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11 MAY 1990

Wouldn’t wood straighten matters?

30 YEARS AGO

Robin Blyth began his toy-making business to help generate more money on the farm. As this article shows, this was a game changer.

Habit dies hard, but the child in us even more so. While many farmers have an artistic flair of some kind, you don’t often come across one such as Robin Blyth of ‘Netherton’ near Elandslaagte, who makes toys

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