PopKulture's photos with the keyword: toy

Vintage Flying Marvels paper glider set, featuring Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and Mary Marvel. 1945.

Marklin began making tin doll house accessories in 1859 and later achieved reknown for their model railroads and construction sets. Besides its stylized cover, this vintage catalog features hundreds of fascinating iterations of building kits. Although earlier versions of Marklin sets were available in the United States under the name "Meccano," most Americans would generically identify such kits as Erector sets. Undated, but likely 1930's. Cover art by Lvowic Hohlwein.

In yet another marble game from Ideal, and a somewhat dubious one at that, competing players would in turn stick their fingers through a hole in a plastic head and collect the marbles that fell out.

Not quite Mouse Trap, but a lively enough game...

The box says it all - Kaboom! - the "balloon bursting game, from Ideal Toys, 1966.

Billed as the "rootin'-tootin'-marble shootin" game, Ideal's Quick Shoot was a small shooting gallery where up to four players would compete to get a marble through each side of their plastic target.

Vintage Put and Take game first manufactured by Schaper Toys in 1956.

"He'll sting you if you tickle him wrong!" Vintage Tickle Bee game first manufactured by Schaper Toys in 1956.

Vintage Shake Bingo game first manufactured by Schaper Toys in the 1950's.

Vintage matchbook cover featuring a stock design for toy stores. This one adorns the back of a matchbook from Roy's Toy Town in Freeport, Illinois.

Hop aboard the magic carpet for a ride to a mid-century 'Wonderland!' This over-sized painting set bears no details about the manufacturer, but included over eighty different colors and measures about twenty inches wide. Note: One eB@y seller lists this as being made in England; although it bears no markings, it's quite possible, as it does not look unlike the art found on many children's books printed in England around this era.

Remember when Dad was the handiest guy in the world? He had his own bench and workshop, he could fix anything, and in this case, he even made you toys! Home Workshop Annual - Volume 2, 1944.

Just a few generations removed, scores of youngsters - overwhelmingly boys - would have been dreaming of a new toy train for the holidays. Vintage American Flyer catalog - 1960.

Interior spread of American Flyer's 1960 catalog of toy trains, including the classic Santa Fe Chief set, the Cold War-inspired Defender, and the throwback Night Hawk.

So string along - and don't squeal! A charming sentiment indeed! ;-)