Let's lighten it up and try a game. Which toy came first?

[Snattlerake]

RE: caveman fingerpainting, granted but I'm talking of commercial products that were the top-selling toy during that year.

One in every group!

 

[Snattlerake]

This is pretty much #2 and #4.The Chinese have been making toys since 200BC.View attachment 514609

And as usual, lying to the women about the exact measurements.



But, I digress....
Back to the toys!

Uhhh, CHILDREN'S toys please!

 

[BillM]

This is pretty much #2 and #4.The Chinese have been making toys since 200BC.View attachment 514609

The Assyrians and Hittites were making such things in stone 3 or 4 thousand years ago. Probably where the phrase "rock hard" came from.

Can't find a photo of the "deformed little man" wife and I saw at the museum in Ankara while we were there in the mid-80's. Phallus was longer than the statue was tall. About 10", IIRC. There were reasonably good copies at several of the stores in "Rip-off Alley" outside Incirlik AB.

This is from one of the stone-age sites, and the statue isn't as disproportionate as the one we saw. And this stuff is much older than the bronze-age Chinese "toy." https://bianet.org/haber/the-controversy-over-the-phallus-in-karahantepe-285739

 

[Snattlerake]

OK since not many are even trying, here.



1. Crayola Crayons
2. Erector Set
3. Balsa wood models
4. Tinkertoy
5. Microscope Set
6. Finger paint

Answers

4,2,1,6,3,5

Again, these were the top selling toys for the year they first appeared on the market.

1922: Tinkertoy | Original estimated retail price: 59 cents | Comprising various wheels, rods, and pulleys, the original Tinkertoys came in a fun mailing tube, garnering even more distinction. After an initially slow rollout, the creative construction set would appear under nearly every Christmas tree in America by the 1920s. (Mike Mozart/Flickr)

1924: Erector Set | Original estimated retail price: $1 to $10 | Conceived in 1911 by A. C. Gilbert during a train ride from Connecticut to New York City, Erector Set was the first toy ever to use a national ad campaign. It was also the only construction toy of its time to utilize a motor on special units, which contributed to its allure. The earliest incarnations focused on skyscrapers, but Erector Set was redesigned in 1924 to incorporate everything from trains to Ferris wheels. Meanwhile, the name was so catchy that it’s now commonly used as a generic term for home construction sets. (The Strong National Museum of Play)

1926: Crayola Crayons | Original estimated retail price: 5 cents | The word “Crayola” represents a combination of the French words for “chalk” and “oily,” which makes perfect sense given that crayons are small waxy sticks invented to supplement low-quality chalk. Upon its debut in 1903, a box of crayons comprised only eight colors, but by the time Binney & Smith purchased the brand in 1926, that number rose up to 22. (Kurt Baty/Wikimedia Commons)

1931: Finger paint | Original estimated retail price: not available | American educator Ruth Faison Shaw was visiting Italy when she created finger paint. Her motivation was not just to teach kids about art or provide them with a fun activity, but to help them mentally as well. In fact, Shaw believed that embracing messiness through finger painting offered genuine therapeutic value for children. (aaron gilson/Flickr)

1936: Balsa wood models | Original estimated retail price: 10 cents to $1 | Kids were going absolutely crazy over aeronautical toys in the wake of Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic, and Balsa Model Fighter Planes duly heeded the call. Made by Paul K. Guillow, who operated out of his family barn until the early 1930s, these model planes were easy to assemble and made out of cheap bamboo wood, making them an affordable gift for kids during the Depression era. (Zach Vesoulis/Wikimedia Commons)

1938: Microscope Set | Original estimated retail price: Not available | As a toy company that had already mastered the home kit experience, A. C. Gilbert started selling its Microscope Set for kids in the 1930s. Each surprisingly functional microscope offered three levels of magnification, while the set itself came with bees and flies for kids to inspect up close. (Ryan Somma/Flickr)

 

[Snattlerake]

If you want to try another set, here you go.

1 Play-Doh

2 Red Ryder BB Gun

3 View-Master

4 Hula Hoop

5 Mr. Potato Head

6 Silly Putty

7 Little green army men

8 Slinky

 

[Snattlerake]

That went well.

 

[Catt57]

That went well.

It went as expected. Both times....

 

[adamsredlines]

The only toy that matters is Hot Wheels

 

[THAT Gurl]

And as usual, lying to the women about the exact measurements.

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But, I digress....
Back to the toys!

Uhhh, CHILDREN'S toys please!

You would NOT believe the number of men I have asked "You KNOW why women can't judge distances, right??" who have NEVER hear this joke!

I'll hold up my thumb and forefinger "_____" far apart and say "because all their lives they've been told this is 6 inches" and they just faint dead away! Here's the look I get:

 

[turkeyrun]

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