Good evening,
and thank you for joining me tonight.
This video is something
I've had in mind for months
and the idea originally came
when I stumbled upon
my mother's childhood cubes.
And I thought:
"how tingly would that be!"
So I started to gather vintage toys
in hope I could make a video one day.
Some of the toys we're going
to discover tonight
have been in my family for decades
and others were found in garage sales
or on second hand websites.
So, let's have a look at the first one:
my mother's wooden cubes.
These are from the 50s,
maybe slightly older
depending on when they were actually made.
The cubes are made of a quite light wood
maybe pine or poplar?
I don't think this is oak.
And the set looks complete.
We've got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
35 cubes,
so all the letters & numbers.
Four different colors, red,
green,
yellow,
and...
No I think they were 3 only but,
this one was green once.
Lovely sounds.
Now let's see if we can get ASMR
from these cubes.
Literally I mean.
So, looking for the a...
I can't see it.
Here,
first one.
S...
It was close.
S,
M,
and, last one...
There it is.
A-S-M-R.
They're in quite good condition, but
some in better shape than others.
This one almost looks brand new.
And the box is not
in very good condition unfortunately.
And I believe there was
some kind of lid on it.
But my nephews play with them so
the story of these cubes
is not over yet.
Alright.
What do we have next...
Stamps.
These are the perfect ASMR items
I love when other creators use them
in their videos.
So I found 3 boxes in a garage sale,
they are from the 70s I believe.
And they were meant for teachers
as school supplies.
Let's have a look at them.
We have...
Games,
toys,
and these are animals,
yes, domestic animals.
So these are simple wooden cubes
with a piece of rubber on it.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
1, 2, 3
so 15 stamps in each box.
Oh no not in this one.
2 of them are missing.
Alright,
I had to buy an ink pad
because there was none with the sets
and if there had been one
it would probably be totally dry out anyway.
So I chose "acorn" color
it's a kind of brown/reddish color.
I really love lid sounds.
Yes, a beautiful brown.
What are we going to use...
Let's try a rabbit.
Here we go.
That's cute.
Maybe I didn't choose the right paper for this.
Let's try another one.
What's this?
Let's see.
Here we go.
Someone jumping in a swimming pool I guess.
And...
From the third box,
what do we have?
This is a windmill.
Alright.
Nice.
So these are in a
perfect condition.
Ready for many other decades.
And the boxes are in good condition as well.
Perfect.
So, toys...
And now, let's have a look
at an antique doll.
This was gifted to my grandmother
by a friend of hers who had it
when she was young,
so it's probably from the beginning
of the 20th century.
I wasn't sure I would include it
in this video because
I'm not a doll lover.
Let me tell you a story.
As a little girl I had several dolls
like most of the girls
growing in the 80s and 90s.
When I was about 10 I used to read
the R.L Stine books,
the "fear street" series,
I'm pretty sure many of you know about these.
And there was that story with a malefic puppet
that really frightened me.
One day,
shortly after reading this specific book,
one of the dolls that was in my bedroom
moved while I was playing
in another corner.
Of course it was probably
her arm that dropped or something
but it froze my blood.
So I took the doll,
buried deep in my toys chest
and never took it out again.
And since that day I often get the feeling
that dolls strangely stare at me.
But I've seen this one
in my grandmother's house
since I was born
and we're in very good terms.
Let's examine it.
The head is made of porcelain
which was very common then
but also much more expensive
than today's plastic dolls.
Not every family could afford one.
The limbs are made of
some kind of papier mâché.
And unfortunately
this is easily damaged with time.
One of the hands is broken.
Same for the legs.
And the right foot is
not in good condition.
The clothes are quite modern
these were made in the 70s
with velvet,
satin,
embroideries,
a bit of lace at the end of the sleeves.
And even if made much later
these clothes were actually made
by the same person who gave
this doll to my grandmother.
She died before I was born.
She was a good seamstress obviously.
Everything has been made by hand.
And it fits perfectly.
The head is in perfect condition
so is the hair.
I think this is horse hair.
This is one of the materials
used at this time.
Flax was another one.
Alright.
Obviously my grandmother stored it properly.
She must be one century old.
Alright.
And, what's next...
This is not old at all,
probably from the 80s or 90s but
it's super cute.
I found this on a second hand website.
The next one is an item you may have seen
twice in my videos.
This is a lotto game,
and I used it in my French lessons roleplays.
But I recently realized that
I never showed it in the videos
I make about my props,
and it's a shame because
it makes lovely wood sounds.
So, better late than never.
The tokens come with 6 grids.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
There were probably 8 at the beginning,
maybe 2 red and 2 orange ones.
They are a bit used, but it's quite good.
My brother and I used to play with this game
a lot when we were children.
But it's quite old, maybe from the 50s.
Very simple.
If you don't know how to play with it
it's quite simple:
you would choose 1 or several grids,
blend all the tokens in a bag
and draw them one by one.
The first one to complete his grids
was the winner.
17.... yes.
So a pure game of chance,
and nothing else.
Again it's a very light wood.
Maybe I could fix that.
Here we have a child
playing with snow.
Making a snow man,
with a hat.
And finally,
let's end with something super cozy:
an antique cuddly toy.
Initially I wanted to borrow
my mother's Teddy bear
but it's such in a poor condition
that I don't even think
it would have survived the journey
to my home.
So I found this fellow
on a second hand website.
And thought he was very cute.
Many antique Teddy bears can be
a bit frightening but
clearly not this one.
What do you think?
I really like how he seems to look at you
with a smile.
Isn't it lovely?
It is from the 50s.
And it's stuffed with straw
like most of the traditionnal Teddy bears
in the middle of the 20th century.
So the sound is quite interesting.
Let's see the condition.
It's used of course,
especially the feet & arms.
The head looks fine.
So are the ears.
Most of the hair is gone on the legs,
same here.
I don't know what
the feet and head are made of
it's much harder than the rest.
Maybe there is just more straw inside.
The arms are much softer.
Let's give him a little massage
so it can spread the straw evenly
in all the limbs.
Down to the paw...
Same on the left side,
down to the paw...
Seems good.
I must be very careful.
The ears...
These are not stuffed,
this is just fabric.
Probably some kind of thick cotton.
Alright.
I hope you enjoyed this simple video.
Thank you so much for watching
and as always we wish you
a very good night.