To coincide with Disney’s latest feature The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Dolls, Barbie are introducing four fantastic dolls based on characters from the film and sculpted to the likenesses of the actors. Each one comes with a doll stand for display and Certificate of Authenticity. The four dolls are: FRN75 […]
The release of the Lalique Limited, Numbered and Signed Editions of Collector’s Flacons has become an annual event since 1994 when Marie-Claude Lalique introduced her perfume. The 2019 Lalique Crystal Limited Edition is entitled Naiade and shows a figure draped in a veil that reveals her voluptuous figure, adorned with […]
To celebrate the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Royal Doulton have created a new limited edition figurine featuring Prince Charles in his Royal Air Force Marshal uniform taken at the Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary at Westminster Abbey. The figurine has been sculpted by Neil Welch and […]
The tobacco stopper, also known as a pipe stopper or a tobacco tamper, is used to enable a pipe to be filled by evenly distributing the tobacco within the length of the bowl, and to press the tobacco down. What started as a utilitarian device developed into a vast array […]
As with much of tobacciana the growth of decorative cigar cases relates to rise of smoking. The first use in this country of the word ” cigar” (or ” segar ” as it was often written and pronounced) is ascribed by the Oxford Dictionary to the year 1735. The date is curious […]
Just finished watching the first episode of the new Dr Who series to watch the latest regeneration of the 13th Doctor as acted by Jodie Whittaker. Jodie was great and we are really excited by the forthcoming series. We saw her chosen outfit and style at the end of the […]
We are great fans of the work of Gerry Anderson and already feature articles on Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Space 1999 and StingRay and we have just learned about a show that was never made The Investigator. Gerry Anderson released the pilot for The Investigator in 1973. It had been […]
Wow! 25 years ago Disney released WCN’s favourite Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas. The cult film from Tim Burton and has certainly stood the test of time to become of Disney’s best franchises and we would say has had some of best and coolest merchandise, collectibles and toys. With […]
Beswick Girl on Jumping Horse No 939 The Beswick Girl on Jumping Horse is a classic model designed by Arthur Gredington. The model shows a girl on horse jumping a small fence. Interestingly the horse and jump part of the model is also used in the Beswick model 982 of […]
A rare and unusual Geoffrey Baxter textured vase was sold at Special Auction Services, Newbury, Berkshire in October 2018 for £1,300. The vase was described as a Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, a Textured glass range ‘Mobile Phone’ slab vase in Willow 27cm. The piece resembles the Nuts and Bolt vase […]
