Apparently the snake toy that broke wasn’t my old one, because I just found mine in a box with old toys that I had meant to sort through (and am now in fact sorting through). Larger than Adrian’s, and larger than I had remembered. Somewhat yellowed, and a bit worn, but still in full working condition.

I also found our old box of old knock-off Estonian “Lego” bricks, which was the only kind available in Estonia back in the 1980s. It’s called “Think and build” – clearly branding wasn’t their foremost goal.