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A smorgasbord of board games in this 1986 Argos catalogue

A smorgasbord of board games in this 1986 Argos catalogue

It’s hard to beat playing a good board game with the family I think. I’ve got so many happy memories playing some of the board games in these Argos pages. Hungry Hippos, Guess Who?, Mouse Trap, Downfall, Go for Broke, Game of Life, Trivial Pursuit,…

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Can you spot the awesome in this 1986 Argos camping page?

Can you spot the awesome in this 1986 Argos camping page?

Check out this page with outdoor accessories from 1986 Argos catalogue. Can you spot the 80s awesomeness that would make any geek look cool walking around the playground? And no I’m not talking about the model in the tight shorts.

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Great full page dedicated to M.A.S.K. from the 1986 Argos catalogue

Great full page dedicated to M.A.S.K. from the 1986 Argos catalogue

Feel like a M.A.S.K. fix today? Look no further. I love this full page diorama of most of the early M.A.S.K. toy range from the 1986 Autumn / Winter Argos catalogue. They obviously put a reasonable amount of effort into these dioramas, and it pays…

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Awesome collection of 70s toys in this 1982 Argos catalogue

Awesome collection of 70s toys in this 1982 Argos catalogue

What a collection of 70s franchises here in this page from the 1982 Spring Argos catalogue. You’ve got CHiPs, The Professionals, Buck Rogers, Action Man and Star Wars. Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer is a pretty weird toy actually isn’t it? I always wanted one of…

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this fabulous My Little Pony Argos spread from 1986

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this fabulous My Little Pony Argos spread from 1986

All you retro girls (and Bronies) out there can enjoy this trip down My Little Pony lane with this awesome double page spread from the 1986 Autumn/Winter Argos catalogue. And all you guys out there in relationships can give your loved one a blast from…

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These 1986 ghettoblasters are objects of sheer beauty

These 1986 ghettoblasters are objects of sheer beauty

I do have a thing about ghettoblasters and old music systems in general. That’s why I love this page from the 1986 Autumn / Winter Argos catalogue. Just check out all the different styles on the page. Classic style, black, grey, detachable speakers, stretched, and…

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Stompers and other awesome car toys in the 1986 Argos catalogue

Stompers and other awesome car toys in the 1986 Argos catalogue

This page from the 1986 Autumn/Winter Argos catalogue is pretty cool. You can see some classic toys such as the Matchbox Streak Racing, the Bigfoot truck, Scalextric, Hornby trains etc. But what really caught my eye were two playsets for the awesome Stompers. These were…

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These 1982 televisions could answer you back

These 1982 televisions could answer you back

…at least that’s how PYE advertised them in the 1982 Spring Argos catalogue. The advent of Teletext was an incredible thing. “Teletext is the name given to a new information service transmitted FREE OF CHARGE together with the normal television signal. A Teletext T.V. is…

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Celebrate December with the Retromash Advent Calendar

Celebrate December with the Retromash Advent Calendar

I was wondering what I could do around Christmas on the blog that was a bit special, so I decided to make a Retromash Advent Calendar. Each day you will get an absolute gem straight from the pages of the Argos Catalogues. Something that you…

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Argos catalogues from the 70s, 80s and 90s

Argos catalogues from the 70s, 80s and 90s

Big news today… I’ve uploaded all the PDFs I have in my Argos catalogue collection. Like most people, I get that warm fuzzy feeling when you think back to Christmases past and all the exciting presents you got. For me, one of the big parts…

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