Monster Rap

Monster Rap

click here to see the 1975 rapco catalog
rapco creature from the black lagoonOne of the bigger explosions in the seventies was the rise of the homemade craft kit, which no doubt was brought about by the hippie movement of the 60’s..

Children across America were making macrame (guilty!), rug hooking (guilty!) and happily making Christmas tree Candles (My father must have worried about me).

One of the bigger players in all of this was a company known as Rapco, who had the good sense to create licensed Canadle sets of the Universal Monsters, who wouldn’t want a frankenstein or a creature candle? I want one right now!

click on rapco frankenstein to see the 1975 catalog
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About The Author

Mantooth
AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

5 Comments

  • Arkonbey on October 3, 2008

    In the catalog, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Creature busts look cool but that wolfman is a piece of garbage! Wow.

    Is this the beginnings of something that brought us to this?

    this is sort of cool, but I don’t know if what I’d think if I saw it in someone’s living room.

  • Keith on October 3, 2008

    So did you grow out of making crafts or not? 🙂

  • Plaidstallions on October 3, 2008

    Quite easily, I was never any good at it….

  • rob! on October 3, 2008

    i hate DIY stuff, but i love ANYTHING with the Creature From the Black Lagoon on it!

  • Keith on October 5, 2008

    LOL I wasn’t either.

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