#Christmas 1939: Sports And Transport, Hobbies, Workshop and Home Entertainment from Hamleys (+Gents' Unity Cycle; Ladies' Unity Cycle; Unity Juvenile Cycle; Girl's Unity Cycle; Cycle Speedometer And Cyclometer; Cycle Bag; Duolite Rear Lamp; Bulb Horn; Pifco Signal; Bell; Cycle Headlamp, and more)

1959: Games And Toys and Crafts And Hobbies from Littlewoods (+Compendium Of Games; David Nixon Magic Box; Magic Robot; Enid Blyton's 'Noddy' Theatre; Monopoly; Gun Law; Take Your Pick; Sirdar Majestic Knitting Wool; Sirdar Double Knitting Wool; Sirdar Talisman Wool; Double Crepe; and 4-Ply Crepe)

2001: City and Mickey Mouse from LEGO (+Highway Construction; Wheeled Front Shovel; Mini Dump Truck; T-Junction; Curves; Straights; Crossroads; Mickey's Mansion; Mickey's Fishing Trip; Mickey's Garage; Minnie's Birthday Party; and Mickey's Fire Engine)

Dec 1984: Acorn BBC Micro-Computer Model B DFS DISC DRIVE PACKAGE ad from Comet (+Tatung Einstein Micro-Computer; Commodore VIC 64 CPU PACKAGE; Amstrad CPC 464 with CTM 64 colour monitor; Amstrad CPC 464 with GT 64 Green screen monitor and 'Introduction to BASIC' manual, and more)

13. Playskool Weebles Fun Time House Fun fact: The Weeble named "Wendy" in the UK was named "Wally" in the US, German, French, and Dutch packaging of the playset.

1997: Outdoor Toys, Little Tikes and Safety Information from Argos (+Flexible Flyer Galaxy Gym Set; Flexible Flyer Junior All-Pro Multi Gym; Teamplayway Multi Play; Teamplayway Deluxe Multi Play Swing; Hedstrom Swing Set Multi Play; Teamplayway Senior Slide; Hedstrom Swing Set, and more)

Dec 1999: In-Car TV ad from Sony (+PlayStation Games; Portable DVD Player; and Infra-Red Headphones) «If you want long journeys to go faster, it's not fuel-injection or turbo-charging you need.»

1991: Preschool Toys, Mattel Disney and Bath & Activity from Argos (+Fisher-Price Play Family Garage; Fisher-Price Play Family Farm; Fisher-Price Airways Fun Playset; Playskool Bumpin' Busy Box; Playskool Weebles Fun Time House; Playskool Bucket Of Sticklebricks, and more)

#Christmas 2002: Toys & Games from Woolworths (+V Tech Discovery Tree; Chicco Sounds 'N' Light Full Service Garage; Winnie The Pooh Ready Bed; Tug-In-Time Tigger; Winnie The Pooh Projector; Winnie The Pooh Lullaby Dream Show; V Tech Alfie My Alphabet Bear; V Tech Nursery Rhymes Book, and more)

Jan 1933: Ivory Castle Game ad from Gibbs (+Dentifrice and Dental Cream) «Your teeth are Ivory Castles-defend them with Gibbs Dentifrice»

Aug 1976: Catalogues ad from Argos (+GEC 2817 Music Centre; Sandoz of Switzerland L.C.D. 'Five Functional' Watch; Ferguson 3816 Portable Black & White TV; Hugh Porter Bantel Racing Bicycle; Goblin 'Teasimade' Automatic Teamaker; Hoover Junior Cleaner; Black & Decker WM625 'Workmate', and more)

Dec 1981: Solar Powered Lab Kit ad from Tandy (+Radio Controlled Porsche 935 Turbo; Famous Sherman Tank Replica; Colour/Black & White TV Game; Black & White TV Game; Lancia Stratos; Remote Controlled Gold Porsche; Rolls Royce MW Radio; Electronic Space Shot; Electronic Golf Game, and more)

1962: Accessories and Bridges from Scalextric (+Truss Units; Flags; Banking Unit; Toe Clips; Spans; Grass Embankment; Banking Trusses; Grande Bridge Set; and 2-Lane Track Over 2-Lane Track)

Sep 1954: Dan Dare Walkie-Talkie ad from J. & L. Randall Ltd (+Merit Supersonic Gun) «Tomorrow's Toys are here today!»

Nov 1985: Portable Keyboards ad from Yamaha (+PS450 Portable Keyboard; PS200 Portable Keyboard; PSS150 Portable Keyboard; PSS110 Portable Keyboard; and TYU30 Portable Keyboard) «The Starmakers!»

