Amazing. A light up frame of Martin Luther King and his family. Who knew, until now that the Supremes had their own line of bread? Personali...
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Toy Ranch Phone
This is a toy “ranch” wall phone from the 1950’s. It is made of metal and particle board and features wonderful cowboy and...
Vintage Dolls
I really don’t know much about these vintage dolls, that I bought at a flea market. The way they look, just appealed to me. I am guess...
“Soul Sister”
A few weeks ago I posted the Keane-inspired doll, Susie Sad Eyes. I mentioned that there had been a black version made as well, and she was ...
Skipper, Barbie’s little sister…
Who knew Barbie even had a sister? She’s the one with the wholesome wardrobe. I love the vibrant designs of the the very early 70̵...
Meat Truck
So I’m guessing this is either what meat trucks looked like in Japan at some point, or what someone in Japan thought meat trucks looke...
The wonderful 3-D world of View-Master
Whether hiking thru the Redwood Forest, or hula dancing in Hawaii, or swimming with sharks, or walking with dinosaurs, or flying on Aladdin&...
Daniel Boone, My Good-For-Nothin’ Relative
So most of you are probably aware of the fact that Daniel Boone was a man, he was a big man. But what you probably don’t know is that ...
Pick Up Sticks… no batteries necessary
“Pick Up Sticks” were so much a part of my childhood. This and “Jacks”. For those who didn’t play or don’...
Ken’s feelin’ groovy…
I have no emotional ties to Ken and Barbie, but I appreciate how they created a whole new world for girls as they out grew Betsy Wetsy and w...
Fort Cheyenne playset
This is a Fort Cheyenne playset manufactured by Ideal toys (circa 1960’s). Ideal was competing with Marx’s popular tin litho ...
Plastic Ventriloquist Dolls – $5.00 each
I found these cleaning out my friend Roger’s storage unit. He purchased these years ago for $5.00 each. They are light weight plastic ...
Brumberger “Project-A-Scope”
I am here in LA helping a friend get ready for a move and emptied out his storage unit. I came across this projector and instantly fell in l...
Cardboard Doll House
I found this cardboard doll house at the dump. It contained bits of broken pieces inside and someone even made their own hand made area rugs...
HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite 1960
Vintage Cedar Wood HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite. HIS to save his to hoard above and beyond so he can save something toward little things ...
Kitschenette
This is a 1950’s Marx “Pretty Maid” tin litho toy kitchen. The kitchen is complete with appliances including a refrigerato...
Gigantic Plastic “Shoe” Bank
I found this today at one of the dumps I go to. Just sitting there mixed in with the childrens toys. It’s huge. 15 inches long & 1...
Knitted Mini Men
This knitted Sailor from HMS Rock Bottom and his companion from the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution )..(I love the detail of the s...
The Military on Less than a Dollar a Day
I bought this cheesy pair of toy binoculars at the 99 Cent store, mostly because I liked the bad translation, “Simulating the true sty...
Golden Egg
This is a 1960’s golden egg toy savings bank from Red Goose Shoes for boys and girls (the store slogan embossed on the egg is: Half th...
Smile for the Hulk!
I’ve never used this, but, Hulk shows up in every picture that’s taken. I saw one for sale on Amazon.com and it was $99! I got t...
Frosty the snow cone maker
This is a Frosty the Sno-Man Sno-Cone maker. He was manufactured by Hasbro in 1974. There was an earlier version in the late 1960’s, b...
Let’s Play Monopoly
This is a collection of Monopoly tokens ranging from the 1930’s to the near present. My partner and I built the display case out of a ...
The “E.” is for “Exposure”
I spotted this weird set up in an Antique Mall about a year ago. I do not know why Alfred E. Neuman (of MAD Magazine fame) is naked in a jug...













