There are some fantastic items here.
That Lyons Maid ice-cream pricelist is a rare old beast. I think Simon Mcowan acquired one of those a year or two ago if memory serves me correct.
Cardbackkid
Laurence you definitely have some real history there !
... do you ever plan on opening the champagne ?
Lol, open it, no never. That champagne actually belongs to my 10 year old daughter. If she is asked who owns the bottle, she says me and then my dads simply looking after it until he passes.
It was the actual bottle given to the architect of the warehouse - my granddad. He was not a drinker hence why it remained unopened for the past 43 years and how I have it today.
subzero
Palitoy champagne??, iv'e got some trilogo Stella if you wanna do a swap? :lol:
She don't drink Stella bud. She may consider a Krushems though.
Darkest_Logic
very nice Amanaman laurencedyer
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Thanks, I will pop a couple more Amanaman pieces up.
lejackal
I have a sealed West End Games Assault on Hoth game which is easy to find open but sealed was pretty tough, although that is probably far from a true rarity :lol:
What you waiting for Carl!!
Get it up then bud.
Plastikheld
The Amanaman MOC is amazing ... .
The Palitoy items are priceless. Pure Vintage-collecting history.
Here's my rare item I want to share.
It's a negative of the AT-ST, used to produce the alternate photo art of the trilogo AT-ST Driver.
Always wanted to get my hands on a pre production item, but these are hard find (and paid), as you all now.
This one popped up on ebay in a buy-it-now auction ... € 60 (£ 53)
Nice item, especially at that price.
Pulsar
I think Laurence has just owned this thread
Don't encourage me. I had to show restraint yesterday and only put those items up.
I'm sure there will be far more jaw dropping items posted on here shortly.
I do have this Edilio Parodi Italian import sticker Trilogo Amanaman.
It is actually a resealed MOC with the figure previously being removed from the rear. It is the original card and bubble though. It is the first and only one I have seen to date after keeping my eye on the majority of Amanaman sales for at least a 3 year period.
In theory their are 3 variants of Trilogo cards. 2 obviously of creation and 1 of slight variation due to the sticker.
Edilio Parodi import sticker
Left to right - Trilogo / Edilio Parodi - Spanish Bubble
I was also fortunate to be able to acquire the coin artwork sculpting references and sculpting notes which came from the head of the Kenner sculpting department for Amanaman from Tom Derby last year.
First design with Alien Guard.
Rejection letter from Lucas Films to Kenner advising - NOT AN ALIENGUARD.
Final draft.
The next items are baggies. Specifically the Palitoy U baggies.
I was fortunate to discover the C3P0 42 Baggie case find. These items came from a hoarder in Coalville who's friend worked as a Warehouse Manager at the factory. He had stored them in there for 30 years or so.
This find actually has many unique and previously unseen baggies with many of them being on Franks Comprehensive Guide to Baggies in the Vintage Reference Library section of the forum. This find also gave clarification that Palitoy also had Kenner baggies supplied to them which gave credence to items that previously had been thought of as suspicious such as Woolworths 8 packs that included Kenner Baggies inside them.
The Palitoy U's are actually the last baggie style to be given a classification on the guide although I do believe there are others to be given a classification when time becomes available. Previously to the sample of 13 being found in the case there was a Biker Scout baggie documented in this baggie type. He was put into the bracket of 'suspected but not confirmed'. There was also a Hoth Rescue Pack no text baggie Luke Hoth and Han Hoth. The find confirmed that the 3 baggies mentioned were all of the same type giving a new classification.
The Han and Luke Hoth baggies are those that appear in the POTF Hoth Rescue Playset, although not exclusive as the playets can be found with Palitoy - a's or a mixture of both baggies. The Biker Scout is the baggie that comes in the POTF Endor Chase Palyset.
To date the other figures in the bags are the only examples found. I believe that these baggies were reassembled from loose figures ready for carding to be repackaged for the playsets or for sale in the staff shop. This is speculation of course.
Unfortunately due to changes of circumstances the majority of these are no longer with me.
I do still own the Nikto, Klaatu and Lando. In terms of rarity, these are the rarest items of the line that I own as I believe they are the only ones that still exist.
42 Baggie case find.
10 of the Palitoy U baggies.
