Nostalgia Games

Antique and vintage games, vintage jigsaw puzzles and nostalgic classic toys.

PHOTO ABOVE - PINKIE, by CHANDOS/WARNE

This is a superb 350 piece Chandos/Warne puzzle dated to around 1939. The Chandos series is well-known for using the finest wood and having a very high-quality cut with a very individual style. This is a lovely picture of a young Regency lady somehow standing well above the background. As can be seen there are three missing but the pieces that are there are in the finest Chandos tradition - snug and intricate. PRICE: £65.00

THE NUMBER COUNTER SAYS THAT NEARLY TWO HUNDRED PAGES OF MINE ARE LOOKED AT EVERY DAY AND YET I'M NOT HEARING FROM YOU! IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR, LET ME KNOW. IF YOU'RE JUST GENERALLY INTERESTED, LET ME KNOW - I LOVE A GOOD EMAIL!

Today (26th April) is supposed to be the warmest yet and it looks like the weatherman may be right.
I keep looking for good games and jigsaws to put on my site but they are more and more difficult to find at reasonable prices. If you are a wooden puzzle fan, perhaps you should look into some of the older cardboard ones (I know they're not so tactile or so easily handled but they are more available and a fair amount cheaper, too!) I've just put one on the page for "smaller puzzles" which is a beaut! It was made over fifty years ago and has twelve different adverts on it....go on, have a look! In the meantime, I keep looking for those old wooden ones.

If there's anything you're looking for do write and enquire if I have it. It's possible that I do or that I might find it for you.

OLD HANDS SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT GAMES AND JIGSAWS AGAIN AS I'VE REDUCED SOME PRICES IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW ITEMS.

HOW TO ORDER:

With each vintage game, vintage puzzle or nostalgic classic toy a photo should appear. If you would like further photos, please email me and I'll see what I can do.

TO ORDER antique or vintage games, nostalgic classic puzzles or antique or classic toys and gaming items please PHONE or EMAIL me @ candylovegrove@hotmail.com for postage/packing costs - which I always keep to a minimum while being careful to wrap in order that your parcel will arrive in good condition. I would prefer payment by cheque or Paypal. Please make cheques payable to Candy Lovegrove and Paypal payment should be made to candylovegrove@hotmail.com.



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BACCALITE - THE ELECTRIC ROULETTE GAME BY CHAD VALLEY

This is an interesting and different kind of 1930's game - you place your bets on the inside of the lid of the game, you spin the quite large tin spinner and put the iron ball bearing into it, the ball comes out of one of six holes around the side of the spinner and carries on spinning until it lands in one of the holes in the board. These holes are attached by wires to any one of five lamps which are powered by batteries and each lamp is underneath a different colour of paper - the same colours as on the board. The idea is that one of the lamps will light up, shine through the paper and voila, you know whose bet has won! There are five little bulbs which may or may not still work and everything else except the battery...I'm not certain these are available nowadays but a bright person will probably know how to get round that with a couple of modern batteries. The box is in good condition although the lid's corners are all split and the picture on the front is just great! PRICE: GBP 30.00
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THE BOLD BARONS/ THE FAIRY PRINCESS/CROWNIT

These are three of the 1930's games I recently bought which are in such excellent condition that I just know what a careful child had them before. They've all been kept in a dry place and the graphics on the boxes are as fresh as the day they were bought! I'm going to alternate the photos because I lack the space to show them all. The Bold Barons is a Glevum game played with a dice and wooden counters - the Barons. The rules are in the lid. PRICE: SOLD The Fairy Princess by Chad Valley is another dice board game. It comes with its board, two wooden Halma-type men but can be played by up to "four players using ordinary disc counters, each of a different colour" and a dice and cup. Again, the rules are printed in the lid, one corner of which has split. PRICE: £15.00 The third, Crownit by Ilex, comes with its board, sixteen wooden 'hats' and a dice. Again, the rules are in the lid. The colours on the lid are superb! PRICE: £20.00
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PETER RABBIT'S RACE GAME

This is a much-sought-after game with its lead figures of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Mr.Toad and Squirrel Nutkin and a three-fold board game. The unpainted figures are in quite good condition (Peter has sadly lost an ear). The board is scuffed on the edges and the paper on the inside of its folds has split but it is, nevertheless, in very good, playable condition and at this price, even a collector would find it good value! There is no box but there is a good sized die. PRICE: £75.00 (for a better photo!! please email me and I'll try harder)
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CONJUROR'S SET C.1910

This is a big box (approx. 13.5" x 10.5") of things that help with conjuring tricks. There's no helpful booklet so I don't know what's what, nor have I ever done a successful magic trick so am in the dark about the contents. The lid (which you can see in the photo leaning up against the back of the box) is colourful and interesting. The lid has split corners and one edge is split in the middle but the box is either a very heavy cardboard or wood under the red paper cover and is in great condition. PRICE: £30.00

BOARD GAMES ALSO AVAILABLE

ULCERS, SCRABBLE, SPIN TOPS,TOURNAMENT GOLF, COPPIT, LUDO, SCOOP, OSCAR, FLOUNDERING, TELL ME, MILESTONES, CAREERS, CAMELOT, FLYING HATS, AIR CHARTER, NORTH SEA OIL, DIZZY BUG, SPY RING, GAME OF NATIONS, POLECONOMY, DEALERS CHOICE, SPECULATE, CAMPAIGN, 221B BAKER STREET, THE LONDON GAME, HIGHWAY PATROL, WEMBLEY, SPOT THE TUNE, CAR CAPERS, JUNK, JIGGLE JOGGLE, COAXING THE PIGS TO MARKET, CLIMBING THE LADDER ETC. IF YOU WANT A PHOTO OR PRICE FOR ANY OF THESE GAMES, LET ME KNOW!
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FLYING SAUCER - MADE IN U.S. ZONE GERMANY

