Collectible Toy Play Sets

Toy play sets around the 1970's and earlier were a great marketing strategy for many companies. How could they go wrong during Christmas with advertising these sets? The items were typically packaged in large boxes, had many features, and gave the kids hours of play time. You know what it means when a kids sees a large Christmas present under the Christmas tree? Not only do they start bouncing off the walls, but it is usually the first gift they open.

Sears Beauty Salon

The exact age is unknown, but it looks to be early 70's. The play set has a rotating chair, blower dryer action (motor makes noise), and a light action above the mirror. This is for a doll size 11 and 1/2". Set is missing the shampoo bottle, brush, and small hand held mirror. Contents are in good condition and the box is in fair to good condition.

Big Loader Toy

Construction set by Tomy No. 5001 Copyright 1977. Set is in very good condition and is complete. This is the construction set that does it all; it loads, fills, scoops, switches, hauls, dumps, reverses. Batteries not included. Fully functional and complete. Tested and works fine. Rubber bands changed on the tires that is used for traction. Plenty of rubber bands left for additional changes. Toy must be played with on a level surface. Does come with directions. Layout size is 23.25" x 22" inches

M and I Educational Building Bricks

Complete and in excellent condition. A very large set with hundreds of pieces. Made by M-I, or M&I toys based in NY. This is not to be confused with the MI toys in China or "Wooden Toy Town". Set has various pieces that interlock, has interlocking roof, open and close windows and doors. Does come with instruction book that is slightly yellowed and torn down the middle, but is still has purpose and is useful. Some of the plans include: Fort, Bench, Dog house, Archway, Garage repair shop, outdoor fireplace, outdoor barbeque, cottage, factory, bungalow, and more. Block pieces or shapes are: Whole Brick, Top Whole Brick, Half Brick, Half Top Brick, Quarter or Gable Brick. A very large canister with a standing height of 14" inches or 35.6 cm and 7.5" inches or about 19.0 cm in diameter. Pieces are made out of plastic-some hard and some more pliable. Not faded and not stained. Not much found for business, but I am sure they went out of business. No copyright information on packaging or in the instruction booklet, but from the pictures on the packaging and instruction booklet, estimated date would be the mid 60's. When looking at the bottom of the can from the inside, the base was made out of what appears to be a recycled tin plate that has writing. Writing that is unrelated to the building blocks. MI Toys Room 648, 200 5th Ave. New York. Manufactured by Molenaar, INC. Box 777 Willmar, Minnesota 56201. Shipping weight is about 8 pounds.

Speedway 4 Lane Racing Set

A very rare Set with the original box. This was a Woolworth set and Woolco Exclusive. Track length is 52.5" inches long or 153.2 cm in length. Requires 2 D batteries (not included). How it works: On one end of the track, there is a motor that drive the cars down the track with such momentum, the cars enter a turn about that are located at both ends, and automatically sends the cars back to the motor. The process starts over and over. There are some cars that are fast and some cars slower. The cars can crash occasionally. There is a lap counter, start mechanism, and a on/off switch. Comes with assembly directions. Missing: four plastic flags and the cardboard spin driver. Everything test out fine and in working condition. Conditional rating is excellent. Set does or did contain a smell....Aired the contents out for a few days. Comes with extra cars. Shipping and handling is going to be $18.99 Dept 230 No TP-328 Made in Japan

Little People Airport

Fisher Price Airport in good condition. These airport has a large fold out base. Does not include any loose accessories. Click on the picture for a better view. Made in 1972. Size, folded together, is 13.25x13.25x12" inches. Weight is about 4.5 pounds. Could use some extra cleaning.