It's a sunny afternoon you're cycling along a country road when suddenly you get a puncture. What do you do? Well naturally you reach for the Brit-Fix Repair Outfit housed in a handy slim tin. Produced by the Humber Oil Company that formed in 1919 and eventually diverged into paints becoming Humbrol...

"What's up Doc?" was the catchphrase of Bugs Bunny, the ever popular cartoon character. This character soap, an official piece of Warner Bros. Inc merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. Considering it is over 40 years...

"Make someone happy with a phone call" was the catchphrase of Buzby, the mascot of Post Office Telecommunications later becoming British Telecom and appeared in a series of television commercials in the 1970's - 1980's voiced by Bernard Cribbins. This character soap, an official piece of Post Office...

One of the terrible twosome - Chip and Dale. The Chipmunks made their first appearance in 1943. This character soap, an official piece of Walt Disney Productions merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. However this item...

Calling all Phillumenists or matchbox collectors to the rest of us. Presented here in excellent, clean condition is an empty matchbox, produced for the CWS (Cooperative Wholesale Society), advertising Crumpsall Cream Crackers. Designed in red and white, the front depicts crackers with the brand name....

This Donald Duck character soap, an official piece of Walt Disney Productions merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. The original owner has written the date 11/2/79 on the front. Considering it is over 35 years old it...

To prevent irreversible damage to your beloved 78rpm records needle manufacturers recommend the needle should be changed after playing each side since wear to the point would damage a shellac record. So as you can imagine for an avid music listenener you would use 10's if not 100's in a short space of...

Who remembers the Woofits? It was written by television personality Michael Parkinson who also narrated the Yorkshire Television series in the early 1980's. Confusingly this Elton Woofit box contains an Angela Woofit soap. This Angela Woofit character soap, an official piece of merchandise, was from...

Fred basset is the popular character from the Daily Mail cartoon strip of the same name. In 1976 the BBC produced a series for television. This character soap, an official piece of BBC TV and Daily Mail merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the...

One of the most popular cartoon duos is Tom and Jerry. This Jerry Mouse character soap, an official piece of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. Considering it is over 35 years old it has survived...

These two cute, floral smelling, animal novelty soaps are from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was originally put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. The original owner has written "10/79" on each box. Considering these are over 35 years old they have survived well. Both boxes...

Probably the most famous cartoon character ever. This Mickey Mouse character soap, an official piece of Warner Bros. Inc merchandise, was from a recently acquired vintage soap collection which was put together during the 1970's to early 1980's. Considering it is nearly 40 years old it has survived remarkably...