lost & found vintage toys

vintage child's desk

i'm interrupting book month for today for a different kind of oldschool item ~

i just love this vintage falcon children's desk ~

it works as an easel or a desk ~

& it has a chalkboard with some vintage chalk still inside ~

the scrolling paper roll on top features nursery rhyme characters~

trees ~

birds ~

letters & numbers ~

flowers ~

animals ~

designs of the era ~

it feels 30's or 40's to me ~

recently i was able to find this sweet little american seating envoy kindergarden chair to go with it ~

just like toxic remembers from kindergarden ~

back to book month tomorrow ~

bren

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lost & found toys

i had a dream last night about kid's meals & prizes ~

& i woke up with a realization ~

as a life-long collector i've been going through happy meal toy withdrawls! ~

i always use to say, if i don't get a toy, i don't eat ;) ~

we don't venture out to estate sales, library sales, fcbds, collectible shops & fast-food places much anymore ~

so i'm reduced to finding my treasure by boredshopping online these days ~

my guilty pleasure? ~

among my other creative projects ~

even our home is retro ~

of course ~

happiness is a box of books ;) ~

but it got me thinking of all the cool memories i have associated with all the years of assembling the lost & found toys blog & gumbyland ~

the unexpected finds! ~

the thrill of the hunt, never knowing what you might discover :D ~

toxic was a collector but she lost most of her old possessions over the years ~

finding & enjoying vintage toys has been a blast! ~

it is like a time machine ~

if you are a fellow vintage kid like toxic, you might also enjoy checking out my ghost toy catalogue ~

it's like an inventory of oldschool fun books, toys & other collectibles ~

& it is accompanied by a wonderful 'domestic bliss' soundtrack :D ~

so if you'd like to see more than just the posts here at the lost & found & gumbyland.. ~

just click here & let's travel back ~

bren

ghost closet antifashion ~ fred rogers

merry xmas from my toyroom :) ~

so let's get right to the last of my ghost closet antifashion winter updates ~

fred seems a fitting person to spotlight on this special day <3 ~

here's the little talking fred rogers figurine shown in the youtube above ~

from running press ~

press down on the top of the trolley for words of encouragement & wisdom whenever you need them ;) ~

he also comes with this little standing booklet ~

full of the same ~

i've posted mr rogers' neighborhood items here at the lost & found before ~

click the links in this post for more ~

i think the world was a better place with fred in it ~

but he left us a legacy of kindness to teach to our children ~

in the spirit of xmas everyday ~

fred requires a battery ~

instructions ~

& yes of course there are socks ~

& i don't find them boring ;) ~

i do think fred kinda resembles carl sagan? ~

it's still a white, albeit wet xmas in our neighborhood ~

bren

composition notebooks

it's back to oldschool ~

with some cool vintage style composition notebooks ~

toxic loves butterflies ~

& skeletons ~

halloween is coming :D ~

more vintage anatomy ~

& brains ~

more butterflies ~

this larger one has graph paper inside ~

reminds me of how i use to use graph paper to map out my old nes/snes rpg games <3 ~

bren