Remembering classic toys

[ancjr]

I'm not a collector or expert in any way, but I recently re-discovered this from a youtube suggestion....

Mom bought me one of these at a yard sale and I thought it was one of the most amazing toys I had as a kid.





Maybe you guys remember toys from days gone by....

 

[red_zr24x4]

We had one of those also
sixguns and the M1 Cap rifle,
the Evil Kanevil rev up bikes that we used to zip down the hallway
metal trucks and tractors....the list goes on

 

[ancjr]

Speaking of bikes.....

 

[ancjr]

I got this for Christmas one year....

 

[KLB]

I remember getting this from Santa one Christmas

Add An Extra Dimension to Play: The Famous World War II Battle of Navarone Giant Playset - Flashbak

Add An Extra Dimension to Play: The Famous World War II Battle of Navarone Giant Playset

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[ancjr]

I remember getting this from Santa one Christmas

Add An Extra Dimension to Play: The Famous World War II Battle of Navarone Giant Playset - Flashbak

Add An Extra Dimension to Play: The Famous World War II Battle of Navarone Giant Playset

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[ancjr]

These were super popular the first couple years I went to school. We had an area at the edge of the playground dug up where we'd make obstacle courses for them:

 

[radar8756]

My favorites were Erector sets & Lincoln Logs

 

[Hardscrable]

My favorites were Erector sets & Lincoln Logs

Cowboy gear and guns, farm equipment toys, and as you say


Still have mine displayed in my office

 

[ancjr]

Cowboy gear and guns, farm equipment toys, and as you say

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Still have mine displayed in my office

I made a 2ft tall robot out of my Erector set and named him Herman.

 

[smokingman]

These were super popular the first couple years I went to school. We had an area at the edge of the playground dug up where we'd make obstacle courses for them:

Had loads of them. Good times.

Erector sets though,that was where it was. Spend a good part of my youth building anything and everything.

 

[ancjr]

My great aunt had Lincoln Logs from when her children were little. I loved playing with them when we visited her.

Then, when I was in Kindergarten, they had them there too and I was the resident Lincoln Log expert.

 

[ancjr]

Cowboy gear and guns, farm equipment toys, and as you say

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Still have mine displayed in my office

My dad did a lot of business with a local family owned excavating company and I very vividly remember being at their house... They must have had everything Ertl and Tonka ever made!

 

[blain]

When I was just a lad I really enjoyed playing with my "remote" controlled T-Rex.


That toy was so much fun, walking it across the floor. Even when the batteries played out, that T-Rex went on educating my young mind. I learned that all "electricity" is not the same.
Instead of asking my mom for fresh batteries, I pulled the wires out of the "remote" and promptly plugged those bare wires into the closest wall outlet. Yes, a yoot inserting bare wires into a live household outlet.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
That was the day I learned that not all electricity was the same.
A flash of blue sparks was enough to convince me to move on to other activities.
The toy was discarded, the fuse in the fuse box was still good, a young boy was not shocked and lived to play another day.
Thank You T-Rex for my introduction to electricity and lifelong desire to tinker. You are long gone, but not forgotten.

 

[KG1]

I remember the dangerous toys such as click-clacks and lawn jarts. I also remember the dangers of bouncing superballs inside of the house.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Stompers were awesome. So were penny racers. They were pull back cars about the size of a walnut. There was a slot behind the license plate where you could stick a penny. When you did that they would pop a wheelie and do donuts.

 

[Cameramonkey]

And I still have a Mattel shooting gallery. I broke mine, but bought another off ebay about 10 years ago.

 

[KG1]

A creepy crawler set was always fun. Then there was Rock'em/Sock'em robots.

"Hey! You knocked my block off!"

 

[lrdudley]

I played with Match Box cars and trucks growing up. These preceded Hot Wheels. The day before my 15th birthday my little sister was born. Thanks Mom and Dad. Being the youngest and only boy wasn't to bad a deal up until then. The Match Box cars were used by my little sister growing up. On my 65th birthday, my little sister gifted me those original Match Box cars. Don't play with them anymore, but they do have a special place.

 

[Lpherr]

Damn... you guys are ooold.

These were super popular the first couple years I went to school. We had an area at the edge of the playground dug up where we'd make obstacle courses for them:

I still have one. It's a black semi. If I can find it, I'll post a pic.