I don't normally have tin toys on this site but I couldn't resist this one. It's complete and in its very tatty original box. The sprung launcher and flying saucer work beautifully and there's no damage to it. The paintwork is incredibly good for a toy which flies and lands! There's no maker's name but the initials PW are stamped on the launcher and DRGM printed on the saucer along with MADE IN US ZONE GERMANY. PRICE: £25.00

THE FAVORITE - THE NEW MECHANICAL RACE GAME

This is by Glevum and is rather like Escalado without the long mat. There are four lead horses ridden by jockeys (one of whom has lost his head!), wire clips and a Winning Post. The game dates to the late 20's or 30's and is in good condition in its original box with the instructions in the lid and good graphics on the lid. PRICE: GBP 30.00
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THE THREE BEARS - AN AMUSING SHOOTING GAME (!)

In the box are the three bears attached by a metal pole to the ends of the box. Also, there is a gun. Perhaps fortunately, there is no ammunition and no indication of what the ammunition was but, since this is a collector's item, hopefully these bears will not be shot in the near future! The box is original with good graphics and no mention of maker - just "Made in England". The instructions are in the lid. PRICE: GBP 25.00
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GLEVUM MULTI-PATT MOSAIC

This is the larger size Multi-Patt - 9" square and in great condition, in its original box. The pieces are all there, there is a sheet showing four of the patterns that can be made and the box, while a little tatty, is not bad. PRICE: GBP 15.00
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SCRAMBLE by Chad Valley

An interesting game played on a large board (which comes separately from the box with all the bits in) from the early 60's, I would guess. It's all about shopping and traffic and has lots of bits of wood and four tiny plastic cars, a set of forty cards and some money. I think that there is one small round yellow bit of wood missing but everything else seems to be present and in good condition including the instructions. PRICE: GBP 20.00
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SPILLI-WOBBLE

This is a child's game of skill made c. 1910. There are two stands each with 4 'cups' on springs, eight balls, each with two metal pins in, and two magnets contained in springs on the end of wooden handles. The object of the game is to get the balls of your colour onto your stand by using the magnets. The magnets seem to have lost their magnetism and one ball (celluloid, I believe) is crushed but on the whole, the game is in excellent condition. The box is lovely (with one end mended on the inside where it doesn't show). PRICE: £40.00
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JAQUES JIGSAW C.1900

This is one of the few jigsaws I've come across made by the famous John Jaques company. It is a wonderful little jewel of a jigsaw and though there are only 71 pieces, I would guess that it isn't a child's puzzle. All the pieces are present and in the original box which doesn't give a clue about the contents.
PRICE: GBP 25.00
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TUCK'S CAT JIGSAW - "FAVOURITES OF FORTUNE"

This is a 100 piece Tuck's Jazz jigsaw, picture by (possibly) Emil Huber, in its original box. There is one piece missing on the edge but it's a wonderful picture. There are some interesting shaped pieces. PRICE: £20.00

NISTER FARMYARD PICTURE MAKER AND NISTER AND DUTTON "BRIGHT BIBLE PICTURES FOR LITTLE ONES"

This is a beautiful chromolithograph puzzle (not a jigsaw in this case) made up of sixteen square pieces of card 4" x 4" each of which has 4 x inch square quarters of a picture. The aim is to find which squares go together to make a full picture. When complete a picture can be framed by the lid which has a 4" x 4" hole in it. The pictures have dogs, cows, chicks, sheep etc and are charming in the late Victorian/Edwardian style. The squares are in excellent condition and complete. They come in their original box which is in fair condition, the edges of the lid having been taped and the corners of the bottom part split. PRICE: £65.00
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The Bible Box is a box containing four twelve piece puzzles illustrating episodes in the life of Christ. The pictures are very shiny chromolithographs and three of them have a guide picture - the fourth guide picture is on the lid. This is by Nister and Dutton and was published around the turn of the century. There is one puzzle with a broken piece in this set and the broken bit is missing. PRICE GBP 40.00

ZOO PUZZLE - German-made, c. 1880-1900

This is a set of twelve nine-piece animal picture puzzles each made with a pine-like wood, paper-backed and a chromolithograph picture. This was obviously a quality set for a Victorian child who looked after it well. There are a few 'knobs' broken and some missing but it is altogether a wonderful set. They come in a large box - not the original - but with the original box lid (see photo).
PRICE: GBP 85.00
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INTALOK ZIG-ZAG - IN FULL CRY - HUNTING PUZZLE

This is a lovely picture by A. Chidley of a horse jumping a low hedge and stream. The puzzle is complete and in great condition, in its original box with a black and white guide picture. There are about 250 pieces. PRICE: £25.00
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LIST OF JOURNET PUZZLES AVAILABLE

THE QUEEN MARY, THE AERO PUZZLE, DOUBLE SIX, WHIRLPOOL, KANUDUIT, ROAD SIGN, PIGYBAK, DISCUSS, MERRY TOAST, GEOMETRICAL, PIN-U-RINGIT, JUGGLE, T.V., PONDSNAG, SPEECH DAY, PIGS IN CLOVER, GOLDEN ROD, RINGTAIL CAT, WHIRLIGIG, BAGATELLE, THE SEE-SAW (The glass on this one has been broken across and been repaired with glass glue), THE BOWLING GREEN (This is the one that uses mercury instead of ball bearings) PRICES RANGE FROM £12.00 TO £30.00. FOR PHOTOS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLEASE EMAIL ME.

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