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vintage recipes for children

  • ludwig von drake animal pancakes
    deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
    ~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

kids' meals

  • detective pikachu
    kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)
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ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
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toxic was here album ~
vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc..
~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

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  • flashback friday favorite ~ marx tin house
    flashback friday favorite ~ marx tin house
    let's take the vintage tin marx house off the shelf for a closer look today ~ this vintage tin house is 50's era ~ with cool lithography on all sides ~ this style of dollhouse was very popular in toxic's day ~ toxic never had one then, so we do...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ cardboard playhouse
    flashback friday favorite ~ cardboard playhouse
    this is a flashback friday favorite post from 2013.. several people showed interest in the vintage giant play inside cardboard house that i posted up way back in summer, but it's almost impossible to find another one these days it seems. this new one from discovery kids is really cool...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ vintage giant playhouse
    flashback friday favorite ~ vintage giant playhouse
    this flashback friday favorite post from 2012 features miss pickles, our sweet babycat who is in kitty heaven now ~ i bought this giant cardboard 'play-inside' dollhouse more than 30 years ago.. here's the mail-in offer & instructions ~ my kitties approve of it ~ it came with wildly off-scale...
  • vintage wooden putz toys
    vintage wooden putz toys
    i love little vintage wooden toys like these ~ these little erzebirge village buildings are sometimes called putz toys ~ they've been made since the 1800s in east germany ~ i can't be sure how old these particular ones are, they were still being made in the 60s ~ mr...
  • fisher price little people
    fisher price little people
    it's been awhile since i posted some vintage fisher price little people ~ i recently picked up this grab bag of parts & pieces at an estate sale ~ it included this nursery set that i didn't have ~ backyard bbq table, a car & some extraneous furniture ~ but...
  • emerald city of oz
    emerald city of oz
    back to book month with another treasure i picked up at the last friends of the library sale ~ another cool dover publication~ cut & assemble the emerald city of oz ~ a must for any serious wizard of oz fan ~ check out the oldschool style characters ~ there's...
  • ghost house
    ghost house
    beware of ghost ~ hey, this feels just like home ~ knock knock ~ let's look inside ~ an interesting bookshelf ~ that turns into a spooky mirror ~ i see a ghost! ~ this haunted house is made by hasbro ~ from 1976 ~ i picked this one up...
  • halloween week!!
    halloween week!!
    halloween week is finally here!! ~ the house is looking spooky with decorations like this vintage ceramic light-up ghost ~ & this ceramic ghost house ~ a ghost house within a ghost house, you could say ~ here's another ~ a cozy little ghost cottage ~ a tall skinny one...
  • giant house of cards
    giant house of cards
    a vintage giant house of cards today ~ das bunte kartenhausen, or the german edition by ravensburg ~ these seem 50s or 60s era ~ inspired by american designers charles eames & his wife, ray eames, architectural & graphic design artists, ray also designed toys ~ 32 slotted cards have...
  • Happy 5th Birthday Lost & Found!!!
    Happy 5th Birthday Lost & Found!!!
    Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog! i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 5th 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...
  • miniature houses
    miniature houses
    you may notice the prevalence of miniature houses in the sidebar & in my toyroom photos, that's because mr dad & i like to create dollhouses together :) ~ this yellow dollhouse was our first ~ found at a yardsale down in socal, it had obviously had a mouse living...
  • the enchanted dolls' house wedding
    the enchanted dolls' house wedding
    i'll be focusing on doll posts for a bit here at the lost & found ~ starting with this nice big enchanted dolls' house wedding book ~ with all kinds of extras & goodies inside like this invite ~ mr dad & i like to make dollhouses together, so there...
  • the world of louisa may alcott
    the world of louisa may alcott
    did you notice yesterday's google doodle? ~ it was in celebration of louisa may alcott's 184th birthday ~ so i thought i'd post this book of her life ~ of course she was the author of the book little women ~ this book has great photos of her homes &...
  • scooby doo mystery mansion
    scooby doo mystery mansion
    i promised a haunted house, how about this cool scooby doo haunted house playset ~ it opens up to reveal all kinds of clues ~ let's join shaggy & scooby as we search this kooky creepy old mansion ~ zoinks! ~ watch out, scoob! ~ wonder what's in that trapdoor?...
  • ghost gallery goodies
    ghost gallery goodies
    most who visit the lost & found know that i host gumbyland, but i have another side that loves everything halloween, cemetery & vampire ~ for example, i've been photographing cemeteries & trees for many years & have albums up at my gallery at gumbyland ~ this album is called...
  • in my house
    in my house
    a rand mcnally ding dong school book today ~ a word about miss frances ~ vintage 1954 ~ herbie tells us all about his house ~ it's the 50s so mom's in the kitchen & dad goes off to work ~ i'll be posting more ding dong school books later...
  • bates motel
    bates motel
    i was saving this cool light-up bates motel sign for next halloween season but have changed my mind since i am so thoroughly enjoying recent episodes of bates motel on a&e, so here in the middle of a month of plush toys is a taste of darker things.. if you...
  • american girls ~ mini illumarooms
    american girls ~ mini illumarooms
    the american girls line made minis back in the early 2000s, including these fun illumarooms ~ lil's diner lunchcounter ~ this girl's bedroom set has a kitty with her own little house too of course ~ by 2003 they were discontinued due to product breakage & electrical lighting issues ~...
  • lost toys
    lost toys
    long post ~ toys that remain Lost today ~ this was toxic's favorite lunchbox ~ tin aladin early 70's era dr seuss ~ with the grinch, horton the elephant, the sneeches & the cat in the hat ~ i see it on ebay here & there but it's pretty pricey...
  • lost & found christmas
    lost & found christmas
    we're all ready for christmas here at the lost & found ~ our lights are up & even the mini houses have some tinsel ~ & the little charlie brown tree is all set up ~ vintage decorations are here & there ~ along with more modern favorites like this...
Lbpt
Collector's Corner LBPT
Littlegumby
visit gumby's childhood home..
Baker's tour
baker's tour painting by bren..
Gumby moon
gumby trapped on the moon..
Rainsprits
gumby rain spirits by bren..
The snowman
the snowman by bren..
Bluestar
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
Blackbird
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
Jol
ghost's halloween house..
Bluehouse
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
Lilac house
lilac house..
Raven's rest
raven's rest house..
Charlotte house
charlotte house..
Zombarbies
caution! zombarbies!
Beebox
box of bees installation..
Playhouse
patchwork playhouse..
Xyz
xyz dollscape
Annie
annie's saturday house..
Toyroom mouse
hiding places installation..
Autumn butterfly
autumn butterfly installation..
Rx
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
Lab
monkey lab installation
Dollies
toxic dollies dollscape
Never
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
Collidescope
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
Sickroom
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
Haunted forest
the haunted forest installation
Pandora
pandora installation
Arm
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
Lonely trees
january trees photo album
Cemeteria
cemeteria photo album
Ghostgarden
ghost garden album
Butterfly tryals
butterfly trials album
Mr horse
halloween photo album (warning graphic content)
Little sister
dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)
Bad blood
bad blood by bren
Little deaths
little deaths
Wonderland
kaleidoscopes
Spiroscience
spiroscience
Closet skeleton
closet skeleton
Ghost house
in a ghost house..
Doll chest
doll chest
Little miss dx
little miss dx
Toxic inner child icon
toxic inner child dollscape

