xcarguy Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Growing up, what were some of the toys you remember . . . . . . Here's a few from my younger days.
Kitcat Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I will add the Erector set, Lionel trains (I still have the engine I got for X-mas in 1949), Daisy Queen BB gun, Schwinn bike, Flexible Flyer sled, Monopoly and "chemistry sets". Edited February 17, 2015 by Kitcat
Taber10 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Most of those are great additions; I personally have to add "slinky" and my "Western Flyer" bicycle.
mrmustang Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 http://www.retroland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lawn-Darts.jpg http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/Collectibles-Toys-2526/2012/07/box.jpg http://www.calstreets.com/site/images/VINTAGE%20ADS%20VOLUME%20FOUR/images/skateboarder_magazine_july_1978_hobie_hot_skating_parta.jpg http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjY1WDExOTI=/z/-M4AAOSw~EtUk3M6/$_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F How did we ever survive our childhood Bill S.
Paul Hill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 No pics but I can recall shooting at each other with 4' bows and arrows with suction cups... as if that was a good idea of safety. This time of year we (primary school grades 1-8) would latch onto a bumper and slide home for lunch dragging our boots on the snow-covered roads. Poor kids today miss out on that with all the road salt used now!
xcarguy Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Ran across a few more goodies from my generation. While the last photo isn't a toy, I had to add it and have to ask if anyone else ever made the Tupperware popsicles? . . . . . :lurk:
Paul Hill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Not personally but mother always had a big stash of 'em in the freezer. And we had one of the old round top small bottle Coke machines, the Cokes came in wooden cases.
BirkinBernie Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 One of my favorites - would blow out a match from across the room if the air was fairly still....
Off Road SHO Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 That Sonic Blaster reminds me of a toy air gun I had when I was 5 in 1958. It looked like toilet plunger business end on a pistol grip. The diaphram on the inside was 6" in diameter but the "muzzle was only about 2". It could put out a match also. I should look and see if there is any record of that thing; that was before photography was invented. Tom
Off Road SHO Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 That Sonic Blaster reminds me of a toy air gun I had when I was 5 in 1958. It looked like toilet plunger business end on a pistol grip. The diaphram on the inside was 6" in diameter but the "muzzle was only about 2". It could put out a match also. I should look and see if there is any record of that thing; that was before photography was invented. Here it is. http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content07/whamo-air-blaster.jpg Tom
DeanG Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 I had or played with 9 of the above. What I miss most is the red plastic motorcycle that was one of the common toys in kindergarten.
NVP66S Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Heh. I still have the manual from my Lionel-Porter chemistry set. And I think I was about 10 when I got a .22/.410 over/under rifle/shotgun. I never could hit anything with that.
escondidoron Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) HO train layout Aurora Model Motoring (Still have it) Control line and free-flight gas-engine model airplanes 10 cent gliders Matchbox cars Whistling YoYo (our next door neighbor held the patent) firecrackers and sparklers Heath kits soapbox derby racer go kart Skyline building blocks crystal radio transister radio deck of playing cards candy red Schwinn Corvette 5-speed bicycle (it took me 2 years to save up from mowing lawns, picking berries and shoveling driveways to buy it. $83.20. I still remember how hard it was to part with the money after all of that effort!) Edited February 18, 2015 by escondidoron
xcarguy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 I can't believe Mr. Potato Head (with pipe, of course) and the Super Ball haven't made to cut yet. :rofl:
mrmustang Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 I can't believe Mr. Potato Head (with pipe, of course) and the Super Ball haven't made to cut yet. :rofl: Not dangerous enough. Bill S.
AndyB Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Nothing much has changed for me. I still smile when I see a large nut and bolt like 3/4" x 4" & a set of pram (stroller wheels).
DeanG Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 HO train layout Aurora Model Motoring (Still have it) Control line and free-flight gas-engine model airplanes 10 cent gliders Matchbox cars Whistling YoYo (our next door neighbor held the patent) firecrackers and sparklers Heath kits soapbox derby racer go kart Skyline building blocks crystal radio transister radio deck of playing cards candy red Schwinn Corvette 5-speed bicycle (it took me 2 years to save up from mowing lawns, picking berries and shoveling driveways to buy it. $83.20. I still remember how hard it was to part with the money after all of that effort!) I still play with free flight model airplanes. Rubber powered.
xcarguy Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Well, I apparently haven't completely grown up...........yet. I found this at Walmart earlier in the week and simply had to have it; a bargain at 97 cents. . . . . And it looks like Croc has a car named in his honor. :jester:
xcarguy Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 I still play with free flight model airplanes. Rubber powered. . . . . . Me too. My kids and I haved had our fair share of 'endurance' air races. :blush:
Sean Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Gumby and Pokey bendables - the original action figures! Battleship board game - as much fun for the guys as washing dishes is for the gals, apparently.
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