Tag: nostalgic toys
Posted in 1960's
Whenever I saw the Barbie Cut ’n Curl commercial as a kid, I always wondered if it really worked as smoothly as it looked on TV.
The idea was great: give Barbie a haircut, style her hair, curl it, and somehow keep the fun going without…
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The Swing Wing: The Toy That Looked Like a Neck Injury Waiting to Happen
The Swing Wing was a wonderfully weird 1960s toy introduced by Transogram Games in 1965. It was worn on your…
Probably no toy gave me more joy than Hot Wheels.
It was great the first day you got the track, but the fun didn’t stop there. A new car didn’t…
Posted in 1960's
Baby Secret
Baby Secret was another one of those innocent-looking dolls until it talked, or worse, whispered. Back then, our breakfast cereal…