Tuesday, February 9, 2010

TOYS (Wolfmen, Cavemen, and more)

I have a few drawers full of old one-color (or sort of colored,) non-articulated toys like these. I really like them. I can't remember where they came from but it's most likely from barrels of junk at flea markets, yard sales and the Goodwill. I like when there's a big box of random stuff I can dig through. Usually when it's a box of random mixed-up junk they sell it cheap.

Wolfman:

Cavemen:

Boxers with abnormally large craniums. About 1" from head to base.


The bottom of this one says "FLYING CARPET" so I guess he's supposed to be a genie.

After years and years of collecting this stuff when I open a drawer I find things I have no memory of putting in there.
Posted by KW at 2:14 PM
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6 comments:

  1. BradFebruary 9, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    these are rad! i love the cavemen and the boxers! after seeing your studio i know you have a ton of this stuff so let's see some more!

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  2. KWFebruary 9, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    There's plenty more. I'll post some tomorrow. thanks Brad!

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  3. Prof. GrewbeardFebruary 9, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    i have that Wolfman in black, he's from the "Unbreakable Weird Monsters" series, check it out, i have the whole set, got 'em in boxes of Frito-Lay Variety Packs...

    http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/60swing/60smainpage.html

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  4. KWFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    Prof
    Thanks, I was wondering where the Wolfman originated. It looks like a kid must have put the "unbreakableness" to the test on mine. His base is almost broken in half. There's a thru-hole in the middle. I wonder why. The others in the link you sent all had thru-holes in their bases too.

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  5. Prof. GrewbeardFebruary 10, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    well back in the day kids used to put 'em on the ends of pencils, that was just before the big licensed-character pencil eraser boom(first one i remember seeing was the Frito Bandito), but i think the holes might have been there because of the way the plastic was poured into the molds. maybe.

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  6. KWFebruary 11, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    that explains things. thanks! it looks like a kid actually tried to erase something with the wolfman i have from the looks of his nose.

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