Looks like all you americans had deprived childhoods - how did you live
through the 70s without SPACE HOPPERS ???

and more mundanely, I had a board with a farmyard painted on one side and a
town layout on the other to play with model buildings, animals, cars etc.

> ----------
> From:         linda.whitaker[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         24 February 2000 19:12
> Subject:      Re: 20th century toys.
>
> Laura,
>
> Some thoughts...Cabbage Patch dolls from the mid-80s.  Hula Hoops.  "I
> Love
> Lucy" dolls from the 50s.  Hopalong Cassidy or Roy Rogers paraphernalia.
> Erector sets?  Best of luck!
>
> Linda L.W. Whitaker
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Laura Quackenbush <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 3:23 AM
> Subject: 20th century toys.
>
>
> > Hello from Northern Michigan-
> > I am working on a 20th century exhibit, one element of which is toys.
> > I need some help! First, where is there a toy museum or a museum with
> > a good 20th century toy collection? Who should I contact?   Second, I
> > want to tap your brains--what are the favorite toys of the 20th
> > century?  Here are some I think may rate highly (for my half-century):
> > Potato Head, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Slinky, Etch-A-Sketch, Legos,
> > Barbie, GI Joe, Candy Land, Ouiji Board.   What think you??
> >
> > Laura Quackenbush, Curator
> > Leelanau Historical Museum
> > <[log in to unmask]>?
> > --
> > Leelanau Historical Museum ? <[log in to unmask]>?
> > http://www.leelanau.com/leemuse/
> > 203 E. Cedar St. - PO Box 246 - Leland, MI 49654 - 231-256-7475
> >
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