The Stuff of Childhood http://www.oldtoystuff.com Things To Look At From Stuff You Played With Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:11:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Old BARCLAY US ARMY ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNNER Lead Toy Soldier http://www.oldtoystuff.com/2012/01/old-barclay-us-army-anti-aircraft-gunner-lead-toy-soldier/ http://www.oldtoystuff.com/2012/01/old-barclay-us-army-anti-aircraft-gunner-lead-toy-soldier/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:11:57 +0000 admin http://www.oldtoystuff.com/?p=1317 BARCLAY B118 #774

US ARMY INFANTRYANTI AIRCRAFT GUNNER

4″ tall

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Giant House of Cards by Charles Eames

from 1967 by Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburg

stock # Q 973

Imported by Creative Playthings

26 cards in this one, not sure how many originally came with it.

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Pair of Vintage Technica “Moon Boots”…

I remember stomping around the snow in these.. When they were all laced up they did a great job of keeping your feet warm and dry…

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Great artwork on this 1971 Brunswick Snurfer Ad from a comic book..

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Interesting little find from a sale a few months ago, Old H.E. Boucher Engine, or at least part of it.

5.25″ x 4.5″

The tag reads

“Boucher Inc 415 Madison Ave NY – Made by The H.E. Boucher Mfg Co. NY USA”

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Vintage Jensen Steam Engine #100 Toy Machine Work Shop.

Machines used to run off a belt from the steam engine –milling machine, drill press, table saw, hammer mill and broaching machine.

Marked Jensen Mfg Co, Jeannette, PA

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1984 Whamo Hacky Sack 1984 Whamo Hacky Sack (2) 1984 Whamo Hacky Sack (3)
They would play for hours on the quad, sack never hitting the ground…

This is a Wham-O Hacky Sack from the Mid-80′s. Never opened, never enjoyed…

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Jensen #60 Steam engine.

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Vintage The Addams Family Card Game.

From 1965.

Made by Milton Bradley.

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Aurora Movie Monster Model Kits Ad.

“Make Something Beautiful For Yourself”

From the back cover of a 1970 comic book.

All your favorite model kits…

Frankenstein, The wolf man, phantom of the opera, The Mummy, Dracula, The Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare, Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong, Godzilla, Dr Jekyll and My Hyde, The Witch , The Creature.

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