holden 3 Britains 25 - lb Field Guns (2 disappeared) Judging on the lack of response
from
anyone with the other Posts that I have brought back with the great assistance
from
Al,
that were either missing
or fragmented,
I do not expect anything mentioned with this Post either.Bruce (150) 20160401 / 860 / 1529

Hello Bruce, you can take it from me that - even if no comments are given - many more people enjoy your contributions in silence than expected! Thank you on behalf of them! Kind regards, Jan

Hello Jan Thank you for being one of the 'silent' ones! I guess I was having one of those moments when I went over to The Dark Side! I am glad you noticed the above Post - most appreciated. But tell me, is it really worth my while providing something that was lost during or before the transfer process when it apparently seems that the majority really could not care less? Through the incredible assistance from Al Keeling, I have been able to re-construct all my original posts that had much of their content 'lost'. I presume if nobody passes a comment, then perhaps in reality, no one really a gives a hoot whether something in the past is complete or not! But to all you silent folk, many thanks for having read those Posts anyway. Although I have stated this before, with the manner whereby the new website has developed, I would however like to sincerely thank all those who have contributed to the new website and who continue to remain in the background while the rest of us enjoy the benefits of their combined wisdom. Kind regards Bruce (150) 20160401/861/1922

Dear Bruce, I know that it is frustrating when you spend a long time on a post and there is no reaction from any one. This does not mean that the post is not interesting and mot appreciated and this is better than the opposite. I know a French Dinky forum where a guy who knows nothing about Dinky answers every single post what ever the subject. This is unbearable by the other members. So do not feel bad, your posts are very much appreciated. It would be nice if Dave Kaun or Al could give us the figures of members visiting the site at least once a week and never post anything.

The b/w photo below was made exactly sixty years ago now. Me unpacking a present in 1957. Looking at the shape presumably not a Dinky Toy. But it's not about me, or the present, but about the partly hidden little cupboard in the background. There was a cut out underneath, which we often used as a garage for our Dinky Toys. No one of my family understood why I appreciated to inherit this insignificant item, which was in a horrible condition after all these years. So I took it with me and fully restored it. Many years later, in fact a few weeks ago, I decided to take some photos of the restored cabinet for a little family message. As I added the detail with the cut out underneath, they understood at last why their Dinky crazy brother was so fond of this little cupboard! Kind regards, Jan

Jan. He has been beautifully restored and looks like new again. A valuable asset to still possess such a nice cabinet with these memories from the parental home. For example, I inherited a hall chest from my sister, which I now use as storage for my books with Dinky Toys, Meccano, Corgi Toys and Matchbox catalogues. Kind regards, Jan Oldenhuis 23-12-2017

What a wonderful scene and memory from 60 years ago......and so nice you were able to keep it and even restore it to like new. Long ago memories are very special and fun to share! Best regards, Terry

Thank you Jan! I have few such memories and no photos but the links with the past are precious and personal and we're lucky to share them.

Greetings I have just changed my profile picture which still includes my 982 Pullmore Car Transporter! The Pullmore was my favourite Dinky Supertoys - up to that moment anyway! A larger version of the two images have been shown earlier in Post #1 and #2. The #2 cropped colour slide was taken by my father when the family were on a short holiday in Grafton, a large town on the coast of New South Wales beside the Clarence River. Here is the uncropped, original size showing my two brothers intently watching the antics of their younger brother.



A cropped version of the above, just in case you mised the Pullmore!



One can see that I even brought the loading ramp with me on the holiday which can be seen better in the image in Post #2. Interesting to see how well-dressed we were in those days, my brothers wearing their college and high school blazers and me in a suit! Not a flip-flop or thong in sight!!



Waiting patiently across the road is my dear old Mum, standing beside our 1952 Humber Hawk - not one Japanese, Korean or American car in sight! Next to Mum is an example of the first Australian manufactured car, a 1948 Holden 48-215. These photographs were taken, possibly in January 1956, which means the Pullmore arrived in my care either for Christmas 1955, or my birthday a few days later.Yes, I know the above image has absolutely nothing to do with Dinky Toys! Just thought I would show the Humber Hawk my parents owned in those far off sunny days, as well as my dear Mum who must have selected some of the Dinky Toys given to me over the years, including the Pullmore Car Transporter. I must have been exceedingly good at some stage during 1955 to have scored a model that cost the considerable sum in those days of 1/10/9!CheersBruce H. (150)20181902/0024/1185

Bruce, I love these photos of classic cars. Even more if this is in color and associated with a story, as in your case. I recognize a Morris Woody and a Peugeot 203, cars that absolutely could be a Dinky Toy. Jan O.

Lovely & memorable photos Bruce, of Long ago times, but with our beloved Dinky Toys in the midst of things. It is nice to see the family cars, as that demographic has changed so much over the years. Thanks for sharing such a poignant moment with us.....