Retro toys

No, that would make it Seven Finger.

"Six Finger! Six Finger! Man alive!
How did I ever get along with Five?"

 

Mrs. Beasley doll (1960's)

It was Buffy's doll in the TV show 'Family Affair'.


Family Affair - Wikipedia


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Being a trans child means never having to fight over who gets to be He-Man or Leonardo. I was always quite happy to play with Teela and April.

 

Kenner Girder and Panel Building Set (1950's during post-war building boom)


Girder and Panel building sets - Wikipedia

 

These types of toys were popular as the interstate highway system was being built across the U.S. during the 1960's.


Playskool Teach-A-Tot Road System (1960's)

Finding Beauty in Ephemera: Bridges and Blocks, Part 3 - Playskool Teach-a-Tot Road System


Kenner Bridge and Turnpike Building Set (1960's)


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Kenner started in 1946.

Kenner's mascot was the Kenner Gooney Bird.


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As a person with a Peter Pan complex, i appreciate this thread

 

I had a similar set with buildings too. I loved that toy.

 

Spinwelder Race Car Factory by Mattel (1974)

This toy used an electric drill and low melting point plastic bits to friction-weld piece of the car together.


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Baby Alive doll by Mattell (1979).

It had a moving mouth that would eat food, drink water, and wet its pants.


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Various toy sewing machines that worked like regular sewing machines.


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Civil War chess set

 

They were not exactly toys, but my friend and I used to make pipe bombs---blew a couple of boards off his dads garage!! Also made a firecracker gun out of a pipe---confiscated by a cop when he saw me shoot an arrow into a tree in the park.

 

Strangely accurate today lol

 

Powermite by Ideal (1969).

Mini power tools that ran off two D-size batteries.


Powermites by Ideal - Sam's Toybox


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Ahhhh, the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recalling also these BIG b/o toys (from "REMCO")

"FLYING FOX" (prop-jet airliner)

"BARRACUDA (submarine)

"MIGHTY MATILIDA" (aircraft carrier)

"WHIRLYBIRD" (helicopter)

AlSO..................

AMERICAN FLYER "ALL ABOARD" (sectional "S"-scale train set)

"VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT"

Man, it'sall soooooooooooo loooooobg ago, now!

 

The Vacuform would melt a small sheet of plastic over a form, allowing you to make all sorts of shapes. Only problem? Melting, burning plastic releasing toxic fumes right into your face! I had one, but stopped using it after getting sick from the fumes.

I remember making the top and bottom of the boat in the picture. I cut and glued them together (enjoying the glue fumes) and it floated well.

I love how the image shows so many toys. But look close, there's 4 of each object, just different colors so they look different. I don't think there were more than 3 or 4 forms to use.

 

Man, talk about NOSTALGIA!

I STILL remember the TV commercials!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE this stuff!!!!!!!!!!

 

Too bad you had to be a Beach Boy to use this lmao!