Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Robbie The Robot Dances In The Street

This is one of the coolest toy videos that I have ever seen.  Robbie The Robot really does his dancing thing with great aplomb.  Robbie would be a great addition to anyone's toy box.  Please click on the video widget below for a rollicking good time.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Teddy Bear

President Theodore Roosevelt was the inspiration for the first Teddy Bear in America.  While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902 he spared the life of a black bear.  Morris Michtom saw a drawing of this incident and was moved by this to create a new toy.  Michtom got Roosevelt's permission to use his name, and the Teddy Bear was born.  Police, fire and emergency officials found that giving a teddy bear to a child during a crisis stabilized and calmed them, so the National Association of Police & Lay Charities (NAPLC) created the Teddy Bear Cops program to distribute teddy bears to police, fire, and emergency officials throughout the United States, for their use in providing teddy bears to children in emergency situations.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Classic Video Games And Classic Video Game Systems

  Atari 2600

Atari LYNX

 
SEGA Master System

Phantasy Star
 
  Escape From The Midmaster

  Nintendo Entertainment System

   
R.O.B. Robotic Operating Buddy

It may be of no surprise to all of you, but I just love classic video games and classic video game systems.  Yes, Aunt Martha, I play my Atari 2600 system at least once a week.  To me the modern video games don't leave much to the imagination, the games do all of that for you.  The earlier video games challenged your mind, because the graphics were so minimal.  Consequently, the game designers in those days really had to be creative so that the player could be immersed in the experience within the technical limitations of the various systems.  My all time favorite games are "Escape From The Mindmaster, for the Atari 2600 that utilized the Starpath Supercharger which increased the system's RAM, "Phantasy Star" for the SEGA Master System, "The Legend Of Zelda", and the "Dragon Warrior" series for the NES.   By-the-way, just to show you how much of a collector I am, I still have three unopened Starpath Superchargers, sealed in the original shrink-wrap.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Jack-In-The-Box

I have loved Jack-In-The-Boxes all of my life.  It's difficult for me to say why, but they never fail to make me smile.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Little Auto - My First Book

This is actually the first book that my mother borrowed for me from the library.  I was two years old at the time.  It was also the first book that I learned to read.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Nerf Toys

It's fun to play with Nerf toys.  I find it amazing that there is such a large assortment of Nerf toys to choose from.  I tend to prefer the Nerf toy guns, as they look so cool.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Ouija Board

I have to admit that ever since I was a boy, I loved to play with the Ouija Board.  Actually I got quite good at it, and got some amazing answers from it.  I guess you have to have an open mind.  My dear Aunt Martha says that a person should be careful when using a Ouija Board, as sometime bad entities take control over it.  Oh well, I will take Aunt Martha's advice into consideration.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

REMCO Radio Kit

My lifelong fascination with electronics started when my parents bought me the REMCO Transistor Radio Kit pictured above.  The rest as they say is history.  For a very long time in my youth, I wanted to be a TV repairman, but I outgrew that and ended up becoming a history professor.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Gilbert Erector Sets

It's regrettable that the Gilbert Erector Sets are no longer available to buy.  They were discontinued a long time ago, but they can found sometimes on Ebay.  Well I was lucky to live in an era when they could be bought at any toy story.  I loved my set and I built things for hours on end.  I've often wondered how such a lovely toy got such an unfortunate name.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Tinkertoy

I got my first Tinkertoy set when I was four years old, and it was great!  Sometimes I played with it the whole day.  It was a toy that challenged the imagination.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Tom Corbett Space Cadet

I'm really showing my age now with Tom Corbett Space Cadet which was a very Sci-Fi TV show that appeared in the early 1950s.  When I first saw this Tom Corbett rocket in the toy store I begged my parents to buy it for me.  I wonder if a toy like this would hold any fascination for kids now-a-days.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Toy Box, wherever you may be.