JOKING AROUND in the 1950's ! ..........

I found this photograph of me the other day. I've seen it before but have only just realised that I have my ' trick ' telescope in my hands !!!

You gave it to members of your family or friend's and, after they had looked through it, they were left with a black eye !!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!

 Every Saturday morning after our Dad had given us our pocket money, I would go to the toyshop and spend most of it on jokes and tricks ! Black face soap ...

itching powder  ..... I had that bird warbler thing but it was called a ventriloquist aid ... you put it on the roof of your mouth and it helped you throw your voice !

I also had the bloody thumb. the chocolate biscuit finger and the trick cigarettes to name but a few.....

I must have been a right pain !!

I wish I'd kept them !

This is the other half of the photograph of my Dad ..... I've also just noticed that his right eye { our left } looks very black ..... I obviously tricked him and that's why the photograph was taken ! My Dad was good at taking a joke.

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