Vintage Advertising

In an attempt to make a child’s daily ritual of brushing their teeth as thrilling as jumping over Snake River Canyon, Kenner released the Evel Knievel Battery Powered Toothbrush.

This iconic learning toy allowed children to learn to spell, draw, and count using letters, stencils as well as chalk and an eraser.

In the 1960s, amateur detectives had a new game to test their skills of reasoning and deduction.

Released in 1966 from Mattel, Flea Circus is a three-dimensional skill game where players score points by making magnetic fleas perform a series of circus tricks.

Released in 1993 by Milton Bradley, Maniac Mouse was a dexterity game for children ages 4 and up.

In 1982, REMCO produced The Saga of Crystar toy line, which was linked to a short-lived comic book series of the same name released by Marvel Comics in 1983.

Mail-order ads for toy soldier sets were routinely found in the back pages of popular comic books throughout the 1950s – 1980s.

Released in 1993 from Parker Brothers, Elefun was a skill and action game for preschoolers ages 4 and up.

My Mixer was a food-mixing device for children that made the preparation of a variety of food and desserts a “fun-filled adventure in homemaking.”