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Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s
Gumby. Barbie. Slinky. WHAM-O. Spirograph. Hot Wheels. Atari.
These toys—and the stories of the kids, parents, child-rearing experts, inventors, manufacturers, and advertisers they affected—reflect the dynamism of American life.
Senior exhibit developer and best-selling author Kate Roberts, along with senior curator Adam Scher, spotlight forty-five memorable toys, placing them in historical context and examining their development and launch, their impact on kids and the larger community, and their reflection of the social and cultural shifts of each decade.
The book, developed in conjunction with the national traveling exhibit of the same name, will include firsthand stories shared by adults who revered these toys as kids as well as research gleaned from primary sources and toy experts and collectors.
Kate Roberts is senior exhibit developer for the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) and author of the best-selling book Minnesota 150. Adam Scher is a senior curator in the collections department at the MHS.
These toys—and the stories of the kids, parents, child-rearing experts, inventors, manufacturers, and advertisers they affected—reflect the dynamism of American life.
Senior exhibit developer and best-selling author Kate Roberts, along with senior curator Adam Scher, spotlight forty-five memorable toys, placing them in historical context and examining their development and launch, their impact on kids and the larger community, and their reflection of the social and cultural shifts of each decade.
The book, developed in conjunction with the national traveling exhibit of the same name, will include firsthand stories shared by adults who revered these toys as kids as well as research gleaned from primary sources and toy experts and collectors.
Kate Roberts is senior exhibit developer for the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) and author of the best-selling book Minnesota 150. Adam Scher is a senior curator in the collections department at the MHS.
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224 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
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September 27, 2019
A walk down memory lane. I had quite a few of these toys but some of them I hadnt thought of in years.
April 6, 2021
This was a fun, quick read.
I discovered some years ago while at a flea market, that I didn't really need/want to have
the toys I had has a kid, I just wanted to see them to refresh the memories.
This book was good for that. I had several of these things (I was a kid in the 1960s) and new people with some others.
The photography is good and clear.
I discovered some years ago while at a flea market, that I didn't really need/want to have
the toys I had has a kid, I just wanted to see them to refresh the memories.
This book was good for that. I had several of these things (I was a kid in the 1960s) and new people with some others.
The photography is good and clear.
October 21, 2021
Some great toys covered here but the text was oddly pretensions at times.
June 28, 2024
A fun nostalgic look at toys of yesteryear!
January 6, 2016
It was fun going back and seeing and reading about the stories about the toys of your childhood.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews