tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41769850706521274552012-02-16T01:37:46.234-06:00Antique Toys | Vintage Tin Toys | Wind Up ToysToy Tothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505394478886258563noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176985070652127455.post-85580894437684708782008-04-25T08:19:00.004-05:002008-05-02T15:01:58.033-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vAWAZD7zkLI/SBHdlSPb7DI/AAAAAAAAAAY/3LMAyFBAmOE/s1600-h/200px-LiteBrite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vAWAZD7zkLI/SBHdlSPb7DI/AAAAAAAAAAY/3LMAyFBAmOE/s400/200px-LiteBrite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193175477956373554" border="0" /></a>First up is the ever popular Lite Brite by Hasbro! You gotta love the simple idea here even if it was a pain in the backside to make these one-time masterpieces! My only real problem with the whole Lite Brite by Hasbro concept was the one-time use of the templates because after you pulled out the pegs you couldn't see what code was printed on the Lite Brite Tempate!<br /><br />Anyway, it was still fun! Probably more fun than the Lite Brite Templates anyway was trying to make your own artwork. Boy, did I suck at that! If you miss the thrill of making your own you can always try out the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/OnlineGames/GameSelect&amp;game=1210">Lite Brite Simulator</a> at Hasbro's website. I just tried it again a few minutes ago and, well, I still suck! But it was fun!<br /><br />If you are interested in finding a Lite Brite by Hasbro for yourself of your kids (or grandkids maybe!), one place I've had pretty good luck finding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Classic Toys</span> like this is <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.buyclassictoys.info/">BuyClassicToys.info</a>. Its a shopping site that has a pretty dynamic inventory of classic toys like Lite Brite and some of our other favorites. Be sure to check them out.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4176985070652127455-8558089443768470878?l=toysofmyyouth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Toy Tothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505394478886258563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176985070652127455.post-51332285740416747932008-04-24T23:31:00.001-05:002008-04-25T08:34:56.926-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vAWAZD7zkLI/SBFfFiPb7CI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jw7vnOSEcI0/s1600-h/Snoopytop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vAWAZD7zkLI/SBFfFiPb7CI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jw7vnOSEcI0/s400/Snoopytop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193036394030427170" border="0" /></a><br />Hey, thanks for stopping by my new blog! This is really exciting, I'm on the Internet!!! Yeah!!!<br /><br />I was going through a bunch of old boxes in the attic recently and came across a lot of old toys (some would say antique toys!) that really made me nostalgic. I though hey what a great topic for my first blog. Maybe somebody else played with the same kind of toy!<br /><br />The picture is of an antique tin spinning top like one I found in the attic (sorry, don't have a digital camera yet). If you've never seen one the red handle on the top is a plunger that you can pull up and push down and it makes the top spin faster and faster. Cheap but Very Fun!<br /><br />Anyway, I'm gonna get a camera and take some pics and post up as many as I can, just to help everyone remember. I Hope you enjoy it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4176985070652127455-5133228574041674793?l=toysofmyyouth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Toy Tothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505394478886258563noreply@blogger.com0