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1985 Remco Toys Catalog

Remco Toys was in tenth year of being under the ownership of Azrak Hamway toys  and 1985 finds them having a wonderful year of creating some memorable lines that aped the popular themes of the decade. This fantastic catalog covers such great lines like Conan the Barbarian, The Mighty Crusaders, Zybots, Ninjas, Warlord and the […]

Hasbro 1973 World of Love Catalog

Hasbro described Love dolls as: “She’s what’s happening. She’s today’s American teenager and she’s part of the World of Love“. This was an interesting to attempt to combine  Fashion dolls with what was left over of the hippie movement in the early 1970s as Hasbro hoped little girls would clamour to enact adventures for Love […]

1977 Lili Ledy Toy Catalog

Lili Ledy was Mexico’s premiere toy manufacturer and because of trade restrictions, all toys they sold had to be manufactured in Mexico. So many of the popular US lines were licensed and then produced by Lili Ledy resulting in wonderful variations that toy collectors hunt for to this day. 1977 was a killer year with […]

Viva Knievel!

Today we journey back to 1973 to witness the birth of one of the hottest toys of the 1970’s the Ideal Evel Knievel line! If you you were a child in the mid seventies there was no way you weren’t aware of this toy.Coming Next Week: Plaidstallions jumps forward to 1982

A look at a Smelly Old Lingerie Catalog…

Oooh La! La! A weird treat today, a disco era Lingerie Catalog complete with odd outfits, weird hair and maybe just a bit of Le Sexy? A few of my favourites below:“The high council demands you disrobe now!” Nice shoulders!“The Mavis”, just in case you wondered what your Aunt who drinks a box of wine […]