Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Toys
ISBN : 9781847970343
By the early 1960s such famous toy brands as Airfix, Dinky, Corgi, FROG, Matchbox, Tri-ang, Meccano, Hornby and Scalextric had secured a firm hold on the imagination of children and hobbyists throughout the world. With over 400 colour photographs taken by the author, this is a reference work for the collector.
Author : Bill Bruegman
Publisher : Toy Scouts Incorporated
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Toys
ISBN : 9780963263728
Over 1000 vintage toys of the sixties are pictured & described (date, manufacturer, size, markings, checklists, etc.) Categories include: TV Adventure, Western & Comedy, Saturday morning TV & Cartoon friends, Superheroes, Space, Spies, Monsters, Military, Rat Finks & Weird-Ohs, & more! Send $14.95 plus $3.50 Shipping to: Cap'n Penny Productions, Inc. 330 Merriman Rd., Akron, OH 44303-1552. Outside USA - $25.00 Post Paid. Wholesale information available.
Author : Thomas W. Holland
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
If you're like most of us, the mailman's annual delivery of Sears, Roebuck and Company's Christmas Catalog was a holiday event in years past. American children watched the mailbox carefully for those wondrous old catalogs. They were full of childhood fantasies... enough toys, dolls, trains and bikes to make any kid start writing his or her letter to Santa Claus. That's probably why the nickname "Wishbook" stuck. And if you grew up during the Baby Boomer years of the Fifties and Sixties, there's big news. Those lost Wishbook pages full of wonderful toys targeted to girls have been reproduced in Girls' Toys, a new book containing authorized reproductions of the best girl-toy pages from 1950 through 1969. Girls' Toys and its companion book Boys' Toys are two in a series of Sears catalog re-issues. This 8 1/2 x 11" softcover book's 192 pages illustrate hundreds of now-collectible toys and dolls: Barbi and Ken, Shirley Temple, Lucy and Desi's Little Ricky, Betsy Wetsy and Troy Tears dolls, dollhouses and accessories, kid-sized kitchens, tea sets, dress-up outfits, bicycles, games and movie-TV-themed toys from Mary Poppins to the Flintstones. Included is a commentary on the toys, their manufacturers and historical relevance. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which young girls' toys were marketed, often perceived as negative messages in these enlightened times. Put on your Dale Evans Cowgirl Hat and settle in for hours of fond childhood memories. Girls' Toys is fun reading for anybody... male or female... toy fan or not. It's an invaluable reference source for serious collectors and history buffs, too. -- Jam-packed with warm and happy childhood memories. Hundreds ofphotographs and illustrations with accompanying commentary -- A "must have" reference volume for all toy, antique and memorabilia enthusiasts
Author : Tim Walsh
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 2005-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0740755714
The book Why Didn't I Think of That! includes the passage "If a toy has magic, when people see it they say, 'Oooh! What is that?' . . . It appeals to the kid in everybody." That same kind of magic captures "the kid in everybody" when they pick up Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them. Timeless Toys represents one of the finest documentaries and displays of modern toys ever written. Author Tim Walsh, a successful toy inventor himself, reveals a world of commerce, toys, and wonder that is equally fun, fascinating, and nostalgic. Readers of every age and background will find it impossible to pick up this book, turn a few pages, and not become spellbound by its insightful stories and the personal memories that the text and 420 brilliantly colored photographs bring forth. Slinky, Lego, Tonka trucks, Monopoly, Big Wheel, Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, Scrabble, Barbie, Radio Flyer Wagons: All of these and many, many more are featured in this fascinating tome, along with the toys' histories, insider profiles, and rare interviews with toy industry icons. It's simply magic!
Author : Cindy Sabulis
Publisher :
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,20 MB
Release : 2011-05-12
Category :
ISBN : 9780615437057
This Ideal Tammy collector's guide features over 1,000 color photos of seldom-seen Ideal Tammy dolls and accessories made for the U.S. and foreign markets. Just some of the features of this book include Tammy dolls and clothing made for the Japanese market, Tammy's Brazilian counterpart Estrela Susi, and rare Hong Kong dolls and clothing. Tammy imitators and competitors can also be found in this guide, including the hard-to-find Fab-Lu Randy. This jammed-packed, informational reference guide is a must-have for Tammy and other fashion doll collectors. 263 pages, soft cover.
Author : Greg Davis
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Television broadcasting
ISBN : 9780891457053
Author : Brian Heiler
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,52 MB
Release : 2021-08-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781737380139
A love-letter to fun toys that broke real easy, Rack Toys chronicles decades of cheaply made toys found on the rack of discount stores, drug stores and anywhere in-between. What these toys lacked in quality, they made up for in charm and kitsch.
Author : Susan Brewer
Publisher : Remember When
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 2010-07-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1844680681
This is the first study of its kind, focusing on toys made for girls, including the spin-off accessories and comics. Renowned toy expert Susan Brewer explores the world of toys, divided into sections to encompass dolls, cuddly toys and ‘families (e.g. Sylvanian Forest and Fisher Price’s Little People), amongst others. She includes brief biographies of some of the best known firms, such as Mattel, Pedigree and Fisher Price but the main focus is on the toys themselves, many of which readers will remember from their own childhood. Includes fascinating factboxes with quirky facts – did you know. Angela Rippon created the best-selling Victoria Plum toys based on a plum tree in her back garden - she has written the foreword for this book.
Author : Luke Jones
Publisher :
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 18,57 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Toys
ISBN : 9781925556438
This is an illustrated history of Australian manufactured toys from 1900-1965, drawing on the authors authoritative collection. The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs accompanied by relevant text about the toy and manufacturer.
Author : Jeremy Brook
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1847979769
The best-known and most important manufacturer of plastic model kits in the UK, Airfix has been at the forefront of the industry since 1955 when the first Airfix aircraft kit appeared in UK branches of Woolworth's. The kits were made to a constant scale and covered a wide variety of subjects, from aircraft to birds and from tanks to dinosaurs. In 1981 the famous London-based company closed down and only the kits survived intact. For the next twenty-five years Airfix was run by Palitoy and later Humbrol, but suffered from a lack of investment. In 2006, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, the train and Scalextric manufacturer, bought the ailing company and transformed it. Money and resources were ploughed into the range, and today Airfix releases around twenty new kits per year, designed to an incredibly high standard. The old kits of the 1950s and 1960s are gradually being replaced by new state-of-the-art tooling, all bearing that most prestigious name - Airfix. Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the first Airfix aircraft kit, Sixty Years of Airfix Models, tells the full story, year by year, of the company and its products. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs.of kits, box art and completed models.
