Oh, okay. There are other companies that make "him", too.
100 Classic Toys
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Oh, okay. There are other companies that make "him", too.
The clue was for the View-Master. Inventors; William Gruber and Harold Graves. 1938.
I didn't have a View-Master as a child, I had a Vistascreen 3D viewer instead. I lved getting the cards out of the Weetbix and Liptons Tea packets.
Magic 8 Ball - YES - Inventors: Albert Carter and Abe Bookman 1950.
Telescope and microscope - NO.
I didn't have a View-Master as a child, I had a Vistascreen 3D viewer instead. I lved getting the cards out of the Weetbix and Liptons Tea packets.
Magic 8 Ball - YES - Inventors: Albert Carter and Abe Bookman 1950.
Telescope and microscope - NO.
Billy Blastoff
I hated it when I was a kid, just because of the name.
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70's Toy Commercials
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They don't make them like this anymore
I hated it when I was a kid, just because of the name.
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70's Toy Commercials
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They don't make them like this anymore
YES.
Hungry Hungry Hippos. No inventor's name given. 1978.
Gil. T. Azell - no to Billy Bastoff.
NEXT CLUE - rabbits, otter etc families.
Classic Kenner Star Wars action figures (1978-1985).
One of the coolest things about being a little boy in the late seventies and early-to-mid eighties. The standard by which all later plastic action figures based on movies and television shows would be measured (and most would fail to live up to that standard in one way or another).
To this day, if you have a vinyl-caped Jawa on the original 1978 Kenner cardback with the first 12 Star Wars action figures pictured on the back (the legendary "12-Backs" within the SW collecting community) he can be worth several thousand dollars all by himself. Even if you didn't or don't own a valuable figure, they variety of characters and play value were unbeatable for their time, with roughly 100 different humans, droids, humanoids and other aliens in the Classic Era that lasted seven years.
Since SW action figures were relaunched in 1995 with modern tooling and sculpts and vastly more accurate resemblances to the movie and TV characters those old figures have been vastly overshadowed by the hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of newer figures cranked out by Kenner and then Hasbro, but those original, classic Kenner toys were in a category all by themselves. And don't forget all the cool ships, vehicles, playsets and the bigger, more detailed 12" figures!
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One of the coolest things about being a little boy in the late seventies and early-to-mid eighties. The standard by which all later plastic action figures based on movies and television shows would be measured (and most would fail to live up to that standard in one way or another).
To this day, if you have a vinyl-caped Jawa on the original 1978 Kenner cardback with the first 12 Star Wars action figures pictured on the back (the legendary "12-Backs" within the SW collecting community) he can be worth several thousand dollars all by himself. Even if you didn't or don't own a valuable figure, they variety of characters and play value were unbeatable for their time, with roughly 100 different humans, droids, humanoids and other aliens in the Classic Era that lasted seven years.
Since SW action figures were relaunched in 1995 with modern tooling and sculpts and vastly more accurate resemblances to the movie and TV characters those old figures have been vastly overshadowed by the hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of newer figures cranked out by Kenner and then Hasbro, but those original, classic Kenner toys were in a category all by themselves. And don't forget all the cool ships, vehicles, playsets and the bigger, more detailed 12" figures!
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[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNYBNZUIG0[/yt]
Bubble makers - YES - are listed as a generic toy.
Etch-a-sketch has already been named.
Chemistry sets and Speak and Spell aren't in the book.
I will work out soon how many we have listed.
CLUE - a very energetic game involving feet and hands.
Etch-a-sketch has already been named.
Chemistry sets and Speak and Spell aren't in the book.
I will work out soon how many we have listed.
CLUE - a very energetic game involving feet and hands.
Twister
Twister - YES - Inventors: Charles F. Foley and Neil Rabens 1966
I made a mistake earlier about Britains Models. I didn't turn the page over while looking at the toy soldiers. William Britain Super Deetail soldiers are also listed.
