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Alice in Wonderland Chess Set
Here’s a great chess set featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland. The pieces are made of pewter. The board is handmade. This set once belonged to a good friend of mine. It now sits on an end table in the office. To learn more about collectible chess sets click here. Listen to a recent BBC [...]
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Six Million Dollar Man board game
OBJECTIVE: To prove you are the real Six Million Dollar Man ENEMIES: Imposters – others who claim they are the real Steve Austin EMPLOYER: NASA, INTERPOL, the CIA and the Defense Department This board game came out in 1975 and was made by Parker Brothers. It was one of the many licensed products based on [...]
Toy Boats
My last post featured a Pullman Train brochure. Let’s stick with the transportation theme, but switch to toy boats! These photos are from the July 2010 issue of the KOVELS newsletter. (I recommend subscribing to it if you don’t already.) These toy boats were auctioned in May at the Noel Barrett Antiques and Auction house.
Also posted in Transportation Tagged auction houses, collecting antique boats, information on antiques and collectibles, vintage toys 1 Comment
30th anniversary of Pac-Man
Thirty years ago this month one of the most popular video games in the world was introduced — Pac-man! Pac-man‘s a fun and easy game to play. But, believe it or not there’s a strategy to play it. So keep these in mind next time you head to the arcade : 1 – Your only [...]
Christmas Toy Catalogs
‘Tis the season for shopping! Here are two toy catalogs from the mid-1960s. This was back in the day when mom and pop hardware stores sold toys and handed out catalogs. Perhaps the most sophisticated toy in 1965 was the Easy Bake Oven! Here’s a 1966 Toy Catalog from a hardware store in southern New [...]
Also posted in Ephemera Tagged hardware store toy catalogs, toys from the 1960s, Vintage Easy Bake Ovens, Vintage G.I. Joes 1 Comment
Toy Collector Donald Kaufman (1930-2009)
Donald Kaufman, one of the foremost collectors of antique toy cars and trucks, died earlier this month. He was 79 years old. His love of toys not only consumed his personal life, but his professional life as well. Mr. Kaufman was vice president of the KB Toys store chain. He retired from that job in [...]
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