1980: Games and Board Games & Electronics from Argos (+Table Football Game; Billiards/Snooker Table; Test Match Cricket Game By Peter Pan; Ideal Crossfire; Palitoy Super Striker Football Game; Palitoy Hungry Hippos Game; Perfection Game; Ideal Mouse Trap Game; Ideal Jaws Game, and more)

1977: Track Plans from Scalextric (+Scx1339 Space Required 358Cm; Scx1762 Space Required 320Cm; Scx1277 Space Required 269Cm; Scx1382 Space Required 295Cm; Scx870 Space Required 500Cm; Scx1127 Space Required 366Cm; and Race Chart)

Mar 1959: Dodge Royal Sedan ad from Dinky Toys (+Austin Taxi) «Dinky Toys»

Dec 1984: Amstrad Computer ad from Sawston Computers (+TORCH 280 disc pack and sage accounts; BBC Model “B” and DFS; 5½” Dual drives 800K inc PSV; with Colour Monitor; 5¼” Single drives 400K; RAMROM 15 External sideways RAM & ROM; STAR data BASE Professional filing system, and more)

Dec 1922: Hornby Clockwork Trains ad from Meccano (+Magazines; Radio Sets; Products; Valve Set; Crystal Receiving Set; and Wireless Outfit) «A HORNBY TRAIN LASTS FOR EVER!»

1968: Toy Tracks, Track Decoration and Gaming Accessories from Scalextric (+Change-Over Track; Right-Angle Crossing; Large Radius Curve; Standard Curve Chicane; Starting Line Straight; Straight 'D'; Straight 'C'; Straight 'B'; Straight 'A'; Double Inner Curve; Half Standard Curve, and more)

1994: Toys & Games, X-Men Collectibles and Jurassic Park from Argos (+Star Trek The Next Generation Bridge Play Set; Jurassic Park Command Compound; X-Men Blackbird Playset; Star Trek Enterprise; Tomy Ultrasaurus; Tomy Zoidzilla; Star Trek The Next Generation Transporter, and more)

Jun 1939: Tri-ang Tricycle ad from Lines Bros. Ltd. (+K Yacht Margaret; Tri-ang Speed Boat No. 3; Fairycycle; Gyro Tricycle; and Gyro Cycle) «Tri-ang»

1966: Construction Toys from LEGO (+Shell Garage Planpack; House With Garage Planpack; Lorry & Trailer Planpack; Taxi Planpack; London Bus Planpack; and Special Wheels Set)

Nov 1936: Wembley Miniature Football ad from Berwick's Toy Co. Ltd. (+Bayko Light Constructional Sets) «A BRILLIANT COMBINATION»

#Christmas 1985: Games, Billiards Accessories and Puzzles from Hamleys (+Snooker Table; Bagatelle; Shove Ha'penny; Mahjongg; Puckmaster 300; Backgammon; Rummikub; Eric Bristow Bristle Dartboard; Labyrinth; Shut The Box; Chips; Dartboard; 24 Grams.; 22 Grams.; 20 Grams.; Roulette, and more)

That's such a cool snapshot of what families were actually buying back then—the mix of toys and books really shows how reading was just part of the normal play ecosystem for kids.

1972: Supplementary Packs and Spares from LEGO (+Baseplates 50×50 Studs; Pair Of Bases 32x 24 Studs; Baseplate 10x 20 Studs; Two 4 Stud Light Bricks With Colour Filters And Signs; 6 Pairs Opening Doors And 5 Hinges; Fences And Gate; Angle, Valley And Corner Bricks; 22 Bevelled Bricks, and more)

1938: Model Railways, More Fun and Hornby Trains from Meccano (+M11 Complete Model Railway; M10 Complete Model Railway; M9 Complete Model Railway; and M8 Complete Model Railway)

1972: Toys And Games, Accessories and Children's Books from Pink Stamps (+Tebro Teddy; Tiny Tears Baby Doll; Toy Sewing Machine; Spacehopper; Roller Skates; Football, 'Wembley International'; Arizona Holster Set with Guns; Tennis Racket; and Books for Boys)

Nov 1986: Rubik's Magic ad from Matchbox (+Rubik's signature) «Rubik's back»

Sep 1959: Anglia Television ad «GRAND SHOW AND FETE»

1981: Toys & Games, Action Figures & Vehicle Sets and Musical Instruments from Argos (+Matchbox Pt8000 "Powertrack"; Matchbox Pt6000 "Race & (Chase"; Matchbox Pt4000 "Powerttrack" Racing Set; Mb Electronics "Star Bird"; Palitoy "Rom" Space Knight; Ideal "Evel Knievel" Stunt Cycle, and more)

1939: Learning Aids, Magazines and Publications and Toys and Hobbies from Meccano (+No. 2 Elektron Outfit; No. 1 Elektron Outfit; and Magazine)

#Christmas 1993: Video Games, Handheld Games and Games Consoles from Dixons (+Streetfighter Champion Edition; Silpheed; Zombies; Aladdin; Fifa Soccer; Pga Golf Thundehawk; Formula 1 Racing; Cool Spot; Sonic Spinball; Jurassic Park; Winter Olympics; Jungle Book; Pga Golf; Sonic Chaos, and more)

1997: Technic Sets, Technic Advanced and Technic Power from LEGO (+Power Machine With Pneumatic Tank; Sierra Nevada IV; Sahara Blaster; Pneumatic Logger; V-Twin Super Bike; V2 Sport Star; and Technic Advanced Power Pack)

Alan Sugar was right in thinking that people would doomscroll the internet, write texts and send e-mails on their phones. They only bit he got wrong was not realising we had more self respect than to use one of his slapdash trinkets to do so.

