Linda Guillory holds two Guinness World Record titles for her collection of gaming systems. In this edition of Collector Spotlight, she explains the role a house fire played in her approach to collecting and shares her thoughts on the recent record-breaking auction prices for some games.
A vintage ad from 1967 for the Rebel “400” Banked Raceway from Revell, one of ten sets to choose from for the holiday season.
Abrams Books has re-issued the Marvel Comics Mini-Books from 1966 in a new, larger collectible box set.
Edge is a UK-based magazine chronicling the world of classic and contemporary video gaming.
Go to the Head of the Class was a question-and-answer board game from Milton Bradley that encouraged players to battle for the best seat in the classroom.
Located in Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown of Odense, Denmark, the new H.C. Andersen House Museum offers visitors a unique immersive experience inside the author’s multi-layered fairy tales.
The classic Playskool brand is being relaunched next year and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.
Susan Suazo holds the Guinness World Record for her Slinky collection. In this edition of Collector Spotlight, Susan shares with us how her quest for a Guinness World Record started and why one of her Slinky toys caught the attention of state and federal enforcement agencies.
“Fire Alert — that’s how it’s done.”
The United States Postal Service in 1999 issued a Slinky postage stamp as part of its Celebrate the Century series.
The simplicity of the Slinky, is what made it so successful: simplicity in design, simplicity in advertising, and, most importantly, simplicity in pricing.
Two new sound effect machines from UK-based consumer products company Paladone, let fans of the Marvel Comics and Star Wars Universes add soundtracks to their collections.
In this installment from his YouTube series, Where’s the Fun From?, Guest Contributor Tim Walsh tells the origin story of how Anthony E. Pratt invented a game that gave new meaning to the expression “Foul Play.”
In 1984, TOMY released the Tutor Play Computer, an educational toy for preschool-age children to learn their ABCs, discover, and play grown-up.
The Pokémon Fossil Museum is a travelling exhibit that encourages people to learn about paleontology through fictional characters of the Pokémon franchise.
Macy’s department store partners with Toys R Us for the 2021 holiday season and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.
Kate Bailey is the curator of the Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser exhibit showing now at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In this edition of The Friday Five, Kate shares details of the subterranean exhibit and expounds on the impact these Victorian-era stories and characters continue to have on popular culture.
What would you get if you combined bingo with music? Musingo, the “surprise musical” game from Mattel!