Posted on 09 June 2010.
There weren’t too many too innovations in 1956, but a few time tested favorites were released this year, including the popular dice game Yahtzee. (Hundreds of millions of sets of Yahtzee have sold over the years.) Other favorites of the 1950s were still around, including toys that helped children with their imagination – from toy [...]
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Posted on 08 June 2010.
While the 1950’s were the beginning of a period of great change throughout America, toys weren’t changing a whole lot. Board games, model planes, and small dolls were favorite toys in 1954, and they didn’t vary much throughout the whole decade. Tags: whole lot, United States, Whee-Lo, World War II, toys 1954, 1954 toys, family [...]
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Posted on 30 May 2010.
American affluence after World War II meant that there was money and desire for commodities like toys. A few of the world’s most popular toys would come out of this decade. While they were popular when they first came out, many are still very popular with adult collectors. Tags: adult collectors, New York City, Potato [...]
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