Baby Boomer Toys And Collectibles

Author : Carol Turpen
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780887404955
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles written by Carol Turpen and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color photos of over 780 popular toys from the 1950s and '60s with identification and price guide make this a useful reference for toy collectors and dealers. Covers favorites from robots and space toys to race cars, Hanna-Barbera toys, and Beatles collectibles. Recall the past through its toys.

Author : Mark Rich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873418805
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys written by Mark Rich and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boomers will be digging through their closets in search of their childhood after paging through this colourful nostalgic photo reference of the toys and playthings from the baby boomer generation. All ages will want to pick up this book and see what's inside -- from the common to the obscure -- brining back memories like the sound of tinker toys being dumped from a can. Each of the 100 chapters includes photographs and text discussing the origins and history of the popular toys, as well we other toys of the same type. For collectors, values listings are included for many more than the 100 featured toys. As a nostalgic picture book, it should become one of the primary gift books of the year.

Author : Carol Turpen
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN 13 : 9780764305337
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles written by Carol Turpen and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and brief descriptions profile popular toys and collectibles from the 1950s and 1960s, with information on current prices for each item.

Author : Michele Karl
Publisher : Portfolio Press (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780942620719
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baby-boomer Dolls written by Michele Karl and published by Portfolio Press (NY). This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book features the latest secondary-market prices for over 500 dolls and includes 400+ colour photographs. The author provides background information on all of the important companies of the baby-boomer era, from well-known films like Mattel, Ideal and Madame Alexander to smaller, lesser-known producers. The cast of characters includes legendary dolls such as Barbie, Ginny, Tammy and Miss Revlon as well as film and television-based favourites like Shirley Temple, Patty Duke, The Flying Nun and Pebbles and Bam-Bam.

Author : Rick Polizzi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780891456315
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baby Boomer Games written by Rick Polizzi and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Toy Shop Magazine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873419987
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Toy Shop Annual 2001 written by Toy Shop Magazine and published by . This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-new Toy Shop Annual 2001provides everything you need to successfully collect in the new millennium. How do the packaging, material, age, appearance and the function of a toy all work together to influence its value? How has the Internet affected the toy business on the secondary and primary markets? Collectors will find the answers to these questions and much, much more. In addition to feature articles, a guide to grading toys, market update, the auction year in review, toy/company anniversaries, state of the industry, dealer listings, toy manufacturers' directory and the 2001 show calendar, collectors will find special new sections devoted to the hot collectibles of 2000 and top Baby Boomer toys. Features: Market update; Guide to grading toys; Hot Toys of 2000; Top Baby Boomer toys.

Author : Cramer Burks
Publisher : Windmill Press
ISBN 13 : 9781887790048
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spy Toys written by Cramer Burks and published by Windmill Press. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spy toys are among the hottest Baby Boomer collectibles today. For those nostalgic for the 1965 James Bond 007 attache case, Gilbert's 007 road race set, Aurora models, exploding pens and cigarette lighters, board games, and even the Big Ear, a plastic radar dish enabling a person to listen in on a conversation far away, this book is jam packed with information on amazing toys dating from 1962 to today. Also includes advertisements from the era, manufacturer information, year of release, an overview of the genre, and current values on the collectible market.

Author : Gary S. Cross
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195156668
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cute and the Cool written by Gary S. Cross and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cute child - spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice - is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.

Author : Michelle L. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873418942
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marx Toys Sampler written by Michelle L. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new reference and price guide presents an informative 'personal' history of the former Marx Toys Company plant at Glen Dale, West Virginia, where many of the fondly remembered Marx Playsets, doll houses, and toy figures of the 'baby boomer' era were created and manufactured. More than just a catalogue of these ever-popular and eminently affordable toys, this book provides Marx toy collectors with new insights into the planning and production processes employed by the original 'king' of American toy makers. Included are insightful interviews with Glen Dale plant model maker and with the son of a Marx artist, along with previously unpublished photos of a number of Marx toy and figure prototypes. With publication authorised by the current owner of the Marx Toys trademark, this book provides a unique and valuable behind-the-scenes look into the production of one of America's premier toy manufacturers.

Author : Gil Asakawa
Publisher : Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780394580760
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Toy Book written by Gil Asakawa and published by Alfred a Knopf Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic celebration of some of the most popular toys of the baby-boom generation features illustrations of such treasures as Crayolas, Silly Putty, G.I. Joe, Barbie, Hula Hoops, and more