Author : James H. Gillam
Publisher : Apogee Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Robots
ISBN : 9781896522371
Toy collectors will treasure this anthology of space toys and robots designed in the 1960s.
Author : Arthur Ward
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,69 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 : John Marshall
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Over 430 color photographs and descriptions of the pocket-sized G.I. Joes*t, movie and TV characters, fantasy figures, He-Man*t, the Thunder Cats*t, super heroes, Transformers*t, and wrestling figures abound here. Price listings are provided for every figure shown and produced within particular product lines.
Author : S. Mark Young
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781569715765
Chronicles the golden era of space toys, an age of imagination unbound by the more mundane realities of space travel ushered in by Sputnik and the Space Age. This book unearths the nearly lost histories of these space treasures and the companies that created them.
Author : Jim Bunte
Publisher : Antique Trader
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,11 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Metal toys
ISBN : 9781582210254
This volume focuses on tin toys manufactured from World War I through to the 1970s, telling a story of toy-making impacted by focuses as divergent as changes in technology and the outbreak of war.
Author : Kate Roberts
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,83 MB
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0873519418
"Toys from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s capture the joy of play and the pure fun of being a kid. But beneath those iconic names are rich veins of nostalgia, memory, and history. These toys--and the stories of the kids, parents, child-rearing experts, inventors, manufacturers, and advertisers they affected--reflect the dynamism of American life"--
Author : Alessandra Sardo
Publisher : Earbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Toys
ISBN : 9783943573169
"Vintage & Classic Style Guide"--Front cover.
Author : United States. Business and Defense Services Administration
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 35,37 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Industrial statistics
ISBN :
Author : Sharon M. Scott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
Author : Luigi Toiati
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 139900557X
Science fiction, as the name suggests, is the combination of science and fantasy. In addition to a literary form, it also encompasses film, TV, comics, toys and our beloved toy astronauts, or other figures such as aliens, monsters and other playable genres. The term science fiction was coined by publisher Hugo Gernsbach around the first decades of the last century to refer to the predominantly 'space' adventures covered in his magazines. Space invaded radio, cinema, TV, and consequently for a long time toy figurines were predominantly space-related, later evolving into other themes. This lavishly illustrated book covers both the history of literary science fiction, following in the footsteps of contemporary official criticism, and toy figurines inspired by science fiction. You will also find several other themes, such as the link between science fiction figures and cinema, radio, TV, comics, and more. Luigi Toiati offers to both guide the reader on an often-nostalgic walk through science fiction in all its various forms, and to describe the figurines and brands associated with it.
