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This Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring Contained Polonium-210, One of the Most Dangerous Radioactive Isotopes Known to Man

December 28, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the nuclear-obsessed 1940s, atomic energy was celebrated as the cutting edge of progress and modernity, capturing the […]

40 Fascinating Photos Capture People With Christmas Gifts From the Mid-20th Century

December 15, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteChristmas morning in the mid-20th century presented a distinctly charming scene, largely shaped by the post-war economic boom […]

30 Charming Portraits of Children With Their Dolls From the Mid-19th Century

August 21, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-19th century, dolls were among the most cherished toys for children, reflecting both the fashions and […]

It’s the Christopher Walken “Deer Hunter” Doll You Never Knew You Wanted!

April 4, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteChristopher Walken 1/6 figure from his Oscar winning roll, in the 1978 film, The Deer Hunter. The doll […]

Debbie Harry Holding a “Debbie in Different Moods” Doll, ca. 1982

December 25, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDebbie Harry of Blondie posing with a photograph of her (by bandmate Chris Stein) at the opening of […]

30 Wonderful Found Slides of Children With Their Christmas Gifts From the Mid-20th Century

December 14, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-20th century, Christmas mornings were filled with excitement as children eagerly unwrapped gifts beneath the tree. […]

1973 Mattel “Mod Hair” Ken Doll With Facial Hair. Did You Have One?

December 11, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Mod Hair Ken Doll was released in 1973. It was the first Ken doll since 1961 to […]

Lucille Ball Getting Crafty With Dolls, 1948

November 2, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLucille Ball completed a doll dress, using a simple, gathered skirt, plain bodice, and a ruffle for each […]

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Who Else Desperately Wanted This Belt Racer Toy From the Early 1980s?

August 24, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Belt Racer was a popular toy from the 1980s produced by Kusan, a company known for its […]

A Shoe Doll That Belonged to a Child in the Slums of London, ca. 1905

May 26, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe fact that it was found in an Edwardian London slum around 1905, and is made from the […]

40 Lovely Photos Capture Victorian Children With Their Toys

April 8, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteVictorian children didn’t have computers or television so they played lots of games. Board games such as Snakes […]

Clackers, the Popular Toy That Was Banned in the 1970s Just Because It Injured Kids

March 24, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteClackers, also known as, click-clacks, knockers, Ker-Bangers and Clankers were toys popular in the late 1960s and early […]

The Hula Hoop Was a Fad-Craze of the 1950s an 1960s

March 14, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe popular fad of swinging your hips inside a plastic colored ring began in the 1950s and lasted […]

16 Vintage Photos of People Posing With Their Felix the Cat Dolls From the 1920s

March 10, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFelix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the […]

Long Before the Popularity of Car Racing Video Games, Slot Car Racing Was a Popular Fad in the 1960s

July 27, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSlot car racing was born in the early 1900s, but the hobby languished until the 1950s, when English […]

Marybel, the Doll That Gets Well by Madame Alexander, 1959

May 7, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe daughter of Russian immigrants, Beatrice Alexander was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 9, 1895. She […]

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Lovely Vintage Photos of Children With Their Toys and Dolls

March 14, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore internet and smartphones, it was a simple life for people, especially children. The way kids valued their […]

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Your Child’s Portrait in a Doll, 1938

February 23, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePortrait dolls, modeled after children or adults by Dewees Cochran, New York painter and sculptress, reproduce all the […]

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Remember the Pet Rock, a Short Lived Fad That Peaked in Popularity During the 1975 Holiday Season

December 13, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site Pet Rock is a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. Pet Rocks are […]

“Pure White” Asbestos Fireproof Snow

December 3, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAlthough labeled as “Pure White” Snow, the highly fibrous material inside this vintage carton is actually beige; reflecting […]

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Screaming Baby Dolls From the 1920s

November 26, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese screaming baby dolls made from bisque porcelain by German doll maker Kestner from the 1920s. Johannes Daniel […]

Photos of Doll’s Hospitals From the Mid-20th Century

September 26, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBack in those days, dolls were expensive so if they could be repaired they were. Children didn’t have […]

The Earthquake Tower by Remco, ca. 1974

July 20, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBilled as “the world’s largest playset” and standing a whopping five feet tall, the Remco Earthquake Tower was […]

Lovely Vintage Photos of Kids With Their Pedal Cars

May 6, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen the automobile made its appearance, the pedal car soon followed. Pedal car history goes back to the […]

15 Unsettling Antique Dolls That Should Stay in the Past

April 7, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe earliest dolls were made from available materials such as clay, stone, wood, bone, ivory, leather, or wax. […]

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