Over 500 whimsical objects have just been on exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The nostalgia-inducing art and toy designs are all connected by Swedish social theorist
OK last post on these Argentine cereal premium toys (for today, at any rate). But these 80s music toy rings are just so good! Previously, we took a look
In 1959, the world was finally fit for a doll who wasn’t. Venerable New York dollmaker, Madame Alexander, created Marybel, “the Doll Who Gets Well,” as a friend
Welcome to The MINT (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys: “the world’s first purpose-built museum for toys”. After reading my story on France’s fantastic collection of vintage toys (Les
France’s Museum of Decorative Arts has digitized a great library of vintage toys (or ‘jouets’ as they whimsically call them). It is utterly comprehensive and wonderful. If any Decorative Arts librarians
Psycho Ceramics were a range of zany novelty ceramics made by US-based Kreiss company and manufactured in Japan between the 1960s and 1970s. They are characterized by a
Frank Kozik, creator of the Smorkin’ Labbit, knows a thing or two about cute vintage advertising. Yesterday’s controversy over cannibalism and cake left me with a bad taste
Courtesy of Children’s Toys of Bygone Days: A History of Playthings of All Peoples from Prehistoric Times to the XIXth Century by Karl Grober, English version by Philip Hereford. London,