Wednesday, March 17, 2010
If you were a little girl in the 1980′s you may remember Rainbow Brite. A cartoon introduced by Hallmark in 1984 that included many cute and colourful characters. This little doll all decked out in green is PATTY O’ GREEN. “Patty is very proud of being green and has a tendency to brag (a little too much)...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
This cute little pink dragon belongs to one of my most favourite fisher price little people sets ever made. The Play Family Castle #993 was first introduced in 1975 and only in production for two years. They sure don’t make them like they used to… almost 40 years old & cuter than ever, I still...
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Posted in toys, uncategorized, vintage finds | Tags: 1975, 993, castle, collecting, dragon, fisher price, fplp, little people, pink, play set, playset, prince, princess, retro, toys, vintage
Thursday, October 29, 2009
There is something great about vintage Tonka toys ~ they never really seem to age. When I came across this pink pick-up I thought it was kinda cool, that maybe someone had customized it. Actually Tonka produced these trucks in different colours, including pink, in the early 70′s. I Love it Matched together with a blue one, I think they make quite a cute pair. {experimenting with different...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Who hasn’t had one of these classic baby toys? The Fisher Price HAPPY APPLE {#435} Musical Chime toy. A bright red roly-poly hard plastic apple with a big smiley face. A brown stem & two soft green leaves , the first version {1973-1978} had a longer stem. The later version {1979-1984} had a shorter stem. A...
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Meet Suzie Seal…one of several fisher price toys rescued by my dad on one of his garage sale outings. She has since found a good home, but not before I got some pictures. Suzie is a little pull toy that was made by fisher price in 1965. A wooden seal shape cut-out with paper lithos, she has a...
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Posted in toys, vintage finds | Tags: 621, childhood toys, fisher price, made in 1965, pull toys, seal, suzie seal, vintage, vintage toys, wooden toys
Fisher Price is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year! So to join in on the celebration I thought it would be kinda fun to share pictures of my favourites from over the years. Here is an adorable little cow named Molly Moo Cow, she was was made in 1972 thru 1978. She is made of plastic and can...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Found this old Tonka fire chief { jeep} while rummaging through some of my dads many vintage collections. Just love the vibrant red colour of this old metal toy
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Metal lunch boxes remind me so much of my early school days. One memorable {back-to-school} event was being able to pick out a new lunchbox at the beginning of the school year. A big question, of course was who/what would grace the front of my lunch box? Maybe it would be Wonder Woman this year, no the Superfriends, Star Wars or Pac Man,...
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Posted in lunch boxes, vintage finds | Tags: 1980's collectibles, 80's collectables, Annie, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, lunchboxes, metal lunch box, photography, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, vintage & retro collectibles
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Instamatic X-35 was made by Kodak in the 1970′s it sold from 1970-1976, it used 126 film and a GE magicube flash bulb. I love collecting old cameras, this one in particular is a favourite of mine because it was ”our” family camera in the early 70′s. Probably the first camera that I ever remember, documenting my early childhood memories. I can still recall...
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Here is one of our favourite vintage fisher price toys… A cute little Duck family, with Daddy Duck upfront and his three little ducklings swirling their wings waddling behind. This brightly coloured pull toy was made by fisher price in the late 1950′s. It is approximately 13″ long and all wood except for the wings. When pulled the...
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