Always a collector - In the 60's my allowance was 10¢ a week, and Matchbox cars were 50¢ (Mom kicked in the 2¢ sales tax). I had a lot of these and later Hot Wheels when my allowance was 25¢.
I sold this and my other few remaining on eBay about 8 years ago.
@Paradisefound Thanks for the thread, some of the toys posted bring back some early memories. Some of you had some really cool stuff. Having just immigrated to the USA we were poor, so my toys were pretty basic.
This is one of my first toys when we moved to the USA in 1969. It's a Greyhound tour bus and I still have it.
The Star Wars figures came out when I was 6 and I ran with that till I was 12. My parents saved all of this stuff and gave it back to me when I was prob 25. It’s been on display in my study ever since. Also Lord of the Rings, Calsh of the Titans, Indiana Jones, Tron and a few fandoms. The GI Joe is a good one and I add to his rifle rack when I can.
The Verti-bird brings some fond memories of my childhood. Not sure if I got it for Christmas or not but I had so much fun playing with it. I forgot about this childhood toy. Thanks for the memory.
@WildIdea said:
The Star Wars figures came out when I was 6 and I ran with that till I was 12. My parents saved all of this stuff and gave it back to me when I was prob 25. It’s been on display in my study ever since. Also Lord of the Rings, Calsh of the Titans, Indiana Jones, Tron and a few fandoms. The GI Joe is a good one and I add to his rifle rack when I can.
Nice display, looks very organized. Well done.
"May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
@Kkathyl said:
Since I come from a litter of 6 we had simple things that brought us the most pleasure. I am the smalles in pintails in front with brown hair.
Middle far left is the most serious-looking child I've ever seen.
@Kkathyl said:
Since I come from a litter of 6 we had simple things that brought us the most pleasure. I am the smalles in pintails in front with brown hair.
Lower far left, I had those pants.
"May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
In 1965 Mom & Dad separated briefly, so Christmas of 65 was good with the competition and Tonka's came into my life, and a lot of them...............I did grow up to be a heavy equipment operator in the lumber industry.
My brother always got the toys. But he was older and made great use of model rockets, legos, model airplanes and cars, HAM radio, circuit boards and chemistry stuff. He was a brilliant kid. Installed an antenna on our roof at age 11 and wired the house for dialup.
I finally dug these out. The only new thing is the plastic container for the larger loupe. Dad gave me the 20x when I got serious about collecting. He found the square one a few weeks ago and sent it to me.
I gave the Whitman to my dad in 1986 in 4th grade. I found every wheat myself and didn't want to cheat buying them.
He gave it back to me when I finished grad school, and said he was proud of me seeing things through ever since I was a boy.
The three of us spent more time going to shows and roll searching, searching coffee cans and buckets, the household change jar etc. than most anything else. Well, fishing and baseball and scouts. Very happy memories of Mom being able to take a day for herself while the 3 boys played with coins.
Here are some of my childhood toys 35 years later.
Careful what you say. The last thing we need here is PETA.
jajajajaja or hahahaha
Pigeons are the dirtiest, disease carrying birds. Horrible unless you like squab!
Unfortunately my aim is horrible and when the pellet hits them it just bounces off and they just laugh and fly away to come back later. Bring it on PETA! I bet even PETA can't vouch for these vile critters!!
bob
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We had the usual stuff, toy trucks and cars and bikes. We liked it better playing in the creek "crick" where I'm from. Also the barn was a great place to climb and have fun and we did use sticks as whatever your little mind could imagine. A gun, a sword, a club, etc. But the first "toy" that was my absolute favorite at 10 years old was one of these and I will vouch that these things can take an absolute beating and keep going.
"May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Careful what you say. The last thing we need here is PETA.
jajajajaja or hahahaha
Pigeons are the dirtiest, disease carrying birds. Horrible unless you like squab!
Unfortunately my aim is horrible and when the pellet hits them it just bounces off and they just laugh and fly away to come back later. Bring it on PETA! I bet even PETA can't vouch for these vile critters!!
@coinsarefun said:
The youngest I can remember was a monkey with banana, boy I really liked him
Then as I got older it was a daisy air rifle, no pellets or bbs.
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Stef, I remember having one of those monkeys. Your picture jarred my memory.
That was the main witness in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
I'm not a big collector of old tin toys. However, when my grandmother passed a bunch of years ago I wanted to have these two pieces. I passed on all kinds of other items that my siblings desired, jewelry, pottery, silver settings, etc. These are not the only items I have from my grandmother, but these are my favorites!
Oh yes, I had to go hunt down a wind-up key for the set to get them moving again after many, many years tucked away!
@BigDowgie said:
I'm not a big collector of old tin toys. However, when my grandmother passed a bunch of years ago I wanted to have these two pieces. I passed on all kinds of other items that my siblings desired, jewelry, pottery, silver settings, etc. These are not the only items I have from my grandmother, but these are my favorites!
Oh yes, I had to go hunt down a wind-up key for the set to get them moving again after many, many years tucked away!
Those are in great shape - and with the boxes! Did you know that Little Orphan Annie offered a collection of foreign coins back in the day? Might be a nice "go with" for an exhibit.
I have extra for each so you may pick either one of them including the "Winged Liberty" if you wish....Just can't be dup between the two of you otherwise I have to order more from Dan
So @Smudge you go first and @Kkathyl may follow
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Oh my goodness @EXOJUNKIE I had both of those toys too! So many memories!
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Always a collector - In the 60's my allowance was 10¢ a week, and Matchbox cars were 50¢ (Mom kicked in the 2¢ sales tax). I had a lot of these and later Hot Wheels when my allowance was 25¢.
