1985

Philip Reed April 26, 2015

August 2, 1985. A New York Times article I found in the Washington, PA Observer-Reporter newspaper shares Coleco's plans to...

Philip Reed April 25, 2015

Just how popular were transforming robot toys thirty years ago? Very popular, as these two Imperial Toys robots demonstrate. A...

Philip Reed April 16, 2015

You probably remember yesterday's Zorcom Spaceship post in which we got a peek at a 1984 ad for the toy....

Philip Reed April 15, 2015

Here's a fantastic newspaper article from Melbourne, Australia's The Age in which grumpy grandfather and columnist Keith Dunstan tries to...

Philip Reed April 14, 2015

The November 28, 1985 issue of The Evening News includes an article all about toys for that year's Christmas season....

Philip Reed April 13, 2015

I kinda remember these toys, but not so well that I instantly said "hey, those are McDonald's transforming robot toys!"...

Philip Reed April 13, 2015

Today's look at a 1985 newspaper focuses on a N.Y. Times article by Lisa Belkin. Taken from the September 6,...

Philip Reed April 12, 2015

I mentioned the 1985 Matchbox Parasites series way back in 2011 (posted here) and today I thought it would be...

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