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 > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" > (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).