"SHISHY! That's my SHISHY! I wanna get shish to swim in my bath. Swimmy, swim, swim." If my two-year-old's ecstatic response is any indication, the new generation will love these reproductions of the iconic 1969 Patrick Rylands design just as much as the first.
Rylands' background in sculpture is unmistakable. The toys, for which Ryland won the 1970 Duke of Edinburgh Design Award, have an internal ballast that keeps them balanced in the water.
Sigh, nostalgia. Did you have the bird and fish in your bath as a child? If the resurgence of Sophie the Giraffe is any indication, they're not going to be able to keep these in stock.
The fish is currently in stock (£19.90) and the bird can be pre-ordered for June delivery.
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OMG! Had both of these in countless baths as a child. So cool!!!!
Oh, I do want these. I mean, for the baby I'm about to have. Right. She wants them.
We have my husband's original bird, and it's still floating along! It's little eye is becoming a bit faded, but still a great bath toy!
Oh, my. I just sold a pair of originals in my Etsy shop.
These are great and I want them bad, but when I tried to order them from the site, they wanted to charge $40 for shipping! They need to make it to the US soon!!!
Oh! I just listed one of these on my Etsy store:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/101214438/vintage-patrick-ryland-bird-toy
After searching the web for hours, I finally made it to this site. I still couldn't figure out, where and how to order the bird & fish items, and how to have them shipped to Germany at what price. Can anyone help me?
Just sold one.