No-one has named the toys that have rabbit, otter, cats, elephant etc families. These animals do human things.
I made a mistake earlier about Britains Models. I didn't turn the page over while looking at the toy soldiers. William Britain Super Deetail soldiers are also listed.
No-one has named the toys that have rabbit, otter, cats, elephant etc families. These animals do human things.
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This saddens me, Water guns were a necessity in the summer. While Super Soakers changed the water gun field, they took a lot of pumping to keep going, and were just filling the gap left by the loss of the greatest water gun maker of all time. This company made water guns that were motorized and quite a bit more powerful than your standard issue squirt gun, they were quality made toys, but the company made the mistake of making them too realistic and some jumpy cops killed a couple of kids. Oddly enough I found some recolored ones back in the mid 90's for sale at a grocery store, they were a bit expensive and not getting them has bugged me since.
I don't think these were mentioned:
-Kaleidoscope
-stereoscope (I cannot remember the brand name. It showed me the 7 Wonders of the World and many other exotic places... in 3D!)
-Major Matt Mason is probably not included, but I wore mine out in the 1960s!
-Silly Putty
-H.O. cars/race track a.k.a. slot cars
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-Kaleidoscope
-stereoscope (I cannot remember the brand name. It showed me the 7 Wonders of the World and many other exotic places... in 3D!)
-Major Matt Mason is probably not included, but I wore mine out in the 1960s!
-Silly Putty
-H.O. cars/race track a.k.a. slot cars
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I have added a few to the list Hazel made earlier
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
Toy soldiers - Army men
Toy soldiers - Airfix 1:32 soldier
Toy soldiers - William Britain Super Deetail
Playmobil
Subbuteo
Balls
My Little Pony
Plasticine
Magic 8 ball
View-Master
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Bubble-makers
Twister
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
Toy soldiers - Army men
Toy soldiers - Airfix 1:32 soldier
Toy soldiers - William Britain Super Deetail
Playmobil
Subbuteo
Balls
My Little Pony
Plasticine
Magic 8 ball
View-Master
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Bubble-makers
Twister
Silly Putty has already been mentioned as has the View-Master (which might be the stereoscope you are thinking of)
No to the rest.
The Slinky, Hot wheels and Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots have already been mentioned.
No to lawn darts. We used to play are version of lawn darts using small garden forks or knives from the kitchen drawer. We also used to play a Twister like game with them.
CLUE - 2 dolls have gone unmentioned - one is a rag doll, the other cries.
Coincidentally, we are soon heading west to visit our granddaughter, Lily, who will be turning 5 shortly, in April. We are bringing her a Spirograph which we were able to find on line.
To carry on, how about:
Ker Plunk
Toss Across
American Flyer Trains
Marx Trains
EDIT to add:
How about a toy Kitchen set?
Toy cash register?
PONG?
video game systems?
Marx Trains
EDIT to add:
How about a toy Kitchen set?
Toy cash register?
PONG?
video game systems?
* Raggedy Ann & Andy
* Checkers
* Chess set
* Shirley Temple Doll
* How about Porcelin Dolls or China Dolls? Probably more of a collector thing...
* Board game Monopoly (sp?)
* Board game "The Game of Life"
* Board Game "Clue" (damn that Col. Mustard and his candle stick)
* Hula-Hoop
* Beach ball (OK, it's a reach)
* What about "scale models" or "plastic model kits" I had tons of planes, battleships, cars and, yes, a certain Star Ship as a kid....
* Checkers
* Chess set
* Shirley Temple Doll
* How about Porcelin Dolls or China Dolls? Probably more of a collector thing...
* Board game Monopoly (sp?)
* Board game "The Game of Life"
* Board Game "Clue" (damn that Col. Mustard and his candle stick)
* Hula-Hoop
* Beach ball (OK, it's a reach)
* What about "scale models" or "plastic model kits" I had tons of planes, battleships, cars and, yes, a certain Star Ship as a kid....
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