One of my favourite finds has been a vintage Fisher Price horse. This is by no means in pristine condition, it’s a bit beaten up, scratched and scuffed but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I’d seen one previously for sale on Ebay in America for about $30, (I expect it was in better condition!) and thought it was really cute, so was delighted to find one last year for £5 – the most I’d ever paid for something at a car boot sale.
The Bean adores it – it was worth every penny! Despite all the scrapes and scratches it’s become a favourite toy (horsey!…horsey!) it makes me smile that when the Bean’s friends come over to play, they all seem to gravitate towards it too. It’s dated 1976, so is 34 years old. I love that it’ll be around in another 34.
My stylist for the photoshoot was in charge of arranging her horseys!
She also appointed herself in charge of the camera bag, putting it on the pushchair and taking it and baby for a walk – I love the imagination that goes with loading up the pushchair and setting off for a ‘trip’ (apparently to the beach!).
Gotta love that girl!
So sweet. I love your self appointed stylist. A girl who knows what she likes.
Collectibles do not need to be pristine to have value. Those that are scuffed and scraped and show signs of being loved carry those feelings with them to a new home.
Well, she certainly knows what she likes! I’d not thought about it that way with second hand things but that’s a great way to look at it and very true :)