Popular Toys of the 1970s: The Dolls, Games, and Playsets Kids Wanted
The toys of the 1970s filled bedrooms, basements, family rooms, backyards, and the spaces beneath Christmas trees. Some were simple enough to…
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Toys & Games
Vintage Tonka Trucks: The Tough Toys Kids Played With for Years
Some toys were meant to stay clean. Tonka trucks were not. They were pushed through dirt, loaded with rocks, left outside after…
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Popular Toys of the 1960s: Games, Dolls, and Playsets Kids Wanted
The toys of the 1960s did not need screens, updates, or batteries that lasted all day. A toy often arrived in a…
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Old Shops & Brands
The Candy Store After School
“There was a small candy store a few blocks from our school, and almost every kid knew it. We would stop there after class with coins in our pockets, trying to decide what to buy. The shelves were crowded with gum, chocolate…”
— From the BeforeNoise Notebook, New Jersey, 1980s
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