lost & found vintage toys

marx pretty maid modern kitchen

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

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meow! & happy mother's day to all my fellow moms ~

another fun item from archie mcphee ~

this cute little tin of kitty cards from 2020 ~

it's a standard deck of playing cards ~

just featuring kitties :D ~

persians & hairless ~

too cute :) ~

black cats & tuxedo cats for the kitty club ~

siamese, orange & greys ~

& check out these jokers! ~

a cool collectible ~

click on cats in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~

bren

flashback friday - easter tin

this is a flashback friday favorite post from easter 10 years ago, if you like this try clicking on easter or tin in the category list in the sidebar for much more :D ok so this is a nice vintage tin easter basket i found at a yardsale last summer, the older woman there said it was her own original item & wanted it to go to a good home ~

it has charming 50's lithography ~

featuring nursery rhyme characters like little bo peep ~

hey diddle diddle & peter pumpkin eater ~

by j chein & co ~

you know it's old when it's made in the usa ~

ghost & toxic

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fallout merch

hi, i'm bren, mother of cats ~

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

i'm back to my beloved vault 11 in fallout 76 ~

doing camp assessment for repairs i need to make after my long absence there ~

meanwhile i wanted to share these great fallout stickers i have in my sticker caddy ~

yes i have a sticker caddy ;) ~

& the retro tin signs in my bathroom make me feel like i live in vault 11 irl :) ~

vault forever, surface never! ~

here's me dying over & over for your enjoyment! ~

ok so i'm tired now ~

goodnight ~

bren

music decor

more playroom decor today ~

thanks to temu i can get fun decor for cheap ~

like this kid a print ~

to go in our playroom beside my other radiohead posters i've collected from concerts & music shops over the years ~

along with this tin sign ~

elliott smith fans will recognize this as the solutions wall down in la ~

autumn dewilde photo'd elliott in front of it for his famous album cover ~

& it became a memorial to him when he was gone :( xo <3 ~

bren