37 Banned Vintage Toys You Might Remember From Childhood
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I totally would have loved the toy metal-casting or glass-blowing sets. What could possibly have gone wrong?
According to the list, it is literally a miracle I survived childhood.
Where's the list of banned toys? Was that banned too?
Hello crossnote;
Please click the link thing that Origen posted and the toys will pop up starting from 1 - 37.
One of them was #5, Creepy Crawlers that I got for Christmas in 1967. It was a long time ago but I thought they were edible from pouring sweet gobbledygoop syrup in a mold and onto a "plug in" cast. The cast would heat up and cause the goop to harden. When ready they were creepy crawler candy that was edible.
I remember most of the banned toys didn't interest me because I was playing marbles as a kid and later my guitar.
Do you remember any favorites?
God bless you, crossnote.
Hello Origen;
Did you know that kids played with clay marbles back during the ancient near east before the Old Testament?
Somewhere in my marble collection magazines and books I read that and thought it was interesting.
God bless you, Origen.
I think I had just gotten up out of my mini hammock (#9/38). Talk about a nanny State.
BTW, are these 37 banned in all 50 States or just California? lol
Most of these were after my time. We had slinkys, hula-hoops, tops etc.The one that would come closest is #33 (rubber band gun), except we would shoot paper clips ...without the gun.
I did not know that.
I also had one of those.