I have not see two of my personal favorites from my childhood: frisbees and plastigoop (squirted into a mold and baked in a little oven to make plastic jewelry or bugs) Becky Fitzgerald Registrar Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art > -----Original Message----- > From: Pamela Feltus [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 11:21 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: 20th century toys. > > The whole trend of early-pc dolls on the late 70s for those of us not > allowed to play with Barbies, baby dolls, EX Bake ovens, GI Joe, military > aircraft models, commercial tie-ins (like Star Wars toys) and other such > "bad toys" > > After the Sunshine Family and their canopied family bicycle grew out of > favour, I graduated to Dusty dolls- she was like Barbie, but she had a > strong, athletic figure, flat feet and frizzy hair. She had no evening > gowns and had to wear platform shoes for heels. Boy I hated her... > > but that would be an interested shift to study- the growing non-popularity > of "bad" toys promoting sexual stereotypes or violence. And why despite > best efforts, those toys are among the most popular today. > > > Pamela Feltus > Historian > The History Factory > > Shirley Kathryn Woods wrote: > > > Does anyone remember the Sunshine Family dolls? From the mid 70's--they > > came with instructions on how to make furniture and accessories from > > recyclable household items (like spray can lids stuffed with polyfil, > > covered with a piece of fabric and secured with a rubber band--voila, a > > pouffy chair!). I had the family (Longish-haired dad, mom in a > calf-lenth > > calico dress and wearing sandles, and baby) and the grandparents (a > sweater > > and lots of facial hair on grandpa, grandma with hair in a bun, wearing > a > > 70s calico print dress too). My best friend had the african-american > > family. They were a little shorter than Barbie. I had patterns to make > > clothes for them (earth-friendly fabrics only, please). And I had the > > coloring book too--filled with images of loving family settings, > gardening, > > picnicing, and other healthy outdoor activities. > > > > HearthSong has a catalog of earth-friendly toys... > > > > Shirley Kathryn Woods <>< > > Associate University Registrar > > ========================================================= > 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).