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Did any one else have one of these?

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kittylester Sat 06-May-23 14:01:23

I had completely forgotten about it and have no idea what happened to it.

grannyqueenie Thu 11-May-23 09:48:48

Muffin the Mule, Callistemon, There’s a photo in my house of a rather goofy looking wee girl riding on him on the sea front at Aberdeen!
I also have a little coronation badge, maybe all children received one? As well as a “gold” medallion presented to my dad by Rolls Royce in Glasgow where he worked.
Thanks for starting this Kitty, I do love a bit of nostalgia and sadly have the memorabilia to prove it! hmm

Bella23 Tue 09-May-23 22:31:19

A relation had one kept in the china cabinet. We were allowed to look but not touch if we were good.I had a New Testament Bible from Chapel which had ER stamped into the leather.My mother had mugs from lots of Coronations I'm afraid I got rid of them. I also had something called a Viewfinder that showed the Coronation on disks that made it 3D.

Callistemon21 Tue 09-May-23 22:18:04

I have got a Muffin the Mule 🙂

And a Coronation teaspoon.

crazyH Tue 09-May-23 22:15:16

I wish I had one of those Kittylester

HelterSkelter1 Tue 09-May-23 22:07:36

My sister and I had a money box each in the shape of a Crown and the family had a 9 inch screen Pye television. From then I could watch Muffin the Mule and Andy Pandy. Sadly no coronation coach but we did wave to the Queen when she was driven in a car across Blackheath I think a few days after the coronation. I must Google that and see if it was then or later in the year.

luluaugust Sun 07-May-23 09:43:29

DH had a coach and horses, we still have it somewhere.

silverlining48 Sun 07-May-23 09:35:50

I had a spoon which I hand kept but when I looked yesterday it wasn’t where I thought it should be.
Not sure who gave them to us and wonder if today’s children received anything.

Grannynannywanny Sun 07-May-23 08:22:00

I remember playing with one as a small child. I don’t remember the set of horses. I think the carriage was played with for a couple of years till it eventually buckled and fell apart.

I have a musical Coronation teapot which I haven’t seen for years but I know is packed away somewhere in a box. I must set about looking for it one of these days.

FannyCornforth Sun 07-May-23 03:25:13

I’ve never even seen one before.
I’d love one too

NanTheWiser Sat 06-May-23 22:35:05

Yes, I had one too! But long gone…

Grayling1 Sat 06-May-23 19:02:54

I was telling my DGS this morning about my coach and how I loved it. I have no idea what happened to it and was glad to hear others saying the same. DGS said I couldn't have loved it that much if I can't remember where it went - true! But then it was quite some time ago and I am pleased I can read out this thread to him tomorrow. Thanks, kittylester.

Salti Sat 06-May-23 17:39:29

I have nothing like that but we have lots of Coronation mugs that are blue tacked in place and never even dusted that came from my husband(age 93)'s mother. You have just made me realise that they could be the perfect Silver wedding gift for my Australian sister in law who loves anything antique from the U.K.

Hellogirl1 Sat 06-May-23 17:37:38

I had one, it was THE toy to have at the time, no idea what happened to it though.

Grandma70s Sat 06-May-23 16:41:13

I’ve still got mine. Looking at it now. It was gold, but the gold has worn off and it now looks silver. All eight tiny horses intact, though.

Su22 Sat 06-May-23 16:36:59

Yes still got an original one from 1953 in the original box with all the horses, also have in another original box the walking musicians, etc Use to set it up on the dining room table when I was younger smile

Lexisgranny Sat 06-May-23 16:35:28

All I have left is the coach and horses, the programme of the coronation, a coronation coin, a money box the shape of a crown. I also have two tin boxes that contained toffees and a replica of the spoon used for annointing. Having said that, the coach and programme are the only thing I can put my hand on, the rest are ’somewhere’, no doubt they will turn up one day.

Calendargirl Sat 06-May-23 16:31:35

I have a coronation crown and teaspoon (1953).

Also have 3 glass tumblers, Victoria, Edward V11 and Alexandra, plus various china from the jubilees and weddings (now divorces).

Thought I would need to car boot them, but chatting to DD in Australia, she said she would love stuff like that. I was amazed as she is very anti-clutter, but likes the Royals.

I was thrilled, and said she can have whatever she likes.

Callistemon21 Sat 06-May-23 16:23:28

Yes, I did kittylester

A few years ago I took it out of a cabinet to show the DGC and it fell to bits in my hands.
Metal fatigue?

Juliet27 Sat 06-May-23 15:29:00

Yes, I had one of those, but have no idea where it went
Same here

Fleurpepper Sat 06-May-23 15:25:12

I was given one to build, and we got in such a mess with all the lines, etc- it ended up never finished and eventually, in the bin.

Aldom Sat 06-May-23 15:24:22

I had a Golden Coach, a Coronation mug and a Coronation coin. At Brownies I won (in a free raffle) a glass jar, in the shape of a crown, which was filled with red, white and blue rock. At school we learned a song, Coronation Bells.
My school also took us to the cinema to see the coloured film of the Coronation. I also watched the ceremony live on the tiny TV screen.

kittylester Sat 06-May-23 15:17:35

Mine was gold too Blossoming. That's just picture from ebay.

MayBee70 Sat 06-May-23 15:11:34

I was just thinking of that today. I have a memory of playing with a small carriage when I was a child but have no idea if it was that particular one. It’s a very vivid memory, though, and I don’t remember many things from my childhood. One of those frustrating things that I have no one left in my family to ask.

Primrose53 Sat 06-May-23 15:09:32

They are now selling for almost £1,000.

Blossoming Sat 06-May-23 15:04:01

Yes I have one, still in its original box. The coach is gold, your photo looks like it’s silver. I wasn’t born at the time of the coronation, it belonged to my late mother.