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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Take the tram !



Tramway (Copenhagen), Hanse, Denmark, 1950's

In Denmark, you have LEGO, but did you know there were a lot of different toy manufacturers over there ? And before the plastic bricks took over the world, a lot of them (including LEGO and HANSE) used the readilly available wood.

Paper overlay (like Fisher Price toys).

The funny thing about this one is that it is almost the same color as the famous "Elétrico 28" that I have in my street here in Lisbon !

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

It's a chopper baby !











Piasecki (?) helicopter, KA Japan, 1970's ?

(There is not much I could find on the "KA" Japanese toy-manufacturer. If someone has more information to give me regarding this company please don't hesitate to contact me.)

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The small jumbo Goldorak / Goldrake

Goldorak / Goldrake, Fabianplastica, Italy, 1978

Thanks to Tomeke to help me get this one back to glory ! (repro stickers, axes) 

As a side note, a lot of this toys is the same as the Mazinger seen here.
 

Monday, October 4, 2021

Sesame Street

I think a lot of us grew up with these... 😊 Found them at the Feira da Ladra... Windup mechanism makes them "dance" (spin around)

Bert and Ernie (Blas y Epi), Barval, Spain, 1976


And the correct answer is...

Quiz Robot ? possibly JUMBO ?
1960's ?

Flat and same design...
on both sides !













See also similar robots here. How many different disign were there ? I don't know...

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Before supermarkets...

General Store, Oehme & Söhne, DDR, 1970's


Because in the 70ies, we had toys promoting whiskey drinking and tobacco smoking...