80:… fortunate children had souvenirs that lasted for some weeks or months, toys that been bought for them in a fabulous shop called Beecroft’s which stood at the corner of the Exchange and had a permanent fringe of young faces pressed against the plate-glass windows. The favourite gifts for little girls were dressable dolls, with flexible limbs and rolling eyes, that miraculously squeaked when laid down or picked up. The choice for little boys lay between red-jacketed lead soldiers who stood on the ramparts of a fort with a drawbridge, and vertical steam engines, that sometimes worked when the methylated-spirit lamp was lit under the boilers.
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In the late 1870s, Beecroft's began issuing brass tokens – also known as tickets – as advertising. Each ticket is a stock reverse die showing the head of George III, George IV, or
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In the 20th century, Charles's son John Henry became
Beecroft's owner, followed by Thomas and then his son John Hooton Beecroft. The shop moved frequently around the city during these periods, first to the Elizabethan House at 9 High Street, then to "Beecroft’s Corner" at the Exchange Building on
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Corbett founded the first toy and fancy goods shop at No. 2 High Street, Nottingham. The shop then moved to a larger premises on Chandler's Lane in 1844. In 1848 Corbett also hired a partner, Charles Beecroft, and in 1848 the toy store was renamed Beecroft's.
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much sought after by numismatists and collectors. Farmers used to advertise for farm workers on market days – this led to the famous
Beecroft's famous jingle ending "When we were boys, we bought our toys at Beecroft's. Now we are men, we go again to Beecroft's".
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In 2010, Beecroft's underwent a major rebranding when David and Sue
Beecroft retired and handed the business on to Anne-Louise Game and Lindsey Macdonald. The toy shop continues to operate online and by mail order and is now based in
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