lost & found vintage toys

vintage robot

happy father's day, mr dad! ~

mr dad likes robots ~

while we were out yardsailing yesterday i found this vintage robot for his space room (for a mere .70 cents) ~

his head turns & his arms move & he has pincer hands to hold things ~

he takes 2 c batteries, but unfortunately the door that holds them in is missing ~

made by new bright toys in the 80s, he's similar to the 'magic mike' model, & when operational he walks, smokes & makes sounds ~

but this one's a shelf sitter :) click on space & robots in the category list in the sidebar anytime for more like this ~

bren

golden book of crafts & hobbies

the golden book of crafts & hobbies ~

from 1957 ~

for the record i don't agree with killing butterflies or beetles ~

let's make leaf prints ~

i remember building & painting birdhouses with my son & mr dad once, we still have them ~

native american hair ornaments ~

hopi snake dance ~

& kachina dolls ~

toxic made her own camp stove using her girl scout manual ~

she also made things from leather with her own leatherworking tools (we still have those too, i should post them) ~

do kids still like to do these things? ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ burl ives' songs for children

toxic has always loved burl ives, she used to check out his records from the public library for a dime, his other/lesser known/non-xmas children's songs were very sweet, but were full of death & always seemed to end traumatically/tragically..

these songs have always been favorites in our family ~

where's joe? ~

i'm almost dead ~

poor birdie! ~

tearjerkers all ~

(you can hear a sample of burl ives' kid's songs here at blackbird's outpost, one of the installations i have up at my ghostgallery..)

or anything else that's helpless.. lols.. walt disney presents/1963 vinyl lp & book, if you like these you should also look for the album called 'little white duck' ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from summer 2012 ~

ghost & toxic

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