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Month: November 2008

VAT Price Reductions on Popular Toys

VAT Price Reductions on Popular Toys

Just what we needed in the frantic few weeks before Christmas.  A little bit of extra work, courtesy of the Chancellor.  We can’t knock his motives however and are all in favour of anything that gets the flagging economy going again.  This bulletin explains what we at Mulberry Bush are doing in response. We are a small business and whilst we hold a lot of stock of our wooden and traditional toys (too much says our accountant) we do not…

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Dolls House Delight

Dolls House Delight

It’s a little known fact that dolls houses were in existence in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. These early examples were true miniature homes, made out of wood, with miniature furnishings, servants and livestock. However, these ancient Egyptian dolls houses were not toys as we know them today. Discovered in Egyptian tombs it is thought that these models were used for religious purposes. It wasn’t until the 16th century that dolls houses began to be used for amusement, but not…

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