100 Classic Toys

[Miss Chicken]

I just received a copy of 100 Classic Toys and I was wondering if people here could guess what toys are included in the 100. Some of the 100 are generic but most of those listed are branded toys. The vast majority of the toys are from the 20th century. Some board games are included.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Tinkertoys
Lego
G.I. Joe
Barbie
Slinky
Rubik's Cube

Perhaps, off the top of my head?

 

[lurok]

Mousetrap

 

[Miss Chicken]

Tinkertoy - YES - Inventor: Charles Pajeau 1914
Lego - YES - Inventors: Ole Kirk Chrstiansen and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen 1955
G. I Joe - YES - Inventors: Larry Reiner, Stan Weston and Don Levine 1964
Barbie - YES - Inventor: Ruth Handler 1959
Slinky - YES -Inventor: Richard James 1945 (I never knew there was a Slinky Dog pull toy)
Rubik's Cube - YES - Inventor" Erno Rubik 1980.

6/6.

 

[Miss Chicken]

Mousetrap

YES - Inventors: Gordon Barlow and Burt Meyer 1963.

 

[Kestra]

In addition to what's above
Lincoln Logs
Silly putty
Play-doh
Perfection
Operation
yo-yos
Mr. Potato Head
Transformers
Etch a sketch
That light bright thing where you stick pegs through paper to make it glow
Barrel of monkeys

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Frisbee?

 

[Greylock Crescent]

Model trains?
Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars?

 

[Kestra]

Oh also Little People (is that what they were called?) and Hot Wheels. I don't know how specific (or time specific) this is.

 

[Greylock Crescent]

Are board games generic or specific? If specific:
Chutes and Ladders
Monopoly
Sorry

 

[Miss Chicken]

Lincoln Logs - YES - Inventor: John Lloyd Wright 1916
Silly putty - YES - Inventor; James Wright 1950
Play-doh - YES - Inventors: Joe and N.M. McVicker 1955
Perfection - NO
Operation - YES - Inventor: John Spinello 1965
yo-yos - YES - ancient toy
Mr. Potato Head - YES - George Lerner 1952
Transformers - YES - Inventor: Nobuyuki Okude 1984
Etch a sketch - YES - Inventor: Arthur Grandjean 1960
That light bright thing where you stick pegs through paper to make it glow - NO
Barrel of monkeys - YES - Inventor: Leonard Marks 1966

I was very disappointed when I finally got a Mr Potato Head.

We are now up to 16 of the 100 classic toys.

 

[Miss Chicken]

Are board games generic or specific? If specific:
Chutes and Ladders
Monopoly
Sorry

There are some specific board games mentioned but strangely none of the three you mentioned. I would have expected Monopoly. I suppose Chutes and Ladders is a later version of Snakes and Ladders?

I will answer the other suggestions soon - I don't like to make 3 posts in a row and the suggestions are coming quickly.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Hula hoop

 

[Miss Chicken]

Frisbee?

YES - Inventors: Walter Morrison and Warren Franscioni 1948

Hulu Hoop

Yes - Inventors: Arthur 'Spud' Melin and Richard Knerr 1958

 

[Miss Chicken]

Model trains?
Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars?

with model trains you will have to be more specific

Matchbox Cars - YES - Inventor: Jack Odell 1953
Hot Wheel Cars - YES - Inventor; Elliott Handler 1968 (he was the husband of Barbie's creator)

Oh also Little People (is that what they were called?) and Hot Wheels. I don't know how specific (or time specific) this is.

Hot Wheels - see above
Little People - YES - Inventor not listed. First released by Fisher Price in 1950.

We are now up to 21 of the 100 toys.

 

[lurok]

Only model train maker I know of is Hornby. Always wanted one; never got one

Oh, and Scaletrix?

 

[Miss Chicken]

Only model train maker I know of is Hornby. Always wanted one; never got one

Oh, and Scaletrix?

Hornby Trains - YES - Inventor: Frank Hornby 1920
Scalextric - YES - Inventor: Bertram Francis 1957

Up to 23 toys so far.

3 other brand of trains are included.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

What about:

Atari 2600
Erector Set

 

[Miss Chicken]

What about:

Atari 2600
Erector Set

Atari 2600 - NO - the author probably doesn't cladsify it as a toy (?)

Meccano/Erector Set - YES - Inventor: Frank Hornby 1901.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Atari 2600 - NO - the author probably doesn't cladsify it as a toy

Wasn't sure they would, but nice to know, and interesting that it doesn't make the cut.