When I was in 3rd and 4th grade (back in the mid-70s), I remember all the boys were gaga over KISS.
They ate out of KISS lunch boxes, swapped KISS trading cards and gazed longingly at the record covers.
The girls in class didn’t understand the boy’s fascination with the band, but that was okay.
Afterall, boys were kinda icky back then.

Anyway, this vintage KISS puzzle from 1977 brought back a flood of memories.
It features the art work from their Love Gun LP.
This was the last album to feature all four original members of the band: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.

Weebles entered the Hasbro Playskool family in July 1971.

According to the official Weebles price guide, 116 Weebles were born between 1971 and 1983.
And more continue to enter the world every day.

Enjoy this week’s My Vintage Video as we salute the toy that won’t fall down!

Lionel trains were invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen in 1900, but they weren’t designed as toys.

Instead, they were meant to be used as props in window displays!
Shoppers loved what they saw in the windows and kept asking shop owners if they could buy they display trains.
It didn’t take long for Lionel to jump on the idea and begin toy trains for consumers.

The images displayed here are from my own Lionel Train Set.
It’s the Midnight Flyer Series and I received it for Christmas in 1979.

Great Northern Boxcar 9339

Lionel Atlantic Coastline Caboose 9341

Are you a Master of the Rubik’s Cube? If you are please let us know!

I’ve never been able to crack the code, but my mom claims she has.
However, I’ve never seen one in her hands.

Anyway, her curious comment made me seek out this week’s My Vintage Video.
It’s a commercial from 1981.

This oil cloth doll features one of the most beloved advertising figures — Aunt Jemima!

She and three other family members were offered as product premiums in the 1930s and 1940s (maybe even earlier).
Collectors would send in box tops from Aunt Jemima pancake mix along with a small amount of money.

This doll is 12″ tall and holds a piping hot plate of pancakes.

If you can’t get home for the holiday’s, you can always phone home! Enjoy this week’s My Vintage Video.

Recently, I was looking through my great aunt’s trunk and came across this tin toy. It’s a “No. 58 Bizzy Andy Jr.”

The patent date is Jan. 22, 1918.
At the time I’m sure many kids found the Bizzy Andy a fun and entertaining toy;
These days I’m not so sure.