SHAG, Three Suns, 2005
I’m a big fan of Shag’s art, and we have a couple prints in our own house, but this is a nice collection. The three… Read More »SHAG, Three Suns, 2005
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Mystic Skull, Ouija, and the Fortune Telling Veda Board
Okay, we all know the Ouija board, but this has a couple other keen things. Mystic Skull: the Game of Voodoo is a race to… Read More »Mystic Skull, Ouija, and the Fortune Telling Veda Board
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)
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