Milbro Catapults (slingshot question)
Who here is an expert on these? Why are they so sought-after? These simple little things are easily copied but originals sell for really good money. I'm rigging one up for a friend to use at a Rocky Horror party so I know those people have some interest in them but they also seem to have antique value. So far I know they are/were made in the UK, used for small game and bird hunting/poaching and placing fish bait, but any slingshot will do for those things so why Milbro in particular?
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If one of my friends told me he was going to a Rocky Horror party, I don't think we could get passed that fact long enough to even discuss slingshots. [:0] 0 -
Yeah, and get this - it's at a Unitarian church 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bigcitybill
Yeah, and get this - it's at a Unitarian church
Actually that part sounds right.
Did you ask him which "character" he was going as?
Or did you not really want to know? [:D]0 -
Whichever one wears a slingshot for a necklace. Did I mention he's my liberal friend? 0 -
That would be Eddie, the ex-delivery boy, played in the movie by Meatloaf. 0 -
I have to admit that I did appreciate the musical score to a degree. 0 -
The answer is that the Milbro catapults (They are British right? Slingshots to us) were made in the late 50's and early 60's, so they were the toys of the British version of the Baby Boomers. Thus, as the boomers got gray, they got nostalgic for the memories of their youth and began collecting. The Brits collected Milbros, and the Americans collected copies of The Lions Paw a book they read in third grade, Smoky Bear stuff, and even Danceswithsheep collects Herter's stuff from the same time frame. I collect Colt Huntsman myself, sorta like a slingshot... 0 -
quote: I collect Colt Huntsman myself, sorta like a slingshot...
[:D] Good one!0
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