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Collector Barbie Barbie/Skipper Vintage #2 Set Sale Price: $59.99 Average Rating:   |
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Bring back fond memories of the 1960s with this vintage reproduction of a beloved pair - Barbie doll and little sister Skipper doll. They're recreated here for the first time ever in a collectible window box featuring original art from the 1960s Barbie Dream House... |
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The World Of Barbie |
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Vintage 1983 Mattel He-Man Masters of the Universe Cartoon SKELETOR T-Shirt, xx-large Sale Price: $30.99 |
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AmericanRinger.com exclusive available only at Amazon. This is an original promotional print for the 1983 cartoon release for the Masters of the Universe starring the evil Skeletor! AMERICAN RINGER RARITY! Get yours while you still can, once these are gone they'll be gone forever! This is the real deal vintage stuff only available from American Ringer... |
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Classic Toy Commericals of the 60's: Vintage Commercials From Ideal, Marx, Mattel, Remco, Parker Brothers, Hasbro and More... Sale Price: $14.95 |
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Take a trip down memory lane with this great collection of over 60 vintage toy commercials. The commercials mostly aired on television in the 1960s and includes many childhood greats like early Barbie commercials, GI Joe, Mr Potato Head and many others... |
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Vintage Mattel Shootin' Shell Fanner Toy Cap Gun |
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1959 Mattel Shootin' Shell Fanner toy cap gun pistol made by Mattel. Cylinder rotates smoothly when you pull back the hammer. Trigger needs slight adjustment , moves but doesn't quite catch. Gunn has original grips and is in good condition. |
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Vintage Barbie Style Collection Pencil Pack by Mattel 1990 Sale Price: $6.99 |
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Vintage Barbie Pencil Pack 1990 by Mattel |
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Bowling (Intellivision) Sale Price: $24.95 |
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Vintage game cartridge for the Intellivision video game console. |
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Vintage Barbie Tribute Black Ornament with Pink Ribbon Sale Price: $19.95 |
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Sprig Toys Hollow Dragonfly's Heliscoopter Playset Sale Price: $7.00 Average Rating:  |
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Our friends Bee and Butterfly, the architects of Sprig Hollow, specifically designed all the farm vehicles for maximum utility in water, sand and garden environments. All of the vehicles at Sprig Hollow come equipped with detachable tools and water-resistant materials in order to sustain play and expand possibilities... |
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Barbie Fashion Greeting Card Sale Price: $12.99 |
When I was growing up in the south-east of England, the most desirable toy for most boys and some girls was a Dinky Toy - 1/43rd scale diecast model cars. I started to collect them in the late 1950s. At that time most Dinky Toy cars were 2/6d (Two shillings and six pence - about 25 cents in US money) and they came in a distinctive yellow box. They had actually been around since the early 1930s originally called "Modelled Miniatures" and intended mainly for use around train sets, the BIG boys' toy of the time, but they took on a life of their own and were manufactured in both England and France for many years.
For me their heyday was the fifties and sixties. Compared to today's top of the range diecast cars, they were, let's admit, pretty basic. No windows, no interiors, no 'suspension', no steering, but to me they were the most prized and sought after toy of all!
With television in its infancy in the fifties in the UK and much of the programming being bought from America, the appeal of flashy American cars seen in cop shows and films, as opposed to the rather more staid Hillmans and Austins of the UK was reflected in the choice of Dinky Toys I would spend my hard-earned pocket money on.
The Dinky Toys Dodge Royal, the Plymouth Plaza, the Hudson Commodore were all cars that any self-respecting boy had to own! But there were other models that were also a must - the Observation Coach (bus) for example, with its weird looking upper deck was a favorite of mine.
Gradually Dinky Toys added new features, under competition from other makes, like Corgi Toys. First were plastic windows, then gradually seats were put in, 'independent suspension' for all four wheels became all the rage , and finally steering. All these new features were seized upon with glee by me and my friends!
But the days of the Dinky Toy were numbered and in the seventies the end was near, brought on partly by competition from the new Hot Wheels, and although several attempts were made by new owners to revive the famous Dinky Toys name, they are now long since defunct.
Collectors though still seek out the toys and a good mint condition toy, preferably with mint condition box, can change hands for enormous sums. Dinky Toys, even in play-worn condition, are one of the best sellers on eBay.
I will never have a full collection - some are so rare that if one ever surfaces it will be way beyond my pocket, but I will always be on the lookout for a good condition Dinky.
Bob Wilson is a Brit now living in Los Angeles who collects vintage Dinky Toys
HELP! VINTAGE 1980's TOY THAT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED! details inside?
I recently went to a grage sale and bought an adorable dog plush toy for a little kid. The tag says Mattel Inc. 1985, but otherwise, I cannot identify the name of this dog. He is a brown dog with large, dark brown ears. He has a little pink heart sewn onto his chest, right where his heart would be. He has a battery pack inside his head, and there are button inside both ears, both arms, his tail and both feet. Whe you press either the tail or either ear, he says "Ow! It hurts, it hurts!". When you press his feet he begins to laugh and says "HeeHeeHee This tickles!" and when you press his hand he says "I'm a good buddy (or bunny, its unclear), I'm you huggy"
I have searched everywhere online for some clue as to what this dog is. If you have any idea, please let me know! I will post a picture soon.
could it be a Pound Puppy? We still have all kinds of them from the 80's when my daughter was little.
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