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Boys Toys of the 50/60's: Memorable Catalog Pages from the Legendary Sears Christmas Wishbooks 1950-1969 (Paperback)
by Holland (Author) "In 1950, the dark shadow of World War II was finally beginning to clear away ..." (more)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Windmill Press (1 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1887790012
  • ISBN-13: 978-1887790017
  • Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic "time machine" resource of boy baby boomer toys, 19 Jun 1999
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While my family didn't really shop much out of the Sears Catalog, the pictures and descriptions of the toys in this book are as close to a time machine as I can imagine. As I flipped through the pages, toys that either I or my brother or my friends used to own and play with jumped out at me, one after another.. as I thought "Geeze! I had one of those!" or "Wow! I always wanted one of those!" :) This book is sheer nostalgia for guys who grew up in the 50s and early 60s. And the original prices for the toys are unbelievable... just a couple bucks, many for less than a dollar (!) for toys that now bring hundreds on the various web auction sites or at antique malls. I was also fascinated to see how many toys were sold back then that threw off sparks, or fired objects, or involved electricity or hot plastic, metal, all kinds of things considered so horribly "hazardous" today in our modern politically correct world, where the fun seems to have been legislated out of nearly everything. Back then, toy cars that "threw off sparks" were actually advertised as that being a fun feature, not a safety hazard! This is also a valuable resource for old toy buyers and sellers, just to be able to see an original illustration with its original retail price and to know what year it was made and first sold. If you can't get in a time machine and go back to a 1950s toy store, this book is just about the next best thing.
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