Has anybody on the planet ever collected a full set of these collections which went on forever . . . AND they made you buy a binder to put every 12 issues in?
They nearly all seemed to be produced by Marshall Cavendish or ORBIS, and people would see the TV advert, arrange a subscription at the local newsagent, read the first 5 or 6 issues and then pile the remaining 27,000,000 issues in the corner of the spare room/attic/garage.
Favourite subjects seemed to be DIY, the human body, crocheting, military vehicles, woodwork and aeroplanes.
Discovery – bringing the past to life
Family of Man
Golden Hands
Golden Homes
Grow your own (ahem!)
How It Works
Input
The Joy of Knowledge
The Knack
Magic Touch
Microwave Know-How
Super Cook
The Unexplained
These days you will find an abundance of these (usually incomplete) collections at car boot sales – And if you dropped one of those binders on your foot you would certainly know about it.
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