Toy links tagged "retro"
Batteries Not Included.
A fantastic collection of vintage toy ads. (242MB, 58:25)
The Electronic Age of Toys.
“… the time seemed not far off when every little boy and girl could climb aboard a $1.98 rocket for the moon.” (A Time article from 1956.)
Glass toys.
“Most Glass toys embody several principles: 1) they are big (so that they ‘participate with a child’); 2) they are made of plastic, with all of plastic’s built-in obsolescence; 3) they are eminently TV-promotable.” (A Time article from 1962.)
Ronald Biggs: the early years.
Uploaded by Tania Covo.
Old/new.
Astro Boy: tin toy and Hot Toys.
The Kaufman collection.
“The founder of KB Toys is selling his massive antique toy collection — all 7,000 pieces — in what is being called the largest toy auction in history.” (Previously.)
Old school.
A photo by Margaret Bourke-White from 1937.
Really old school.
A photo from Life’s archives.
TH3 Project.
“… does a better job or presenting that 70’s aesthetic than any other toy line I know.”
Slithe.
Fabiano Lima‘s stunning CG render of the Thundercats villain.