Toys
Weebles Tub Sub
Was there ever a line of toys more inexplicably popular than Weebles?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 07, 2024 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Toys, Advertising, 1970s
Atomic Bomb Ring
Back in 1947, kids could get an "atomic bomb ring" by sending in a boxtop of Kix cereal plus 15 cents. The ring allowed them to observe flashes of light caused by polonium alpha particles striking a zinc sulfide screen. Although one had to be in a fully dark room, with dark-adapted eyes, to see the effect. That's actually a pretty cool toy for a cereal promotion.I think the ring may have been similar in principle to the cheap geigerscopes that used to be sold to let people search for uranium in their backyards (see previous post).
San Francisco Examiner - Feb 9, 1947
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image source: orau.org
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 22, 2024 -
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Category: Toys, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1940s
Annie Get Your Yo Yo
The singer's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 03, 2024 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Toys, 1960s
Sailor, the World Record Frisbee Dog
An article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 29, 2024 -
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Category: Sports, Toys, World Records, Dogs, Twenty-first Century
Sweet Cookie Doll
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 27, 2024 -
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Category: Toys, Advertising, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1970s
Roll Rock ‘n Roll That Hula Hoop
The creators.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 03, 2024 -
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Category: Fads, Music, Toys, Twins, Lookalikes & Doppelgangers, 1960s
The Castro Cap
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 09, 2024 -
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Category: Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Toys, 1950s, Caribbean
Power Tennis
Thank god that video games were invented, to spare us from this.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 24, 2023 -
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Category: Family, Games, Toys, 1970s
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