Whee-Lo! (and some other crap)
Another toy I spent a lot of time with. You can really get that thing moving rapidly. This shop display doesn’t get to high revs,… Read More »Whee-Lo! (and some other crap)
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Nostalgia alert – Push Puppet
Wow, a thing I probably haven’t thought about in a billion years, and one image brings it instantly back. My fingers remember exactly what it… Read More »Nostalgia alert – Push Puppet
Water Polo! Get it? Popular Science
This issue from June 1939 shows us the amazing world of the future. Photo by Stellar.
‘Tess’, Guo Dawei
I’ve seen the name transliterated a few different ways. This is how the Met puts it, so I’m not going to gainsay them. Guo did… Read More »‘Tess’, Guo Dawei
Hoot-Nanny The Magic Designer
This thing is awesome. Some kind of precursor to the Spirograph. Toy Tales has a great picture and some background on the origins in the… Read More »Hoot-Nanny The Magic Designer
Map of California and Great Salt Lake area
Fascinating map of California and the settlements of the Great Salt Lake area of Utah. Seems like a strange combo, but an obvious connection is… Read More »Map of California and Great Salt Lake area
Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger
This slick circa 1980 attache case holds the Bridge Challenger, an electronic bridge game. And not just that, there’s a deck of cards. As The… Read More »Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger
Some people chided me for my language yesterday
This one’s for you. Photo by Airloom Sales.
Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Trombonist
This is such a great piece. Better still that it was made for Abe Lincoln. No, not the president, the Dixieland trombonist of the same… Read More »Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Trombonist
Bulova Academy Award Watch & Case
There was apparently a brief period in the early 1950s when Bulova made licensed Academy Award watches. I’m not one for watches, but that case… Read More »Bulova Academy Award Watch & Case