Does anybody have any more information about these Timpo Puzzle Cubes featured in our next toy sale...? The six pictures which can be created include a ship, a bus and a locomotive. Whilst we often sell puzzle cubes in our mixed lots of games, this is the first Timpo example I have seen.
By Nell Hilditch
by Collectors Weekly
on Oct 26, 2011
There’s something to be said for being
easily amused. In the 1940s,
toy inventor Eddie Goldfarb saw an ad for a
false-teeth holder called a “Tooth Garage” and he started cracking up.
In his head, he saw a pair of dentures, chomping and sputtering down the
road like a car, and
parking on their own.
Thus, in 1949, Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth—the
wildly popular wind-up gag commonly known as “chattering teeth”—were
born.
Nerf
products have been a back garden favourite for some 40-odd years, but did you
ever wonder how the idea for foam-firing guns and spongy basketballs came
about?
Nerf
inventor Reyn Guyer was on a high having invented the famous Twister and in
1968, he launched Winsor Concepts to develop ideas for new products in the
toy/gaming world. Among these was a caveman-themed game, which featured foam “rocks”.
While working on the game, which never made it to the shelves, the designers
started idly bouncing one of the rocks over a net, realised this was more fun
than the original idea.
by MEMBER4MARBLES
on Apr 04, 2011
Hello Marble Collectors
Hope everyone is looking forward to another GREAT YEAR!!!! Ive found another wonderful ear;y german handmade I thought everyone might like to see,so I'll post some photos of this antique beauty...its an early 1850ish german "ONIONSKIN LUTZ" loaded with sparkling copper/goldstone,a real beauty to look at...one of the highest prize finds for all marble collectors...As always we invite whoever happens by to drop a note with any questions or comments...Good to see at the new activity here on toycollector Our hats off to all collectors alike who do their part to make this happen...Have a wonderful spring and hope to see some new visitors here on marbles....Sorry for the short visit,will be back soon...
Thanks Rodney(old marble nut)
