The 1940s shelf
1940s things worth remembering.
Victory gardens, rationing, and big band sounds.
23 catalogued finds
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Clue
“murder mystery board game”
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Candy Land
“candy path board game”
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View-Master
“red photo reel viewer”
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Scrabble
“word game with tiles”
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Slinky
“walking spring toy”
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Bubble Wand & Solution
“A bottle of soapy magic and a plastic wand — the cheapest toy ever made and somehow still the one every kid drops everything for.”
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Classic Marble Maze
“classic marble maze”
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Toy Cap Gun
“toy cap gun”
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Tin Mechanical Toy
“tin mechanical toy”
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Toy Police Badge
“toy police badge”
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Chutes and Ladders
“chutes and ladders”
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Model Airplane Kit
“model airplane kit”
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Toy Bubble Pipe
“toy bubble pipe”
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Wind-up Toy Train
“wind-up toy train”
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Classic Paper Airplane
“classic paper airplane”
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Fisher-Price Looky Chug-Chug
“fisher-price looky chug-chug”
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Metal Toy Crane
“metal toy crane”
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Plastic Toy Soldiers
“plastic toy soldiers”
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Wooden Alphabet Blocks
“wooden alphabet blocks”
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Tonka Trucks
“metal toy truck”
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Bazooka Bubble Gum
“pink gum with comic”
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Tinkertoy
“wooden sticks and spools toy”
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Soap Box Derby Car
“homemade go kart”