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20th December 2022

When our friend Heidi was tiny (we're talking 20 years ago) she had a toy vacuum cleaner that I was jealous of, because it was a Dyson and back then I couldn't afford a Dyson. It had little coloured balls that went round in the cyclone to represent the dust and dirt.

There's even one in the V&A collection of toys! 

Well nowadays Caslon, who specialise in reproductions of household items, have got an incredible range, some of which I'd never have dreamt of.


A Dyson hairdryer toy that really blows air! 


A toy washing machine from Zara with accessories, a soap drawer, and a handle on the back to make it turn round!


A John Lewis coffee machine, that is part of a whole range of matching kitchen accessories!





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KirstenM said…
Back in the 1960s I was given a potentially lethal toy cooker which used the same sort of heating blocks as camping stoves and Mamod steam engines. It would cook raw sausages to peak stomach bug temp, if you hadn't already set fire to your bedroom.
20 December 2022 at 20:15
Anonymous said…
Heidi will be thrilled you’ve featured her famous hoover! We still have it somewhere!
20 December 2022 at 23:29
Anonymous said…
I remember having a toy iron complete with a plastic wire, ending with a small circular sucker pad to "plug" it into (onto) the wall. I even had an ironing board. It worked in that I actually quite like ironing!
21 December 2022 at 08:33
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