I sold this and my other few remaining on eBay about 8 years ago.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Xmas 1959. An Irish Mail, maybe the first recumbent bike. Like a velocipede (remember those from railroads?).
Lance.
a few survivors from the early years.
My first iPhone
@Paradisefound Thanks for the thread, some of the toys posted bring back some early memories. Some of you had some really cool stuff. Having just immigrated to the USA we were poor, so my toys were pretty basic.
This is one of my first toys when we moved to the USA in 1969. It's a Greyhound tour bus and I still have it.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
My Benjamin Franklin pellet pistol!!! Still works and I've shot two pigeons with it so far this year!
bob
Lincoln Logs. Invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.
The Star Wars figures came out when I was 6 and I ran with that till I was 12. My parents saved all of this stuff and gave it back to me when I was prob 25. It’s been on display in my study ever since. Also Lord of the Rings, Calsh of the Titans, Indiana Jones, Tron and a few fandoms. The GI Joe is a good one and I add to his rifle rack when I can.
The Verti-bird brings some fond memories of my childhood. Not sure if I got it for Christmas or not but I had so much fun playing with it. I forgot about this childhood toy. Thanks for the memory.
Nice display, looks very organized. Well done.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Since I come from a litter of 6 we had simple things that brought us the most pleasure. I am the smalles in pintails in front with brown hair.
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This was before the dolls
Both will be fresh from DC press....
Middle far left is the most serious-looking child I've ever seen.
Lower far left, I had those pants.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Tough one... I'd say it's almost a toss up between these...
and I was always riding around the neighborhood on my bike.
Collector, occasional seller
What! No engineers here?
2nd would be a toss up between my Chemistry Set(which I added a bunch to) or Lego Blocks!
In 1965 Mom & Dad separated briefly, so Christmas of 65 was good with the competition
Steve
The prizes are the 1933 & 1934
1st winner makes the call of preferred year 
SILVER
Not quite that old. Mom's toys.
My brother always got the toys. But he was older and made great use of model rockets, legos, model airplanes and cars, HAM radio, circuit boards and chemistry stuff. He was a brilliant kid. Installed an antenna on our roof at age 11 and wired the house for dialup.
I finally dug these out. The only new thing is the plastic container for the larger loupe. Dad gave me the 20x when I got serious about collecting. He found the square one a few weeks ago and sent it to me.
I gave the Whitman to my dad in 1986 in 4th grade. I found every wheat myself and didn't want to cheat buying them.
He gave it back to me when I finished grad school, and said he was proud of me seeing things through ever since I was a boy.
The three of us spent more time going to shows and roll searching, searching coffee cans and buckets, the household change jar etc. than most anything else. Well, fishing and baseball and scouts. Very happy memories of Mom being able to take a day for herself while the 3 boys played with coins.
Here are some of my childhood toys 35 years later.
Your DAD raised you WELL
What a wonderful childhood story and the letter along with full Whitman folder warm my heart 
@Azurescens
Careful what you say. The last thing we need here is PETA.
jajajajaja or hahahaha
Pigeons are the dirtiest, disease carrying birds. Horrible unless you like squab!
Unfortunately my aim is horrible and when the pellet hits them it just bounces off and they just laugh and fly away to come back later. Bring it on PETA! I bet even PETA can't vouch for these vile critters!!
bob
I used to aim it at my little brother when I was "very little"
@AUandAG
We had the usual stuff, toy trucks and cars and bikes. We liked it better playing in the creek "crick" where I'm from. Also the barn was a great place to climb and have fun and we did use sticks as whatever your little mind could imagine. A gun, a sword, a club, etc. But the first "toy" that was my absolute favorite at 10 years old was one of these and I will vouch that these things can take an absolute beating and keep going.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
@Paradisefound said:
@AUandAG
@Smudge
PETA will vouch for a cockroach.
Always buying nice toned coins! Searching for a low grade 1873 Arrows DDO Dime and 1842-O Small Date Quarter.
@CascadeChris , we had a couch with the same pattern as that chair!
I knew it would happen.
That was the main witness in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
10 DAYS TO GO
I bet my in-laws would disagree.
no whammy no whammy no whammy!
I'm not a big collector of old tin toys. However, when my grandmother passed a bunch of years ago I wanted to have these two pieces. I passed on all kinds of other items that my siblings desired, jewelry, pottery, silver settings, etc. These are not the only items I have from my grandmother, but these are my favorites!
Oh yes, I had to go hunt down a wind-up key for the set to get them moving again after many, many years tucked away!
Mango will pick names 6pm HST May 31st
Those are in great shape - and with the boxes! Did you know that Little Orphan Annie offered a collection of foreign coins back in the day? Might be a nice "go with" for an exhibit.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
carabonnair, thanks, I did not know this. I may have to check'em out sometime, if I'm even able to locate them.
Nothing like a sweet Love Bird as long it doesn't have a mate...then it becomes a mean love bird!
1st WINNER
@Smudge You have the first choice 1933 or 1934
oops *correction : WINER > WINNER
They just don't make toys like these anymore. Thanks for the contest and the walk down memory lane!
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still a Big WINNER....I won't call it runner up.....IS our very own beautiful lady collector @Kkathyl
So @Smudge you go first and @Kkathyl may follow
Have a few more on the way...the 1934 maybe a bit delayed if any of you happen to choose it
I feel pretty oh so pretty. Happy feet. Thanks! @Paradisefound
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Bronze Associate member
...indeed...
Wow, I never win. Whoo hoo. Thanks. I'M let you pick. Whichever you would choose. Thanks.