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friendlyghost gamepage..
Autumn
my comic book page..
Gumby's xmas crisis
gumby in christmas crisis (powerpoint show by bren)

ghost stories
(blood & butterflies..)

  • these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)


mindless art

  • the tingler
    an album of mindless random drawings including vintage television & retro kid shows ~ old vhs tape covers etc..

    ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

toxic tricks & treats

  • ghost & toxic
    pages from toxic's own autobiography & schoolwork..

the kitties

  • boopy
    our kitties ~

backyard birdies

  • autumn
    i love all the different birds we see here in portland..

cards

  • zbots
    collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

pogs

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    assorted pogs..

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wee wisdom

06/13/2017

wee wisdom ~ june 1951

Wee wisdom june 1951

i felt like i needed to see kittens today ~

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so here's some on this vintage wee wisdom from june of 1951 ~

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i think i'm whimpy n whiney.. lol ~

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stuffy ~

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jolly junior recipes ~

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let's make a doll bed ~

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i've yet to see this You magazine for teens ~

Wee wisdom june 1951 x

bren

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01/15/2017

wee wisdom ~ january 1966

Wee wisdom january 1966

another vintage wee wisdom mag today ~

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this one from january 1966 after the moon landing ~

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new year's eve around the world ~

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aunt polly changes her mind ~

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the smitten kitten ~

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things to make ~

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robot ~

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bee happy ~

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cooking is fun ~

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bren

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01/13/2017

wee wisdom ~ january 1964

Wee wisdom january 1964

happy friday the 13th ~

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a vintage wee wisdom magazine today ~

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from january 1964 ~

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animal new year's eve party ~

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stuff to make ~

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humpty dumpty egg salad ~

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this is patricia paper doll ~

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we're still piled high with snow here ~

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