A little thing called the Postwar Baby Boom, I would imagine.
100 Classic Toys
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I'd also guess people had more disposable income, combined with manufacturing/assembly line technology.
YES - Inventor" Denys Fisher 1965.
I loved my spirograph.
Both have been mentioned earlier in the thread
Lionel trains - YES - Inventor: Joshua Lionel Cowen 1902
Polly Pocket? - NO
Littlest Pet Shop? - NO
Bratz? - NO
Chalk? - NO
Finger paint? - NO
Dollhouses? - YES - Inventor: Duke Albert V of Bavaria 16th century.
Pound Puppies? - NO
Baby Alive? (So creepy) - NO
American Girl dolls? (Obviously America-specific) - NO
Barbie has already been mentioned.
There are two other types of dolls mentioned.
The other two trains sets are aimed at younger children that the Hornby and Lionel sets.
Polly Pocket? - NO
Littlest Pet Shop? - NO
Bratz? - NO
Chalk? - NO
Finger paint? - NO
Dollhouses? - YES - Inventor: Duke Albert V of Bavaria 16th century.
Pound Puppies? - NO
Baby Alive? (So creepy) - NO
American Girl dolls? (Obviously America-specific) - NO
Barbie has already been mentioned.
There are two other types of dolls mentioned.
The other two trains sets are aimed at younger children that the Hornby and Lionel sets.
Super-soaker - SORT OF - they are listed under the more generic heading of water pistols. Super-soakers were invent
ed by Lonnie Johnson in 1990.
Transformers
I think they were menioned earlier in the thread
stretch armstrong - YES - Inventor: James O. Kuhn 1976. There were also other stretch toys.
rock-em sock-em robots - YES - Inventors" Burt Meyer, Harry Disko and Judd Reed 1964
ed by Lonnie Johnson in 1990.
Transformers
I think they were menioned earlier in the thread
stretch armstrong - YES - Inventor: James O. Kuhn 1976. There were also other stretch toys.
rock-em sock-em robots - YES - Inventors" Burt Meyer, Harry Disko and Judd Reed 1964
^^^ I work it out as being 42 out of the 100. I will male a list of those mentioned soon.
Mego dolls - NO
LEGO - Already mentioned
Meccano - already mentioned.
There are a few generic toys that haven't been mentioned.
There are some very well known toys that I thought would have been mentioned early on that have been overlooked.
Mego dolls - NO
LEGO - Already mentioned
Meccano - already mentioned.
There are a few generic toys that haven't been mentioned.
There are some very well known toys that I thought would have been mentioned early on that have been overlooked.
What about generically
tricycles
tricycles
Strangely bikes/tikes aren't mentioned.
Eh, I'll post it, and delete if it's too much.
Tinkertoy
Lego
G. I Joe
Barbie
Slinky
Rubik's Cube
Mousetrap
Lincoln Logs
Silly putty
Play-doh
Operation
yo-yos
Mr. Potato Head
Transformers
Etch a sketch
Barrel of monkeys
Frisbee
Hula Hoop
Matchbox Cars
Hot Wheel Cars
Little People
Hornby Trains
Scalextric
Meccano/Erector Set
Alphabet Blocks
Rocking Horse
Jump Rope
Jack-in-the-Box
Marbles
Star Wars Action Figures
NERF
Steiff Bears
Merrythought Bears
Spirograph
Tonka Trucks
Lionel trains
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Dollhouses
water pistols
stretch armstrong
rock-em sock-em robots
Tinkertoy
Lego
G. I Joe
Barbie
Slinky
Rubik's Cube
Mousetrap
Lincoln Logs
Silly putty
Play-doh
Operation
yo-yos
Mr. Potato Head
Transformers
Etch a sketch
Barrel of monkeys
Frisbee
Hula Hoop
Matchbox Cars
Hot Wheel Cars
Little People
Hornby Trains
Scalextric
Meccano/Erector Set
Alphabet Blocks
Rocking Horse
Jump Rope
Jack-in-the-Box
Marbles
Star Wars Action Figures
NERF
Steiff Bears
Merrythought Bears
Spirograph
Tonka Trucks
Lionel trains
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Dollhouses
water pistols
stretch armstrong
rock-em sock-em robots
Playmobil? - YES - Inventor: Hans Beck 1974
Britains Models? - NO
Subbuteo? - YES - Inventor: Peter Adolph 1947
Trading cards (like Pokemon)? - NO
Troll dolls? - NO (anf they should be IMO)
Balls! - YES - as a generic
Skittles - NO
Though balls are mentioned as a generic there is one type of ball that gets its own listing.
Britains Models? - NO
Subbuteo? - YES - Inventor: Peter Adolph 1947
Trading cards (like Pokemon)? - NO
Troll dolls? - NO (anf they should be IMO)
Balls! - YES - as a generic
Skittles - NO
Thank you, that is a great help.
Though balls are mentioned as a generic there is one type of ball that gets its own listing.
I thought at first that you were going to give a long list of unguessed toys, when I realised that you meant a list of toys mentioned I changed my answer - I hope it is the second answer you read.
What exactly are 'Britians models"? I haven't heard of them.
What exactly are 'Britians models"? I haven't heard of them.
They're a range of small model farm animals and machinery, toy soldiers, cowboys etc. Die cast and quite popular when I was a kid. I used to spend my pocket money on them
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How about Masters of the Universe? or Easy Bake Oven?
As a side note, our friend John Payne's (aka Forbin) wife Mary builds amazing dollhouses. In fact, calling them "dollhouses" doesn't do them justice; they're more like museum-quality miniatures.
Speaking from my own childhood experience, I can say that I never thought of my bicycle as a "toy." It was my transportation!
No to both.
Clue - we have had Play Doh but there is another earlier modelling compound.
Clue - think of a thread in TNZ.
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