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Good evening,

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and thank you for joining me tonight.

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This video is something

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I've had in mind for months

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and the idea originally came

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when I stumbled upon

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my mother's childhood cubes.

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And I thought:

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"how tingly would that be!"

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So I started to gather vintage toys

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in hope I could make a video one day.

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Some of the toys we're going

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to discover tonight

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have been in my family for decades

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and others were found in garage sales

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or on second hand websites.

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So, let's have a look at the first one:

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my mother's wooden cubes.

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These are from the 50s,

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maybe slightly older

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depending on when they were actually made.

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The cubes are made of a quite light wood

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maybe pine or poplar?

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I don't think this is oak.

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And the set looks complete.

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We've got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

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35 cubes,

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so all the letters & numbers.

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Four different colors, red,

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green,

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yellow,

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and...

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No I think they were 3 only but,

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this one was green once.

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Lovely sounds.

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Now let's see if we can get ASMR

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from these cubes.

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Literally I mean.

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So, looking for the a...

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I can't see it.

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Here,

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first one.

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S...

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It was close.

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S,

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M,

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and, last one...

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There it is.

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A-S-M-R.

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They're in quite good condition, but

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some in better shape than others.

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This one almost looks brand new.

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And the box is not

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in very good condition unfortunately.

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And I believe there was

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some kind of lid on it.

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But my nephews play with them so

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the story of these cubes

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is not over yet.

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Alright.

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What do we have next...

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Stamps.

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These are the perfect ASMR items

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I love when other creators use them

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in their videos.

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So I found 3 boxes in a garage sale,

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they are from the 70s I believe.

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And they were meant for teachers

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as school supplies.

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Let's have a look at them.

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We have...

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Games,

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toys,

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and these are animals,

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yes, domestic animals.

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So these are simple wooden cubes

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with a piece of rubber on it.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

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1, 2, 3

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so 15 stamps in each box.

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Oh no not in this one.

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2 of them are missing.

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Alright,

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I had to buy an ink pad

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because there was none with the sets

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and if there had been one

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it would probably be totally dry out anyway.

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So I chose "acorn" color

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it's a kind of brown/reddish color.

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I really love lid sounds.

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Yes, a beautiful brown.

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What are we going to use...

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Let's try a rabbit.

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Here we go.

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That's cute.

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Maybe I didn't choose the right paper for this.

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Let's try another one.

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What's this?

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Let's see.

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Here we go.

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Someone jumping in a swimming pool I guess.

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And...

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From the third box,

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what do we have?

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This is a windmill.

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Alright.

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Nice.

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So these are in a

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perfect condition.

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Ready for many other decades.

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And the boxes are in good condition as well.

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Perfect.

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So, toys...

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And now, let's have a look

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at an antique doll.

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This was gifted to my grandmother

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by a friend of hers who had it

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when she was young,

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so it's probably from the beginning

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of the 20th century.

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I wasn't sure I would include it

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in this video because

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I'm not a doll lover.

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Let me tell you a story.

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As a little girl I had several dolls

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like most of the girls

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growing in the 80s and 90s.

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When I was about 10 I used to read

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the R.L Stine books,

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the "fear street" series,

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I'm pretty sure many of you know about these.

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And there was that story with a malefic puppet

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that really frightened me.

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One day,

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shortly after reading this specific book,

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one of the dolls that was in my bedroom

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moved while I was playing

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in another corner.

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Of course it was probably

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her arm that dropped or something

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but it froze my blood.

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So I took the doll,

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buried deep in my toys chest

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and never took it out again.

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And since that day I often get the feeling

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that dolls strangely stare at me.

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But I've seen this one

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in my grandmother's house

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since I was born

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and we're in very good terms.

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Let's examine it.

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The head is made of porcelain

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which was very common then

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but also much more expensive

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than today's plastic dolls.

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Not every family could afford one.

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The limbs are made of

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some kind of papier mâché.

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And unfortunately

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this is easily damaged with time.

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One of the hands is broken.

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Same for the legs.

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And the right foot is

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not in good condition.

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The clothes are quite modern

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these were made in the 70s

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with velvet,

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satin,

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embroideries,

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a bit of lace at the end of the sleeves.

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And even if made much later

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these clothes were actually made

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by the same person who gave

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this doll to my grandmother.

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She died before I was born.

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She was a good seamstress obviously.

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Everything has been made by hand.

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And it fits perfectly.

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The head is in perfect condition

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so is the hair.

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I think this is horse hair.

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This is one of the materials

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used at this time.

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Flax was another one.

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Alright.

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Obviously my grandmother stored it properly.

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She must be one century old.

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Alright.

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And, what's next...

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This is not old at all,

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probably from the 80s or 90s but

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it's super cute.

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I found this on a second hand website.

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The next one is an item you may have seen

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twice in my videos.

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This is a lotto game,

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and I used it in my French lessons roleplays.

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But I recently realized that

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I never showed it in the videos

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I make about my props,

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and it's a shame because

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it makes lovely wood sounds.

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So, better late than never.

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The tokens come with 6 grids.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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There were probably 8 at the beginning,

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maybe 2 red and 2 orange ones.

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They are a bit used, but it's quite good.

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My brother and I used to play with this game

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a lot when we were children.

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But it's quite old, maybe from the 50s.

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Very simple.

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If you don't know how to play with it

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it's quite simple:

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you would choose 1 or several grids,

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blend all the tokens in a bag

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and draw them one by one.

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The first one to complete his grids

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was the winner.

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17.... yes.

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So a pure game of chance,

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and nothing else.

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Again it's a very light wood.

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Maybe I could fix that.

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Here we have a child

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playing with snow.

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Making a snow man,

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with a hat.

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And finally,

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let's end with something super cozy:

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an antique cuddly toy.

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Initially I wanted to borrow

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my mother's Teddy bear

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but it's such in a poor condition

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that I don't even think

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it would have survived the journey

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to my home.

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So I found this fellow

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on a second hand website.

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And thought he was very cute.

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Many antique Teddy bears can be

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a bit frightening but

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clearly not this one.

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What do you think?

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I really like how he seems to look at you

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with a smile.

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Isn't it lovely?

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It is from the 50s.

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And it's stuffed with straw

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like most of the traditionnal Teddy bears

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in the middle of the 20th century.

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So the sound is quite interesting.

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Let's see the condition.

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It's used of course,

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especially the feet & arms.

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The head looks fine.

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So are the ears.

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Most of the hair is gone on the legs,

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same here.

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I don't know what

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the feet and head are made of

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it's much harder than the rest.

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Maybe there is just more straw inside.

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The arms are much softer.

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Let's give him a little massage

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so it can spread the straw evenly

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in all the limbs.

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Down to the paw...

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Same on the left side,

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down to the paw...

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Seems good.

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I must be very careful.

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The ears...

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These are not stuffed,

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this is just fabric.

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Probably some kind of thick cotton.

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Alright.

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I hope you enjoyed this simple video.

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Thank you so much for watching

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and as always we wish you

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a very good night.