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Philip Reed July 28, 2015

This October 1978 issue of The Evening News newspaper includes a full page toy advertisement of Mattel "values," several different...

Philip Reed July 27, 2015

Milton Bradley's Starbird toy from the seventies is on sale in this November 28, 1978 Reading Eagle newspaper ad that's...

Philip Reed July 27, 2015

Okay, this is the sort of story that I find more annoying than I should. Hell, I probably shouldn't be...

Philip Reed July 26, 2015

Isn't it strange how one random discovery leads to another which then continues leading you until you're lost in an...

Philip Reed July 25, 2015

There's only one problem with the 1988 Dino-Riders ad that I posted yesterday: It led me to spend time searching...

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...

Philip Reed July 24, 2015

You probably remember that I've mentioned before how Toyland: The High-Stakes Game of the Toy Industry* includes background information on...

Philip Reed July 23, 2015

This ad from the December 21, 1980 issue of The Palm Beach Post speaks for itself. Who approved that artwork...

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