kinda things that were banned , or maybe just some cool stuff that just went away

[deeretrain]

Yep had an etch a scetch and we bought some for my kids when that were younger.I think that still make them,but probably new and I proved. My kids are grown up and I don,t hit the toy dept.any more.I did see there bringing back some of the old board games,one that I remember is Operation
,

 

[bigJake]

anybody else have one of these rocket ship banks? you'd put the coin in the lost, presss the button and it would shoot the coin inside the rocket.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Mechanical Bank Page/mechanicalbank-gray1.JPG

 

[deeretrain]

anybody else have one of these rocket ship banks? you'd put the coin in the lost, presss the button and it would shoot the coin inside the rocket.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Mechanical Bank Page/mechanicalbank-gray1.JPG

Not me but it looks cool

 

[Seadoobuddy]

anybody else have one of these rocket ship banks? you'd put the coin in the lost, presss the button and it would shoot the coin inside the rocket.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Mechanical Bank Page/mechanicalbank-gray1.JPG

Not me either....must have been from the 50's.......

 

[deeretrain]

OK so how many of you guys buy and collect these older toys when you stumble across them. Once a year I usually hit the Hershey car show + flee market and find all kinds of neat old things. Older tonka trucks can be found for a reasonable price.

 

[griz400]

anybody else have one of these rocket ship banks? you'd put the coin in the lost, presss the button and it would shoot the coin inside the rocket.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Mechanical Bank Page/mechanicalbank-gray1.JPG

actually jake i got one when i was about 9 or 10 i think, my uncle johnny was a bank president in st claire shores mich., they used to give them away when people would open accounts.. mine was gold on color though, not gray

 

[bigJake]

still got it? mine fell off the shelf and one of the legs broke.

 

[griz400]

my sister had this thing in the 60's i guess, late 60's that was like say 16 in x 16 in square u would stand on and twist, like the twist, damn if i know the name of it though

 

[deeretrain]

my sister had this thing in the 60's i guess, late 60's that was like say 16 in x 16 in square u would stand on and twist, like the twist, damn if i know the name of it though

Was it similar to a sit n spin

 

[deeretrain]

Remember the big wheel. That low riding. Tricycle type of thing. All my friends had one except for me.

 

[griz400]

was different from sit and spin, and they didnt have big wheels yet when i was a kid, damn, i woulda give em hell on that

 

[Sink]

I used to play with a hoop that you pushed with a T shaped stick. You could make it turn and follow it around the yard. What a great toy! Great excersize and we didn't even know it!!! Kinda like this:
http://www.toysfromtimespast.com/toys/hoop2.htm

 

[bigJake]

a hoop and a stick. Sink, you really lived on the edge when you was a yungin. That sounds like more fun that a barell of monkeys. http://www.amazon.com/Milton-Bradley-04056-Barrel-Monkeys/dp/B00000IWHE

 

[griz400]

my sister had this thing in the 60's i guess, late 60's that was like say 16 in x 16 in square u would stand on and twist, like the twist, damn if i know the name of it though

what was this twist thing called, anyone ???

 

[deeretrain]

what was this twist thing called, anyone ???

Do a Google sertch on toys from the sixties there is a hole bunch of web sites for you to check out maybe you,ll find what your looking for

 

[griz400]

well, i found it, but i guess it really didn't have a name
http://itsstilllife.com/2011/07/25/weekend-vintage-finds/

http://www.etsy.com/listing/46097863/vintage-1960s-trim-twist-executive

 

[griz400]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUEcG4iH34&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRiYkwtBK34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG807d3P-U
few banned commercials, these aint so bad, i found some real bad ones, but i think i better not post em ....

 

[bigJake]

well, i found it, but i guess it really didn't have a name
http://itsstilllife.com/2011/07/25/weekend-vintage-finds/

http://www.etsy.com/listing/46097863/vintage-1960s-trim-twist-executive

Ma had that exact french fry maker

 

[Sink]

How about spirograph? We spend many an hour drawing cool designs. These things are EXPENSIVE now!!! Also spin art.
http://www.amazon.com/Kenners-New-S...toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1330003407&sr=1-10
http://youtu.be/Ga1hqPdn9QE

 

[Seadoobuddy]

How about Shop King...a battery operated band saw that cut Styrofoam into different pieces that you then glued together to make something. I make hundred of stuff. Even brought it to 3rd grade?????? sho and tell

and also Vac-u-form. It heated up and you put letter/ numbers on it then put put a thin piece pf plastic over then the close the cover to make your own 3X5 sign. Very neat...impressed my 1st grad girl classmates on Valentine's Day.

And don't forget the "Easy bake Oven" (I didn't have one of these)

 

[harryb]

Fanner 50's with the swivel holster! Still have them, what you might call a prized possession back then! Made by Mattell.

 

[bigJake]

How about spirograph? We spend many an hour drawing cool designs. These things are EXPENSIVE now!!! Also spin art.
http://www.amazon.com/Kenners-New-S...toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1330003407&sr=1-10
http://youtu.be/Ga1hqPdn9QE

yep, had the spirograph. I remember acidentally swallowing of of them little pins with the green heads. Never told Ma. Probably why I have that constant belly ache.

 

[griz400]

heres one i guess thats still around, but if u read, not for this generation of kids i guess -- lol
a wood burning kit, i had 1, but i think nowadays, i think some parents, just dont want to teach responsibilty --
http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/finds-wood-burning-kit/
they were just like a cheap solder iron, with changeable tips that burnt my fingers - time to time
http://www.blippee.com/blog/all-toys/design-a-matic-woodburning-set

 

[griz400]

here was like the worlds most dangerous toy -- http://daily-grind.net/most-dangerous-toys-from-the-50s-gilbert-u-238-atomic-energy-lab/
In 1951, A.C. Gilbert, inventor of the ERECTOR set, released the U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. Using real radioactive materials, one could witness mist trails created by particles of ionizing radiation.

The set included four Uranium-bearing ore samples, and originally sold for $49.50

http://webjunk.info/atomic-energy-lab-ultimate-toy-for-your-kids/

 

[Sink]

We used to break thermometers and play with the mercury! Great time was had by all!!! And that's what happened to me...

By the way... do you know the difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer???







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