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TOY sa ALPHABET TOY sa BALANCING TOY sa BALLOON sa BATHTUB TOY sa BICYCLE sa BOOMERANG sa BUBBLE MAKER sa CAT TOY sa COUNTING TOY sa DANCING-MAN TOY sa DOG TOY sa DOLL sa DOLL FURNITURE sa ELECTRONIC TOY sa FISHING TOY sa FLIP BALL TOY sa GAME sa GYROSCOPE sa HOBBYHORSE sa INFLATABLE TOY sa JACK-IN-THE-BOX sa KITE sa LEARNING GAME & TOY sa MECHANICAL TOY sa MODEL & MINIATURE sa MODEL & MINIATURE TOY sa MOTOR-POWERED TOY sa MUSICAL TOY sa PEDAL-POWERED TOY sa PEG & HOLE TOY sa PLAYGROUND & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT sa PLAYHOUSE sa PROPELLER & SPINNING TOY sa PULL TOY sa PUPPETRY sa PUZZLE sa RATTLE sa RIDING TOY sa ROCKING TOY sa ROPE SKIPPING sa SAND TOY sa SCOOTER sa SLED & SLEDDING sa SLINGSHOT sa STILT sa STRING TOY sa STUFFED TOY sa TINKERTOY sa TOP (SPINNING TOY) sa TOY ANIMAL sa TOY APPLIANCE sa TOY BALL sa TOY BLOCK sa TOY BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES sa TOY CAROUSEL sa TOY CATAPULT sa TOY CLOCK sa TOY CRANE sa TOY FIGURE sa TOY FURNITURE sa TOY GUN sa TOY MAKING sa TOY STORAGE sa TOY TELEPHONE sa TOY TOOL sa TOY VEHICLE sa TOY WHEELBARROW & CART sa TRICYCLE sa TUMBLING TOY sa WAGON (CHILD'S) sa WHISTLE sa YO-YO sa ZEOTROPE xx MODEL & MINIATURE Wooden mechanisms for use in animated toys and gadgets. Mechanisms include (1) Cam and follower, (2) eccentric, (3) self-conjugate cam, (4) parts-feed escapement, (5) Scotch Yoke, (6) fast-return actuator, and (7) rotary-parts circulator. Ten old-timey toys you can make: (1) spool racer, (2) old-time paddle-wheeler, (3) handkerchief parachute, (4) Park-Pond sailboat, (5) somersault clatter blocks, (6) monkey on a swing, (7) hummer buttons, (8) shepherd's flute, (9) quoits (ring toss game), and (10) pill-in-the-bottle. How to make a woodpecker that will peck his way down a shaft. Six wooden action toys you can build. (1) Man in a rowboat, (2) bucking horse, (3) two men in a handcar, (4) take-apart truck, (5) tumbling brick on a ladder, and (6) push toy with dowels that pop up and down. Plans can be ordered for $2. Photos of six wooden toys you can make. A locomotive, a biplane, a snake, a car, a man with four faces, and a Miss Busybody pulltoy. Plans must be ordered. Four action toys you can make. (1) Bernie the bobbing bird. (2) Flying Ignatz. Lollipop-like posts that turn as lead sinkers slide down the sides of the frame. (3) Candle-powered whirligig. (4) Little Deuce coupe, a rubber band powered wooden car. Plans may be ordered. Gear sculpture. Wooden toy features simple gears which move as the handle is turned. Est. cost: $5. A detective kit for kids. Homemade items include "bugs," camera, cellular phone, a badge, I.D. card and passport, suspect sketchbook, secret message system, note paper decorated with fingerprint critters, a yarn wig and beard. Two woodsmen novelty toy. Magic peep box called "Multum in Provo". Old-time toys and games. How to make and operate (1) rolling hoops, (2) spool bugs, (3) tumbling blocks, (4) buzz saws, (5) spinning tops, and (6) Tipcat. Three simple children's toys to make. (1) Climbing clown that works its way up strings threaded through hands. (2) Flip ball. A cup on a dowel with a golf ball connected by a string. (3) Battling boxers. Wire figures on rubber ball bases in a simple boxing ring of dowels and string. How to create three "outer space" beings. A Vesuvian ant man, a one-footed mad Martian, and an Asteroid snowman. Simple rubber-band-powered toy called a "mule and caisson" is made from thread spools. Five easy-to-make turn-of-the-century toys. Alternating figures, acrobat, tumbling clown, rope-climbing bear, and traffic cop whirligig. Mini play center. Wall-hung rack features a play telephone, house-shaped jigsaw puzzle, colorful geometric shapes which spin on a rod, etc. Projects for children to make from leftovers, bottles, tissue boxes, plastic eggs, clothespins, etc. Instructions included for a Mrs. Butterworth doll, a funny bird, Humpty Dumpty, a pinwheel, a clothespin butterfly, beads, a headband, an owl eyeglasses case, a tissue box cat, and a Lifesaver doll. Three men in a tub figures are made from plastic "eggs". "Cowboy critters" made from egg-shape hosiery containers, yarn, felt, etc. Star shaped "magic wands". Cut-out "stills" and background scenes from magazines are mounted on cardboard and have standards made from molding. Old-fasioned jump toys. Acrobats that swing on string mounted between dowels. Arms and legs are movable. Buying and making safe children's toys. Advice from a professional. Horse and wagon toy. Four horses pull a "gypsie" wagon. Tips on wood and finishes when making toys for infants and toddlers. Jumping Jack to make from paper circles. Tip: How to paint a design on a plastic bucket. Paper cup with feet walks down inclined plane. Folk toys that are easy to build. A