1981 Dungeon Boardgame Ad from Boys’ Life
This ad from the February, 1981 issue of Boys' Life magazine pre-dates my own experiences with the Dungeon boardgame by...
Month: April 2015
“Futuristic convertibles are current toy craze”
November 11, 1984 brings us this article from the Tuscaloosa News in which both Transformers and GoBots are mentioned as:...
ESSO Robot Racer Ad from 1986
You may remember the ESSO Robot Racer toys I posted a week or so ago. Well, I started thinking about...
Keeping BattleGrip Stocked With Posts
Every now and then, when chatting with other toy collectors and bloggers, the question comes up asking how I keep...
“Save Up to $103 on Your Child’s Favorite Mattel Toys.”
The December, 1986 issue of Working Mother magazine includes this full-page ad offering parents up to $103 in savings on...
The Montreal Gazette and The Empire Strikes Back in 1986
While searching for something completely unrelated I stumbled across this ad from 1986 for Empire on television. Everyone remembers how...
Affiliate Link – Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia
Buy at Amazon.com!* I recently ran across Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia* and immediately added the book to my...
