Toys By Name

New toy smell. Close your eyes and embrace the moment again; the moment you first saw, held, felt your favorite toy. You remember. Everyone remembers…

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Blue Chip Stamps Toys

by Blue Chip Stamps

 

There was a catalog lying on coffee tables

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Crumpet, the Tea Party Doll

Crumpet by Kenner, close up

by Kenner

 

Have a party with Crumpet!

Released in 1971 by Kenner-General Mills, Crumpet is the perfect hostess for every little girl’s tea party. She turns and bows to greet her guests, pours the tea and serves it, too. Crumpet comes dressed in a gorgeous red velvet dress with matching red

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Cracker Jack Toy Prizes

Cracker Jack Prize, front

by Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein, Borden, Frito-Lay

Click HERE to watch Jack Gilford in a classic TV ad.

In 1964, Borden purchased The Cracker Jack Company from Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein. At that time, Frito-Lay lost the bidding war to Borden. However, Borden finally sold the Cracker Jack brand to

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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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Clanky Chocolate Syrup

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Distributed by Family Foods, Chicago, Illinois, beginning in 1963, Clanky Chocolate Flavored Syrup quickly became a childhood favorite.

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Happy Apple

Fisher Price Happy Apple

‘A roly-poly chime toy that floats.’ The Fisher Price Happy Apple was first produced in 1972. Many are still in use and circulation today. The Happy Apple is a toy that, when pushed, makes a chiming noise. The Happy Apple may also be played with in the bath…

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Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kids

Mattel Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid doll

Interestingly, it seems that when the people at Mattel thought up the idea for this doll, they didn’t take into account that there might be kids with underdeveloped common sense playing with these…

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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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Food Fighters

Mattel Food Fighters, Major Munch

…humanoid food in military garb? The coolest thing about these fighting figurines was the name “Mean Weener”. Today, the Food Fighters have become somewhat of a novelty for collectors. Here’s the scoop…

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