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I've never collected antique dolls, and being a boy, dolls aren't really my thing. Though i do remember the time i insisted that as my two sisters had dolls, why couldn't I. Embarrisingly i was bought a plastic doll which very quickly i disposed of. I will say i found it of interest to see ...
Barney and Friends Barney & Friends is an independent children's television show produced in the United States, aimed at very young children ages 1–5. The series, which first aired in 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys learning through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. Barney the ...
Tin ToysA tin toy, or to be pedantic a tin lithograph toy, is a mechanical toy made out of tinplate and normally painted by chromolithography to resemble primarily a character or vehicle.Tin toy robots are a highly collectable type of tin toy. Classics like the Mr Atomic Robot, and Robby the Robot from the movie ...
Corgi Cars Corgi Toys is the name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles produced by Mettoy Playcraft Ltd. in the United Kingdom. The Mettoy company was founded in 1933 in Northampton, England A market a range of toy vehicles was planned for the Corgi Toys company as competition to Meccano's Dinky Toys model vehicles which had ...
Toys of the 90s There are many toys of the 90s though a few are more typical than others. We could talk about Digimon virtual pets, Beanie Babies, Micro Machines, Tickle Me Elmo, Monster in My Pocket, Sega Game Gear, Stomp rocket, Tazos, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures or even Water Talkies and Zbots. For a full ...
Silly Putty This may sound a silly question, but what was Silly Putty originally called? The answer, Nutty Putty As with most beginnings, they often happen by accident. Silly Putty is marketed today as a toy for children, but was originally created by accident during research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States in World ...
Who remembers the Slinky? Back in the 50s and 60s the Slink was a toy every kid was proud to have. Most remember the Slinky as a loose spring that can travel down stairways. Slinky wasn't overly expensive and so was easily achievable for kid’s pocket money. Richard James demonstrated it at a toy department in Philadelphia ...
Blast from the past today - Hungry Hungry Hippos Hungry Hungry Hippos is a board game made for young children originally designed in 1966 and released by MB in 1978. The purpose of the game is to collect as many marbles as possible with the hungry hippos. The Hippos were in four colours, they were also named! ...
One grey Saturday morning at a jumble sale i came across Railroader board game.Lets be honest it was so big i struggled to get it out the door. Based on a map of America and the need to grow railroads across the states, the map consisted of loads of plastic tracks and small model trains. The ...
How exciting it is if tyou find the key to your old toy chest trunk. My toy chest was an old rusty trunk. After spending many years in our summer house, it was cleaned up and became the toy trunk for many years. It did have a lockable area but we never knew of a key. You ...
