“All Toys 20% Off” in 1979
December 5, 1979. Hot Wheels. Star Wars. Superman. Matchbox. So very many toys and games…
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“Toymakers use scientific approach to producing Christmas playthings” in 1966
In the same newspaper where I found the 1966 article about the toy industry, “You…
Slave 1 at K-Mart in 1981
Turn to page 64 of this 1981 newspaper in the Google newspaper archives to find…
“Welcome to the World of Strawberry Shortcake”
This 1981 newspaper advertisement for Strawberry Shortcake bags stands out as more evidence of the…
Masters of the Universe Toy Box Chest
This Wal-Mart ad from 1984 doesn’t hold many special memories, but it does show us…
1981 Milton Bradley Dark Tower Game Advertisement
December 18, 1981. The Schenectady Gazette newspaper offers up this remarkable ToysRUs advertisement where we…
1982 Newspaper Ad for Milton Bradley’s Operation
I’ve mentioned Milton Bradley’s Operation game a few times before (Fifty Years of Operation!, 1972…
1971 Newspaper Article on Toymaking
I ran across a 1971 newspaper article, “Toy-Making Involves a Lot of Team Effort”, that’s…