5 Must-Have Toys from this 1981 Christmas Catalog | Toy-Ventures Toy-Ventures digs deep into the 1981 Hudson’s Bay Toy Flyer, and as an extra challenge, we pick five things we’d ask for. Everything from Smurfs to Star Wars to Strawberry Shortcake, this show is seriously a timewarp. #toyventures #starwars #80stoys Toy-Ventures is our magazine; […]
Toy-Ventures visits the second annual “May the North be With You” vintage toy show. My prequel-loving son accompanies me as we take in some breathtakingly rare Star Wars toys and other goodies. Who got the better haul? You decide. Hey next week I’m going to be at Power-Con in the Mego Meet […]
Ever wonder what was selling in 1978? Probably not, but here is Gary (seen below holding a Micronauts Astro Station and Shogun Warriors Dragun), a manager at Bradberry in Decatur IL, explaining the hot-selling toys for 1978. Gary Bradberry Manager Lionel Play World Decatur, Illinois Our best-selling items this year are the Star Wars characters, […]
1978 Kenner Star Wars Catalog If you were a kid under ten in the late seventies, you witnessed one of the toy industry’s biggest game changers, the Kenner Star Wars line. Even though it was late for Christmas of ’77, Kenner came out with both barrels blazing the following year, utilizing their master toy license […]
Our Ten Best Vintage Toy Store Photos One of the driving passions behind PlaidStallions is collecting Vintage Toy Store Photos. It’s a beautiful experience to relive those childhood memories, no matter how fleeting they are. I’m very proud of the many images I’ve found over the years, so what better time than December to pick […]
Toy-Ventures this week is all about Christmas past with this look at a 1979 Childworld Flyer. Child World was a legendary Toy Store chain, and this flyer is packed with iconic toys like Micronauts, Kenner Star Wars, Suckerman, Mego Superheroes, Tonka Trucks and Big Wheels! What would you choose from this list? Let me know […]
Toy-Ventures: Epic Toy Hunt 1 day, 3 antique malls, 300 miles and ten thousand steps. Come join us on our biggest toy hunt yet, the Epic Toy Hunt. We see more vintage toy eye candy that should be legal, pick up some charming stuff and play a little “antique mall bingo.” All on the extra […]
Welcome to the Toy-Ventures Christmas special! In this episode, I dig up my Christmas Wish List from 1979 and tell you which toys I got and the ones that got away. Mego Superheroes, Micronauts, Kenner Star Wars and apparently, I had a thing for cats? We’ve got a new book coming! Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized […]
Hello and welcome to Consumer’s Distributing week on PlaidStallions. I recently picked up a grail catalogue in the form of the 1980/81 Consumer’s Distributing catalogue. For those not in the know, Consumer’s was a popular Canadian chain of catalogue showroom shops that ran from the 1950s until about 1995. At their peak, they had over […]
I had never heard of this California-based chain of Toy Stores called “Beno’s” before but judging by this glorious catalog, they offered the best-selling toys of 1979 including of course, the Kenner Star Wars line, this beautiful time capsule is a joy to behold. GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here! FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS Pod […]
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