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eBay watch: 1960s Lumitron Flexi lamp by Robert Welch

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Lumitron

A sought-after piece of design on eBay right now, with this Lumitron Flexi lamp by Robert Welch still at a modest price.

Designed in the late 60s, it has a cast iron 'tulip' base with a red enamel finish, along with an aluminium shade and of course, that 'Flexi' stem to direct light anywhere you want it.

According to the seller, it is in 'very good vintage condition' and 'full working order'. It also has the original ‘Lumitron Made in England’ label at the base of the stem. Right now, a real bargain at £25.

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eBay watch: Vista Colour vintage bakelite 120 film camera

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Vista

A real oddity on eBay right now, this Vista Colour vintage bakelite 120 film camera.

Not sure about the year, the seller is pitching it as 1930s, I'd think it was a little later. But it's certainly an old one. Despite that, it's incredibly complete – right down to the box, the original strap and some original unused film would you believe.

The seller can't confirm it works, although 'the shutter does seem to fire just fine', so you might be in luck. Anyway, right now it doesn't cost much to find out, with the price at just 99 cents (63p) plus the shipping out of Texas.

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eBay watch: 1950s Morris Minor Royal Mail van

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Minor

Always fancied yourself as Postman Pat? Well, now you can get the van, specifically a Morris Minor Royal Mail van from the 1950s.

It actually dates from 1956, completely rebuilt and restored, even with a new engine to improve performance over the original. It even comes with all its history, right from the days it was doing the rounds through all the owners up to the current one.

See the full write-up for exactly what you get, but suffice to say, no detail has been overlooked in the renovation. Right now, the price is £870 – you should get that back in movie and TV rental fees.

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eBay watch: Original 1968 Alan Aldridge-designed The Arts and Censorship event posters

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Aldridge

Finding just one original 1960s event poster would be a find, but the seller here has obviously found a quantity of original Alan Aldridge-designed The Arts and Censorship event posters somewhere – and is selling them for a very reasonable price on eBay.

The poster was printed in 1968 for a large event put on by The National Council for Civil Liberties and  The Defence of Literature & The Arts Society at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday 9th December 1968. Aldridge did the artwork for the event, which featured the likes of The Grateful Dead, John Peel, Rita Tushingham, George Melly and Paul Jones to name just a few.

The poster is printed on coated paper stock in full colour, sized around 31 x 20 inches. Condition is described as 'good', but with the occasional bent corner due to storage for 40+ years. Price? A very affordable £30.18 on a 'buy it now'. More than 10 are available.

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eBay watch: Sputnik-style chrome adjustable light fitting

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Sputnik

A relic from the 1960s, but this sputnik-style chrome adjustable light fitting should still look the part in the modern era. Especially if you're going for a 60s-inspired look.

Not much detail from the seller, but we can see it's a chromed light fitting with three adjustable globes for directing the light.

The whole thing is around 50cm tall without the wire, so a fairly hefty thing (high ceilings only). But if you have the space, £62.99 is a decent price.

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eBay watch: 1970s Radiola portable record player

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Radiola

A real bargain for no money right now, this 1970s Radiola portable record player.

It's an all-in-one player in a bold shade of red, offering up playback of 33/45 records (7 or 12-inch), all of which packs away in a nice briefcase-like design, with the speaker being the front of that 'case'. It's got 'some signs of age', but works fine and looks good for all those years.

Check out lots of images on the eBay site, with the price right now at just £1.

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