bullroarer, whammydiddle, farfeldinger, spooky screamer, lariat and Indian rope trick. From trash to treasure. How to restore throw-away bargains for just a few pennies. (1) Cleaning and repainting metal toys. (2) Repairing kitchen utensils. (3) Repairing board games and a croquet set. Movie wheel toy. A cardboard disk with slots around the perimeter is spun and used to demonstrate the principles behind moving pictures. Simple toys to make from wood scraps and recycled materials. Includes a parachute, spear-the-fish toy, snap-toy, two-tone whistle, acrobat, "Little Slugger" baseball player, and a shape-perception puzzle. Tip shows how to make a "come back" can. Old-timey wooden playthings to make. Plans and instructions for building a paddle-wheel boat, a fire truck, and a rubber band powered buggy. Magic can toy is made from a large metal can with two plastic lids. Weighted rubberband makes the can return after you've pushed it away. Four homemade toys: (1) Tin can stilts (2) Salt-dough clay (3) Hobby horse made from old jeans and a pole (4) Hoop toss-and-catch game. Mitey Maze toy for toddlers has a wooden frame and that supports four bent metal rods. Geometric wooden shapes on the rods can be slid along them. Moving box uses no wheels, treads or air. Humpty Dumpty toy for toddlers. Ball is rolled on the floor, when it passes through opening, Humpty falls down into four pieces. Batty boxers, string-held figures that move when the base of the toy is depressed. "Pogo Shoes", tennis shoes sewn to canvas bags filled with inner tubes. A toy clown that turns flips when a button is pushed. Easy-to-make old-time toys. Climbing bear, spool tractor, skyhook, whimmydiddle, and flying machine. Free-standing panel has a cutout in the shape of a TV screen. Children serve as the "actors". Also has a makeup mirror, chalkboard, and cork bulletin board. Smoke grinder. Turning a crank causes two "pistons" riding in dovetail slots to slide back and forth at right angles missing each other. "Twister Toy", hemispheres of wood that fit on feet. Bead roller coaster toy. Six stiff wires are bent to various shapes, fitted with colorful wooden beads, and attached to a board. Helps develop motor skills and hand-eye coordination in young children. Wooden toy with a crank simulates the motion of an oil pumping rig. Three wooden folk toys to make. Peg racing ladder, flip ball (bilboquet), and rings and pins. Mouse-goes-through-the-cheese toy is a triangular block of wood with holes drilled in it so that it looks like Swiss cheese. A small wooden mouse is fastened to the cheese with a braided nylon cord and can be threaded through the holes. Fun-filled ferris wheel. Simple wooden toy holds eight round wooden "people" in four gondolas. Stands over 14" tall. 100 bazaar best-sellers. Stuffed toys, simple wooden toys, finger puppets, etc. Flying disk. Throwtoy made from scraps of fabric becomes a "pillow" that sails through the air smoothly and safely. Six folk toys from America's past. (1) Spindle top. (2) Whimmydiddle. (3) Flap jack trapeze artist. (4) See saw. (5) Climbing bear. (6) Chickens pecking. Pee-wee starter golf set features a golf cart made from PVC pipe and wood and three clubs made from wood and dowel. Old-time toys. (1) Sky-hook will balance a leather belt on the tip of your finger. (2) The do-nothing machine. Wooden "pistons" move back and forth in two dovetail tracks at right angles to each other, as a crank arm is turned. Pendulum-operated pecking bird. A wooden bird with movable parts is attached to a wooden paddle. Strings from the movable parts join a counterweight below the paddle. Move the paddle, and the bird appears to peck the paddle. Nut and bolt toy. Various lengths of wooden threads are mounted to a wooden base. Several wooden "nuts" are provided. The child can screw and un-screw the nuts and move them from one bolt to another. Oversize wooden nuts and bolts are interesting novelties or toys. Infant bead toy. Three dowels supported on a simple stand are equipped with large, brightly colored, movable wooden beads. Wooden bug-shaped toy figures. Star crib toy. Felt stars are stitched with faces and caps with pompons are added. Bells are sewn inside the stars. Loops are sewn on each end of the row of stars so it can hang across a crib. Water fun with a buoyant disk called a Dipsy Doodle. Child's block cart pulled by two horses. Wall-hung toy is a "Fishin' Kitten". Tail is a pendulum and its movement makes the fish swim back and forth and the kitten's eyes follow the fish's movements. How to make a wooden toy camera. Stacking-ring clown is toy for toddlers. Wooden rings fit over a dowel. They go from large to small in size. The top ring is shaped like a head. Amusing "crawler tractor" is made from a wooden spool, thumb tacks, match sticks, candle wax, and a rubber band. | |||||||||
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