Category Archives: Toys

The End of an Era

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Kevin

Well, it’s official, I’m a grown up. I managed to avoid it for 52 years, but somehow it happened. I’m just not sure when. Of course there were subtle signs over the years, getting married, running a small business and … Continue reading →

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We’ve got trouble right here in River City!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Kevin

  The above picture is of a new version of a game from the 70’s called Skittle Pool which was the companion to the Skittle Bowl game. Basically they were miniature versions of two of America’s favorite pastimes, bowling and pool. … Continue reading →

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Sky Pilot

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Kevin

I recently blogged about how nice it is to see some things remain unchanged. We just got in a whole assortment of the Guillows balsa wood gliders and propeller powered planes. As far as I can tell, these haven’t changed one single … Continue reading →

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If it could walk “up” stairs…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Kevin

Slinky – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Just got in some slinky toys at Blast From The Past. They are packaged in an original style box. I had several when I was a kid. As I recall, I would spend ten … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kevin

Okay, so this blog isn’t really about heavy metal, but pressed tin lithography probably wouldn’t have grabbed your attention. The tin toys pictured above are brand new and something we have carried at Blast From The Past over the years. … Continue reading →

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Last Lap

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Kevin

I’m not sure how, why or when our fascination with certain things ends. When I was seven, all I wanted for Christmas that year was the new Hot Wheels set. It was just a narrow track that you bolted to … Continue reading →

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Flesh Eating Toys!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Kevin

Do you recognize this toy? It was called “Thingmaker” and Mattel produced it in the mid 1960’s. It was basically a heating tray in which you placed molds filled with “plastigoop” and in a few minutes you peeled off your … Continue reading →

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1980s Dark Tower commercial Featuring Orsen Wells – YouTube

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Kevin

Dark Tower was an awesome board game by Milton Bradley. Unlike your typical board game, it featured an electronic computer which presented the results of each turn with a combination of graphics and sound effects. While simplistic by today’s standards, … Continue reading →

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Cool Cars

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kevin

What were the coolest movie or T.V. cars ever? I’m sure we could debate this topic for years and each person’s list would vary depending upon their age. I’ll give you my top four and then you can discuss among yourselves. 1. … Continue reading →

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Yo!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Kevin

Okay, technically the title should say yo yo. We sold a lot of these Duncan yo yo’s last summer at Blast From The Past. The cool thing about these is they were identical to the way I remembered them 40 … Continue reading →

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