1981

Philip Reed September 9, 2015

Yesterday's trip to the Brian Sutton-Smith Library (mentioned here) left my head swimming in the toy industry's past. I spent...

Philip Reed September 5, 2015

This August 19, 1981, Children's Palace toy ad in the Pittsburgh Press newspaper is another look at Kenner Star Wars...

Philip Reed September 1, 2015

September 16, 1981. The Spokesman-Review newspaper on this day in history offered up an advertisement for Kenner's Star Wars action...

Philip Reed August 29, 2015

Over the last few days I've shared two different cash rebate offers from 1981 in an attempt to prove that...

Philip Reed August 28, 2015

When I said yesterday that Star Wars toys were better when I was a kid I wasn't joking. The toys...

Philip Reed August 27, 2015

Enlarge Image! Star Wars was better when I was a kid. You need proof? Well, when I was a kid...

Philip Reed August 1, 2015

Here's a fantastic combination of ads to start your day. From The Spokane Daily Chronicle newspaper in 1981 comes these...

Philip Reed July 24, 2015

This 1981 newspaper review is ready to entertain you on this quiet July afternoon over 34 years since it was...

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