25 Sep 15
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonI thought toys arrived to England until the 90s and, before that, you
Lots of wooden toys, some made by my father. Corgi die-cast cars. I remember a brilliant Fisher-Price cash register -- my sister's kids actually played with it the last few times they came over to England. An Aerobie and one of those three-pronged foam boomerangs. Tennis and badminton equipment. Lots of Commodore 64 and, later, Amiga 500 games and Mac software. And many, many books.
people played with knives and empty pint glasses. What a refreshing
discovery.
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26 Sep 15
Originally posted by FMFMe too although I think overall I preferred Blue Peter.
Blue Peter annuals (often acquired a year after they were published at jumble sales) although I was a Brit kid who rather straddled the Blue Peter v Magpie rivalry.
I also had the Dr Who annuals up to 1976
26 Sep 15
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Originally posted by divegeesterMy dear parents sacrificed to provide their four sons and one daughter gifts at Christmas and on our birthdays: Toy Soldiers; an Army Doctor Set; War II Model Planes; a Chain Driven Tricycle and story books with pictures are a few of the ones I remember from the age of three to five.
Promoted by a comment elsewhere I thought this might be a nice non-controversial topic.
What games or toys do you strongly remember at certain ages?
Early age stuff:
I had a massive gun called a Jonney 7 when I was about 7 and I loved some robots called Zeroids when I was about 10. I also remember a race track game called Minic (before ScaleXtric).
Anyone remember these?
Note: Thanks for "a nice non-controversial topic.".
Deep south, US, 1950's.
Toy soldiers, toy cowboys and Indians, Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, marbles, tops, yo-yo's, bb gun, and bicycles.
I now see the common factor in all of them was <I> had to make things happen and that might be the best thing about them. 😉
edit: Also this:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/249236886/vintage-tudor-tru-action-electric?ref=related-1
Still remember the buzzing sound and spending 30 minutes trying to get a touchdown because the pieces never went in the direction you pointed them.
26 Sep 15
Originally posted by MontyMooseGreat memories....
Deep south, US, 1950's.
Toy soldiers, toy cowboys and Indians, Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, marbles, tops, yo-yo's, bb gun, and bicycles.
I now see the common factor in all of them was <I> had to make things happen and that might be the best thing about them. 😉
