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marx pretty maid modern kitchen

02/19/2014

brace yourself for a lengthy post with lots of pictures! ~

when i saw this vintage 50's era tin marx kitchen set come up on ebay i was elated ~

first of all because i love tin, especially vintage & dollhouse toys ~

but also because being host of gumbyland & a lifelong fan i immediately recognized this as gumby's kitchen from the original classic episode 'robot rumpus' & others ~

gumby goes to this fridge for a bottle of milk as he's talking to his mom (in fact he ends up inside it later on..) ~

& there's the milk! ~

well needless to say, i won the auction & brought this magnificent toy home to gumbyland ~

my hubby (bdhp) bought it for me as a valentine's day gift! he's been my santa of sorts for many years, he knows a toy like this is better than diamonds to me ~

crisper drawers at the bottom of the icebox just like toxic's childhood fridge ~

gumby's mom looked out this window into a garden & what i think is a well ~

there's a radio on the wall & a dishwasher you can fill with tiny dishes ~

with shelves for cup & saucers & plates ~

the stove shows a turkey roasting in the oven ~

& there it is! ~

more shelves for pots & pans & canned goods ~

as well as a broom closet ~

this toy is in exceptional condition for its age & it's pretty big at 2 feet across & about a foot tall ~

with the original box ~

louis marx & co inc ny ~

have you all of them? ~

i love this vintage label still on the box ~

from santa ~

the turkey is shown on the box & i believe these red items are original to the set ~

as are these dishes, which have a similar toy mark as on the box ~

& pots & pans ~

food items ~

& accessories ~

telephone, clock, vaccuum cleaner & ironing board ~

these canned goods may have been added in later ~

corn, tomatoes & cleaning products ~

as well as these other items ~

cardtable with collapseable legs marked renwall toys ~

mixing bowl & tiny iron toasters ~

these yellow items may or may not be original to the set? ~

i'm so happy to have this new (old) item in my toyroom.. :)
if you enjoy this kind of toy check back soon here at the lost & found..

ghost & toxic

Posted at 09:51 AM in christmas, food & drink, gumby, houses, television, tin | Permalink | Comments (7)

01/24/2025

flashback friday - marx modern kitchen

for this flashback friday an old post with one of my favorite gumby related vintage toys! so brace yourself for a lengthy post with lots of pictures! ~

when i saw this vintage 50's era tin marx kitchen set come up on ebay i was elated ~

first of all because i love tin, especially vintage & dollhouse toys ~

but also because being host of gumbyland & a lifelong fan i immediately recognized this as gumby's kitchen from the original classic episode 'robot rumpus' & others ~

gumby goes to this fridge for a bottle of milk as he's talking to his mom (in fact he ends up inside it later on..) ~

& there's the milk! ~

well needless to say, i won the auction & brought this magnificent toy home to gumbyland ~

my hubby (bdhp) bought it for me as a valentine's day gift! he's been my santa of sorts for many years, he knows a toy like this is better than diamonds to me ~

crisper drawers at the bottom of the icebox just like toxic's childhood fridge ~

gumby's mom looked out this window into a garden & what i think is a well ~

there's a radio on the wall & a dishwasher you can fill with tiny dishes ~

with shelves for cup & saucers & plates ~

the stove shows a turkey roasting in the oven ~

& there it is! ~

more shelves for pots & pans & canned goods ~

as well as a broom closet ~

this toy is in exceptional condition for its age & it's pretty big at 2 feet across & about a foot tall ~

with the original box ~

louis marx & co inc ny ~

have you all of them? ~

i love this vintage label still on the box ~

from santa ~

the turkey is shown on the box & i believe these red items are original to the set ~

as are these dishes, which have a similar toy mark as on the box ~

& pots & pans ~

food items ~

& accessories ~

telephone, clock, vaccuum cleaner & ironing board ~

these canned goods may have been added in later ~

corn, tomatoes & cleaning products ~

as well as these other items ~

cardtable with collapseable legs marked renwall toys ~

mixing bowl & tiny iron toasters ~

these yellow items may or may not be original to the set? ~

i'm so happy to have this new (old) item in my toyroom.. :)
if you enjoy this kind of toy check back soon here at the lost & found..

ghost & toxic

Posted at 09:15 AM in food & drink, gumby, houses, novelty, television, tin | Permalink | Comments (0)

01/05/2025

gumby wall art

there's a new tin sign in my toyroom ~

for gumby the movie :D ~

i tucked it under the other tin gumby sign i posted about here before ~

here's a better look ~

have you visited gumbyland? my website's over 25 years old now! :)

bren

Posted at 11:50 AM in ephemera, gumby, houses, movies, novelty, television, tin | Permalink | Comments (0)

11/14/2024

lost & found toy blog

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

for this throwback thursday a post from 2 years ago on the lost & found blog's birthday :D 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 :)

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