It's all part of the decline.
Posted on 11/20/2022 11:41:47 PM PST by DallasBiff
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, “The Toys that Built America” shares a different story—one that brings new products and nostalgic toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts
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Jenga I could care less about, Tetris, along with Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, I spent my hard earned quarters in the machines.
The Purple Saguaro?
If they had only kept those Remington’s in the original plastic packaging, they would be worth millions!
I was thinking Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, erector sets...
GI Joe.
i’m 78....we had all three...electric train....those foot pedal cars...but bike was much better...roller skates with key of course.
It's all part of the decline.
yeh we learned a lot that day...
like dad had the power to say no bikes for a week...
"May the Schwartz be with You"
Adorable..
I always liked those Kenner construction sets with the red plastic columns and beams that snapped together to make HO-scale buildings and bridges and such. I had several sets of increasing complexity.
The plastic bits didn’t break easily, either, which was handy when Godzilla came to visit.
Banned or prohibitively expensive. I occasionally go to a hobby shop to look at electric trains. The price of a new n gauge engine is 125.00 plus.
Lego only wants the “elite” kids playing with their stuff, its so freaking expensive-not to say I dont get stuff for my kids, they love it. I dont see much with plastic models anymore, planes, tanks, hot rods, etc.—guess thats been replaced by fantasy miniatures, which is also awful pricey. Toys that matter or teach skills are for kids who have parents with lots of disposable income, I have a theory that its all part of the “plan”.
I loved my microscope kit. I would find dead insects and make a slide of their wings. Silly Putty. Slinky. Colorforms. Paper dolls. LEGO. Baby Alive. A good old fashioned dollhouse. Cap guns. On and on.
Those were alot of fun.
I had those, and the “American Brick” building kits. I still have some the brick sets.
I wish I still had a lot of my toys, especially the 1960s-vintage Matchbox cars and steel Tonka trucks.
Today's toys are sanitized, gender-neutral, and boring.
Tonka Trucks - hands down.
I had one of these...
You are correct. Only the children of the elite will be well educated In three dimensions. Slaves don’t need intelligence
I HAVE one of those, one of the road scrapers, and a front-end loader...the solid metal ones...for my grand kids!
They still play with them, too!
On a later Christmas, a Chemcraft array of bbeakers, graduated cylinders, test tubes, and chemicals, but a little disappointing for lack of potassium nitrate that had been in the Gilbert one, with instructions. But from it, I learned how to make ammonium iodide that helped satisfy my need for excitement!
My Nurse Practitioner sister never forgot the little Doctor kit that I gave her in her pre-teen years, that made all her playmate friends her patients.
It's so amazing how those early influences affected our lives and careers!
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