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Ghosts of Christmas Past: The long-ago geek gifts that made us what we are

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"At Christmas the ordinary toyshops no longer have window displays of Meccano ferris wheels with lights - and large scenic layouts of electric trains. In the 1950s austerity years of dim street gas lights and smoke-aided fog - the toyshop windows at Christmas were oases of magical light."

Yes they were. *sigh*

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