Madcap Molly, the Do It All Dolly

Madcap Molly, the do it all dolly, by Kenner

by Kenner

 

In 1971, Kenner introduced us to Madcap Molly, the Do-It-All Dolly.

Merriam Webster dictionary defines “madcap” as, marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness. The key word here is “or” because Madcap Molly is neither reckless nor foolish. She’ll graciously accept the label, “capricious”, thank you vey much. “Impulsive”, “unpredictable”,

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Carry-All Action Play Set

Marx Carry-All Action Play Set TV Ad

by Marx

It’s the Action Kids. What in the world are they up to now?    Watch the video here!

The leader of the Action Kids gazes ominously at his gang. “Let’s get right down to business.”

“Business? What business?”

The Action Kids lift their rugged steel Carry-All Action Play

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Cocoa Marsh Soda Fountain

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Here it is! It’s a real soda fountain to make your own sodas, sundaes and other recipes. This is the Cocoa Marsh toy Soda Fountain. Distributed by Super Syrups, Inc., this very cool toy originally included a free jar of Cocoa Marsh packed inside the box.

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Design-A-Matic Woodburning Set

Eldon Design-A-Matic Woodburning Set

In 1968, creative kids enjoyed Eldon’s Design-A-Matic Woodburning Set. This 14-piece craft kit left little to the imagination because it came with 8 “Easy To Make” wood plaques. The plaques were precolored the the imprinted design a reddish-orange tint.

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Mr. Potato Head

Hasbro Mr. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head was originally called ‘Funny Face Man’ by his inventor George Lerner. It was in 1949 that Lerner got the idea of inserting prolonged body and face parts into fruits and vegetables. At first, Lerner’s toy idea didn’t go over too well. After several years of trying to sell ‘Funny Face Man’ to toy companies with no luck…

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Aurora Monster Model Figure Kits

Aurora Figure Kit, Movie Monsters, Creature From The Black Lagoon

In 1961, Aurora issued the Frankenstein kit. Twelve other monster figures followed. The company used their rights to issue and reissue these figure models in different versions through the early 1970s. Aurora also aquired licenses for other figures based on characters from movies, TV shows and comic books.

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Power Blocks Construction Sets

Eldon Power Blocks, Vehicle, Construction Set

With Eldon Power Blocks construction sets, you can create your own unique toys in minutes. The plastic building blocks– called ‘Power Blocks’ — snap together into many configurations designed by Eldon and depicted in the instruction booklet that was included with the set…

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Trik Trak Dare Devil Stunt Car Set

Transogram Trik Trak Dare Devil Stunt Set 1a

The original 1960s Transogram Trik Trak playsets required patience, planning, creativity, dexterity, physical movement and participation from the user. The playsets boasted of a ‘variety of layouts for play all over the house’ and…

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