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lost & found 10th birthday!

Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog!

i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 10th birthday post! ~

i'm a collector of vintage toys, books & pop culture items, including holiday, retro or even contemporary toys that i particularly like. i host a website called gumbyland that i've maintained for more than 20 years, as my biggest collection is of the 50's character gumby! all the items i have up at gumbyland link back here to show off the collection in detail for my fellow gumby fans, but there's much more here to interest vintage kids & collectors, i've posted a toy, children's book or collectible every day since i started this site 10 years ago ~

my bucket list is to try to find all the toys & books i lost in childhood, & whenever i mention the nickname 'toxic' i am referring to my own inner child (yeah i am a little bit dysfunctional.) i've also been known on the web for years as 'ghost' in part because i like to photograph old cemeteries.. & i also paint & write & create art installations, dollscapes, miniature houses & digital art so i have a ghost gallery of my art up at gumbyland for anyone who's interested.. there are links in the sidebar & footer to all my different sites & pages ~

if you're looking for a particular toy or item please try the search box & the categories list in the sidebar, although i've found it doesn't always work to find all of the items i've posted, so if that doesn't work you might want to peruse through the archives.. each archived month has a page with 3 posts & you can click at the bottom to continue through all that month's posts.. there's even an inventory album in the sidebar with thousands of item thumbnails.. & you can ask a question anywhere using the comments, i am usually able to answer by the following day.. i try to go back & update old posts where appropriate so check back ~

vintage kids & nostalgia buffs please feel free to comment on any of the posts new or old & share your memories here.. from here on i won't be posting every day, but don't worry i still have lots of cool stuff to share, including highlights of fun old posts from the archives that i want to bring back ~

my toy room has changed since i first started posting, so this is an updated look (click on pix for the larger size) ~

my toy room is my happy place.. have fun!! here's your own ghostgallery library card :)

	ghostgallery library card		2021
	ATT: this official card allows carrier full access to the ghostgallery, gumbyland website & all affiliated blogs, links, albums & archives, including toxic vintage library. do not lose.
	gumbyland  the lost & found toy blog ghost blog the ghost gallery rows of never opened doors photo albums ___________________________________ your name here			all artwork & photography by ghost are copyright protected 2021 all rights reserved brenda roudebush
	Note: gumbyland & the ghost gallery require laptop or pc for essential music, phones & tablets will disable this feature.

bren (ghost) & toxic

p.s. Hey! we were featured :)

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— Brenda Roudebush (@GhostAtTheGate) July 24, 2018

 

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american girls catalogue

so yesterday's post was all american girls dolls from the past ~

let's see what's new for 2024 ~

here's the new american girls catalogue ~

just in time for the holidays ~

with pets ~

furnishings & accessories ~

birthstone collection & disney princesses ~

clothes ~

hey, it's a sleepover! :D ~

classics ~

there's molly ~

create your own :) ~

bren

flashback friday - american girls

this flashback friday post is dedicated to american girls dolls! so i've been posting about toxic's favorite xmas toys of old, but some of my favorite toys i received as xmas gifts in adulthood ~

like penny, my american girls doll.. for xmas 1999 santa brought me this american girls today doll which is made to your own specifications ~

which is why she looks & dresses just like someone i know ~

i named her penny but most ag fans would probably recognize her as being molly from the ag stories, just in modern clothes ~

i've kept her in mint condition in this american girls trunk (that was originally designed for samantha..) ~

the trunk is a luxury as i recall it being pretty pricey at the time in 1999.. she's such a favorite of mine ~

penny has kitties ~

from ag pleasant company ~

ag photo frame & box ~

the trunk holds all penny's stuff with its drawers & hangers ~

including sketchbook ~

as well as her art supplies since she likes to draw & paint ~

complete with real grumbacher paints ~

sketches & watercolors ~

& penny loves the outdoors ~

so she keeps her backpack ready for adventures ~

orienteering set ~

accessory booklet ~

includes working lantern, binoculars, water bottle & compass ~

& first aid kit & trail map ~

let's hit the trail! ~

2 years later i received another xmas american girl i call alex ;) ~

penny's best friend :) ~

(penelope & alexandra) ~

this time from 2001 ~

two great xmas's! ~

alex was also custom made to chosen specs ~

she has sneakers just like my skechers at the time ~

she also remains in mint condition in her trunk ~

again the trunk is originally associated with a standard historical american girl doll, this one is molly's ~

from the pleasant company ~

alex has cool belongings stored in the drawers of her trunk as well ~

she has classic taste in toys & is ironically a gumby fan ~

her extra clothes are kept on hangers in her trunk, but she & penny sometimes swap ~

my american girls dolls are some of my favorite xmas toys ever ~

i love these shoes ~

alex also has a working coleman mini lantern ~

& she has her lunch bag all packed & ready to go on an adventure ~

she eats healthier than i do.. lol ~

pizza, salad, banana, cookie & milk ~

so these 2 have had many adventures together over the years & added new friends to our 18" doll club, click the links in this post to meet them & click on dolls in the category list in the left sidebar anytime for much more! ~

meanwhile here's penny's secret journal & the girls kick ass pj party album (sound up) ~

bren

what good are notebooks?

our alice approves of my newest blank composition notebooks ~

classic cheshire cat scene ~

i'm a prolific journal writer, as i may have shared before ;) ~

& although i love the talking heads i have to disagree with david byrne ~

as my notebooks keep me alive ~

although i'll have to live to be 111 years old to fill them all ~

here's a larger size one with the mad hatter ~

& an emily strange planner ~

alice wanted to check this one out too ~

i love the special areas for mood & meals & such but had hoped this one would also include some blank or lined pages?? nope. ~

bren

all alice

happy caturday! ~

it's an all alice weekend here at the lost & found ~

as i'm sharing the latest alice in wonderland items i've collected ~

don't be late! ~

i really love this new pocketwatch ~

& enchantmints in tiny tin from the unemployed philosophers guild ~

& cheshire cat pin :) check back for more alice tomorrow ~

bren