ELECTRIC TRAIN modeled after those of Civil War period.
CRANE perfect for junior
builders.
RACING CARS appeal to tiny
tots, too.
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BALLOONS become noses attached to colored cardboard bodies.
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ASTRO-BASE Is spoce vehicle worked by remote control.
TDYLAND, 1960, is as up
to-date as the space age
while retaining some pleas
ant reminders of the past.
For modern junior as
tronauts, there’s an electric
computing machine with rea
soning “brain,” a playroom
tape recorder, microscope with
group viewer, a radiation find
er, an astro base and minia
ture extruding plant that turns
out plastic girders, according
to Toy Guidance Council.
Mobiles of the solar system
hang over rocket sleds and re
mote-controlled air cars mov
ing by jet streams.
Crowding these for favor are
some old standbys with new
refinements: Shooting irons
which ricochet, whine, and sim
ulate smoke. One new pistol
strapped to the forearm flips
into the palm ready for ac
tion, just by flexing a muscle.
A LSO recreating the past are
Civil War costumes, an
1861 style army supply train,
movies about knights in the
Middle Ages, Ben Hur and
other historical tales with play
costumes.
A kit of large plastic build
ing blocks decorated with au
thentic hieroglyphics is new
for the junior antiquarian.
The luxury level of the
American standard of living is
reproduced in a customized
sports car, rotary lawn mower,
spin and dry washer and child
size built-in kitchen equip
ment. There’s also a game
whose object is to become a
millionaire.
Polyethelene plastic is used
for large toy versions of the
operating crane and the fire
engine—big enough for chil
dren to ride.
'T'HE racing car is a favorite
in the hobby classification.
Everybody gets in the act from
the toddler, with a wooden
“racer” to push around, to
teen-agers, who build custom
ized racers modeled after the
choicest makes. Vying with
electric railroad tracks systems
in popularity are track layouts
for racing cars operated by re
mote control.
In electric trains attention
continues to be given to new
kinds of rolling stock. There is
a car designed for pickle trans
portation and a train which
carries a rocket launcher, a
submarine and a helicopter.
There’s a new transistor ra
dio for junior which has no
ear piece. A safety saw has a
battery powered jig saw that
cuts plastic foam squares.
New for the crib set is a
clock-shaped device which pro
duces pictures to match nurs
ery rhymes which are played
by the music box inside.
I TRAMPOLIN perfect for active.
PUPPETS, this one a crow, are always fun for rainy days.
TAKE-APART truck finds favor among toddler age group.
PLAY-TILE can be laid in variety of designs.
I STUFFED ANIMALS are bigger than ever, even have a theme.
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