A few years back, I discovered the Greater York Toy Extravaganza – a huge toy show which takes place Thanksgiving weekend in York, PA. Each year the show is packed with everything – 800 tables of modern stuff, vintage stuff and even historical stuff. Plastic crap or diecast metal crap. All types of toys for […]
So, a couple of weeks ago, I was actually in South Africa visiting with my wife and some of her family (they’re all Afrikaners). We were all super-busy and touristy out there, but I did have one day dedicated to toy shopping (thanks Monty and Alec). I hit up a bunch of antique shops and […]
Well, it’s the holiday season. I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving a week or so ago. Did you celebrate it the way most Americans did? You know – rushing to the shops to find their super-great deals. Well, not me. I decided to spend nearly half a day on the road driving to […]
As you may or may not know, the Allentown Antique Toy Show was a couple weeks ago (November, 7 2009 to be exact). If you follow me on Twitter, you probably read all about my experiences there, but now it’s time for a quick recap of what actually went down that weekend. Well, one thing […]
I’ve just returned from the Greater York Toy Extravaganza at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania. I’ve never been to a toy “extravaganza” before, but I’d really have to say this seemed to be one. (Click to enlarge) First of all, the show was freakin’ huge. Seriously, I’ve been to dinky, little, local toy […]
Robot photo by Richard Nichol courtesy of Wired.com So here’s a little tidbit I thought all of you toy lovers would appreciate – the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle will exhibit Japanese toy robots from the collection of graphic designer, Tom Geismar (of Charmayeff & Geismar). The show is called Robots: […]
He’s mean. He’s green. He’s like nothing you’ve ever seen. (Click to enlarge) I found this nasty, old, green monkey recently, and I was immediately disturbed. I hate to admit it, but the first thing that came to mind is that classic story where the AIDS virus was started by a bite from the infamous […]
Here’s a look at even more little toys I picked up at the Allentown Antique Toy Show. They’re old wind-up toys. This first guy is just a goofy-looking sheriff with rifle-in-hand and an arrow through his head. I love the expression on his face. It’s the “Crap! Did that just go through my head?” look. […]