Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Toys and Games

An arcade Asteroids machine for your home

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Ever wonder what happened to all those vintage arcade machines you remember from your childhood? Well, I imagine most were scrapped for newer games, but some were saved and maintained – and now got for a hefty price. Rather like this Atari Asteroids arcade machine.

It’s just as you remember it, with the boldly-coloured casing, 19-inch screen and three-button control, with the option of a one or two player game. Granted you can play a version of Asteroids on just about every console and home PC ever made, but you can’t re-create that original arcade feel without the arcade machine.

But it comes at a price – £2895. Or if you fancy another arcade classic, there’s a range of other machines available, including Space Invaders, Galaxians and Pacman.

Find out more at the Wotever website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Oliver Peoples Moffitt 50s-style sunglasses

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It’s not sunglasses weather quite yet, but when the sun hits the sky, you’l want to be seen in something stylish – like these Moffitt sunglasses from Oliver Peoples.

Very much the part if you’re looking for a 50s look, these handcrafted sunglasses feature a UV protection, polarised lenses and are available in a choice of colours including the bark featured here.

Complete with case and cloth, they retail for £195.

Find out more at the Adam Simmonds website

Categories / Bags

Retrodelic doctor-style handbag

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We recently featured Retrodelics’s Gym Bag, but as the company has so many great bags, we thought we would pick out another – this time for the women the Retrodelic doctor-style handbag.

As the name suggests, it’s very much in the style of an old-fashioned doctor’s bag and in a choice of colours, including this fire engine red leather. It uses a single large zipped compartment with brightly-coloured lining and silver-plated metallic fittings.

Limited edition and sized at 15 x 10  x 6 inches, you can pick it up for $240 (around £120).

Find out more at the Retrodelic website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Tesco’s Mary Quant-style mugs

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We’re never off duty here at Retro To Go – even when we’re out shopping, we’re on the lookout for retro items. Like these Mary Quant-style mugs from Tesco.

They were spotted in the home section of our local store (so apologies for the picture quality) – and don’t seem to be available to buy online. For your money, you get a large mug in black and white with a floral design not a million miles away from the trademark Quant daisy.

And as you would expect, not too expensive either – around £3.

Find out more at the Tesco website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Kerry Taylor vintage fashion auction

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You can search eBay for vintage fashion, you can wander the streets to find vintage shops or you can find a whole load of it up for auction at the Kerry Taylor vintage fashion auction on Tuesday 20th March 2007.

Kerry Taylor was a Sotheby’s auctioneer who has set up as a specialist fashion dealer, running regular vintage fashion auctions in the Sotheby’s auction rooms. You can pick up several designer pieces (mens and womens) at prices below retail.

But if you want the best deals, check out the bulk sales – like this cocktail and dinner wear lot from the 1960s. Approximately 63 pieces in the set (including the dresses pictured here) for an estimate of between £150 and £250. Good value in anyone’s book.

Find out the full details at Kerry Taylor Auctions website

Categories / Art and Photography

London Routemaster destinations as art

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London’s Routmaster buses
might have gone, but that’s just created a market for all of their component parts. And the most interesting of them all are these Routmaster destination blinds re-invented as art.

Made from actual blinds by Pedlars, you’ll have to contact the company to make sure your favourite location is available, as they’re obviously made from a gradually-decreasing stock. The location is then framed and mounted, then sent off to you as a piece of history to show off.

Not cheap, with prices from £199, but it could be a worthwhile investment for years to come.

Find out more at the Pedlars website