The last 30 years of my life have gone by so quickly that unless something I buy has a date on it (like a comic), then it's sometimes difficult for me to remember precisely how long ago I purchased it. That's the case with this 'modern' equivalent of the Santa on a three-wheeled scooter-type thingy that I showed you in the previous post. I think I bought this one in BEATTIES toy shop (or one very near it), across from the St. Enoch's shopping centre in Glasgow. I know I definitely got it in a shop across from St. Enoch's, but time has eroded my memory of whether it was actually Beatties or not. (Maybe it was R.S. McCOLL'S.) It could be anything from 15 to 25 years ago, and I suspect it was closer to the latter, 'cos I've had it so long now that it seems like it's been around forever.
Truth to tell, I don't think it's the best Santa I've seen, but I bought it mainly as a decoration, not a toy. It lies in a box of decorations up in my loft all year round, and then gets placed on top of a display cabinet for the duration of the festive period before going back in the box. In fact, seeing as I have the camera out, let's snap a few photos of some of its stablemates - all of them Santas in/on some form of mobile vehicle. (They range from pullback, wind-up, and friction-drive, and are in need of a dust.) Like the one above, they only come out for Christmas (except for the bottom one, which sits in my room), and they're probably older than Santa on the bike. Do you own any such yuletide items, and do they represent a particular period of your life? Christmas obviously, but I'm talking about childhood, teenage years, etc.
