Those Egyptians – Are They Supermen?
Mid 1950’s Strength and Health magazines help to answer that question, as well as others like ‘How strong is a gorilla?’ Photo by California Estate… Read More »Those Egyptians – Are They Supermen?
sports
Teddy the Champ Boxer w/original box
Great battery-operated toy from Yonezawa circa 1960. Box is great, too, showing it was imported/distributed by Cragstan:
Los Angeles 1984: The Other Games, Tom Lang
Looks like a parody take on the LA Olympics. Another thing that would seem to be easy to find out more about, but isn’t. I… Read More »Los Angeles 1984: The Other Games, Tom Lang
The tiniest dunk – In honor of the upcoming playoffs.
Photo by Gold Standard.
I used to be pure as the driven snow, but I drifted
Photo by At Your Service.
Bambino Boxing
I’ll never pass buy weird electronic games I don’t even remember. Vintage Toy Emporium has some more info on this game from 1979. Photo by… Read More »Bambino Boxing
Francis the Foul – Hawk Weird-Oh Car-icky-ture model
Back in the 1960s, Hawk Models put out some hot rod & related models with some freaky kinda Rat Fink-y art by Bill Campbell. Campbell… Read More »Francis the Foul – Hawk Weird-Oh Car-icky-ture model
Cousteau Regulator – Mistral
Cousteau & Gagnan revolutionized diving with the 1940s auto-lung. The Mistral line of SCUBA regulator dates from as early as 1955. Photo by Heritage.
Magnetel – Lionel Train
Magnetel – Magnetic Action Skill games by Mattel is a neat concept. I wonder how well ‘skid pool’ worked in practice — knocking magnets about… Read More »Magnetel – Lionel Train
1962 Rose Bowl
As a Bruin, I don’t need a reminder of a Rose Bowl loss, but this is still quite a souvenir. Gopher quarterback Sandy Stephens was… Read More »1962 Rose Bowl