Nov 2002: E-M@Iler Plus ad from Amstrad (+Electronic Greeting Cards; ZX Spectrum Games; Mobile Ringtones; and Mobile Logos) «EMAIL, INTERNET, & TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR HOME PHONE»

[CW:Dated Imagery] Nov 1913: Cowboy Outfits ad from A. W. Gamage LTD. (+Fine Model Racing Monoplane; Indian Chief Outfit; Royal Army; and Medical Corps) «GAMAGES XMAS BAZAAR»

#Christmas 1983: Electronics By Texas Instruments and Electronics By Vectrex from Hamleys (+TI99/4A Computer; Speech Synthesizer; Speak & Maths; Speak & Write; Speak & Spell; Parsec; Video Chess; Munchman; Joy Stick; Addition/Subtraction 1 Module; Touch & Tell; T.I. Invader, and more)

Nov 1989: Toys ad from Asda (+Manta Force; Bluebird Big Red Fun Bus; Petite 600 Typewriter; Subbuteo Club Edition With Free Team; Miss Make Up; Jason Donovan Straight From The Heart Game; Play Box Musical Cloud; Play Box Baby Bear; and Play Box Chime Ball) «IT 'ASDA BE WORTH IT.»

Dec 1924: Christmas Gifts ad from Boots (+Suit Case; Manicure Set; Pair Gent's Military Brushes and Comb; Sabretache Bag; Electro-plated Cake Basket; Case containing six Tea Knives; Leather Manicure Case; Thirty-hour Timepiece; Electro-plated Tea Pot; Designoscope; Coin Tray Purse; Books, and more)

#Christmas 2002: Disney Toys and Kids Accessories from Woolworths (+Disney Interactive Princess Cinderella; Disney Cinderella Magical Musical Castle; Disney Cinderella Glass Carriage; Disney Rags To Riches Cinderella; Disney Talking Tea Set; Disney Talking Wand; Disney Little Ariel, and more)

2009: Products from LEGO (+Doc; Brains; Duke; Rex; Meltrox; Sulfurix; Firox; Glaciator; and Boulderax)

#Christmas 1999: Star Wars, Toy Story & Bug's Life and Radio Controlled from Index (+Darth Maul Interactive Bank; Pod Racer Assortment; Naboo Star Fighter; Qui Gon Jinn Single Sabre; Commtalk Reader; Federation Droid Fighter; Queen Amidala Hair-Play Doll; Transforming Action Sets, and more)

1987: Farm Models and Farm Sets from Britains (+Fyson Elevator; Iveco Tipper Truck; Kverneland Vari-Width Plough; Bauer Vacuum Tanker; Fold-Up Cultivator; New Holland Baler; Rice Double Horsebox with Horse; Animal Trailer; Massey Ferguson 130 Seed Drill; Wright Rain Hose Drum Irrigator, and more)

Sep 1977: New Store Opening ad from W.H. Smith (+Texas 1250 Calculator; Audio Equipment; Concise Oxford Dictionary; Story of Pop; Children's Books; Philips Blank Tapes; Top LPs; Albums; Musicassettes; Rothmans King Size cigarettes; Piccadilly Filter Tipped cigarettes; Stationery; Books, and more)

#Christmas 1988: Books & Stories, Children's Literature and Home & Family from The Leisure Circle (+Encyclopedia Of Rock; Britain: This Beautiful Land; Guinness Book Of Answers; Elvis: A King Forever; Elvis In Quotes; Are You Lonesome Tonight?; Flowers In The Attic; The Traveller, and more)

1970: G.T. Models & Special Models, G.P. Models and Sports Cars from Scalextric (+Ford 3l Gt; Ford-Mirage; Lamborghini; Ferrari P4; Mercedes 250 Sl; Ford Gt; Typhoon Combination; Hurricane Combination; Rally Mini-Cooper; Fiat 600; Power Sledge; Dart Gp; Ferrari; Matra Gp, and more)

Oct 1966: Children's Clothing ad from Selfridges (+Shamrock Boys' Wool Suit; Kamella Anorak; Jeunesse Spanish Dress; Viyella Girls' Dress; Chilprufe Girls' Coat; Mod Gear Needlecord 3-Piece Bell Bottom Trouser Suit; Ladybird Warm Pyjamas; Viyella Stretch Tights; Bairnswear Orlon Cardigan, and more)