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Author : Peter Fritz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (381 download)
Download or read book The Big Toy Box at Sears, 1951-1969 written by Peter Fritz and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Classic Toy Soldiers, Incorporated
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971428409
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (284 download)
Download or read book The Big Toy Box at Sears written by Classic Toy Soldiers, Incorporated and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Fritz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Presenting: the Big Toy Box at Sears, 1951-1969 written by Peter Fritz and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Windmill Group, Incorporated
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781887790086
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Big Toy Box at Sears written by Windmill Group, Incorporated and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary Cross
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674030077
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Kids' Stuff written by Gary Cross and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies(R) and Ninja Turtles(R), Tinkertoys(R) and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century. Early in the 1900s toys reflected parents' ideas about children and their futures. Erector sets introduced boys to a realm of business and technology, while baby dolls anticipated motherhood and building blocks honed the fine motor skills of the youngest children. Kids' Stuff chronicles the transformation that occurred as the interests and intentions of parents, children, and the toy industry gradually diverged--starting in the 1930s when toymakers, marketing playthings inspired by popular favorites like Shirley Temple and Buck Rogers, began to appeal directly to the young. TV advertising, blockbuster films like Star Wars(R), and Saturday morning cartoons exploited their youthful audience in new and audacious ways. Meanwhile, powerful social and economic forces were transforming the nature of play in American society. Cross offers a richly textured account of a culture in which erector sets and baby dolls are no longer alone in preparing children for the future, and in which the toys that now crowd the racks are as perplexing for parents as they are beguiling for little boys and girls. Whether we want our children to be high achievers in a competitive world or playful and free from the worries of adult life, the toy store confronts us with many choices. What does the endless array of action figures and fashion dolls mean? Are children--or parents--the dupes of the film, television, and toy industries, with their latest fads and fantasies? What does this say about our time, and what does it bode for our future? Tapping a vein of rich cultural history, Kids' Stuff exposes the serious business behind a century of playthings.
Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439612900
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Birmingham's Theater and Retail District written by Tim Hollis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-03-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1890s to the 1970s, the thriving area of Birmingham between Eighteenth and Twenty-first Streets along First, Second, and Third Avenues was the bustling heart of this quickly growing city. Before the age of the shopping mall, the downtown was the center of retail and entertainment in Birmingham. Along these streets, entrepreneurial immigrants built department storesincluding Pizitz and Loveman, Joseph, and Loebwhile the marquees of the Alabama, Ritz, and Lyric theaters, among others, shined over the busy downtown sidewalks.
Author : Thomas W. Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Boys' Toys of the Fifties and Sixties written by Thomas W. Holland and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like most of us, the mailman's annual delivery of Sears, Roebuck and Company's Christmas Catalog was a holiday event in years past. Most American children watched the mailbox carefully for those wondrous old catalogs. They were chock full of childhood fantasies... enough toys, dolls, trains and bikes to make any kid start writing his or her letter to Santa Claus. That's probably why the nickname "Wishbook" stuck. And if you grew up during the Baby Boomer years of the Fifties and Sixties, there's big news. Those lost Wishbook pages full of wonderful toys targeted to boys have been reproduced in Boys' Toys, an exciting new book containing authorized reproductions of the very best boy-toy pages from 1950 through 1969. Boys' Toys and its companion book Girls' Toys are two in a series of Sears catalog re-issues covering the spectrum of toys, dolls and other popular collectibles of the Fifties and Sixties. This 8 fi x 11 softcover book's 192 pages illustrate hundreds of now-collectible toys. All the best are represented: Lionel trains, Marx playsets, Remco's "Toys for Boys" G.I. Joe, Matchbox cars, Tonka trucks... all the way to Sixties space-age robots, rockets, and flying saucers! Included too, is a year-by-year commentary on the toys, their manufacturers and historical relevance. So put on your Davy Crockett coonskin cap and settle in for hours of fond childhood memories. Boys' Toys is fun reading for anyone... male or female... toy fan or not. It's an invaluable reference source for serious collectors and history buffs, too. -- Jam-packed with warm and happy childhood memories. Hundreds of photographs and illustrations with accompanying commentary -- A "must have"reference volume for all toy, antique and memorabilia enthusiasts
Author : Sears, Roebuck and Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Sears Toy Book written by Sears, Roebuck and Company and published by . This book was released on 1964* with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162585238X
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Christimas in Birmingham written by Tim Hollis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, the Christmas season in Birmingham was not complete without the sights and sounds of the retail district. During the season, the Magic City made magic with elaborate light displays and the Living Christmas Tree in Woodrow Wilson Park. Many remember the battling Santas of Loveman's and Pizitz, each vying for the hearts of the community. The elaborate Enchanted Forest dazzled shoppers on the sixth floor at Pizitz. In the 1940s, more than 200,000 people lined the streets each year to make merry for the Christmas Carnival parade. Author and local historian Tim Hollis celebrates the happy history of Birmingham's holiday season, reviving the traditions and festivities, the food and shopping of days gone by.
Author : Luigi Toiati
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 139900557X
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The History of Science Fiction and Its Toy Figurines written by Luigi Toiati and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction, as the name suggests, is the combination of science and fantasy. In addition to a literary form, it also encompasses film, TV, comics, toys and our beloved toy astronauts, or other figures such as aliens, monsters and other playable genres. The term science fiction was coined by publisher Hugo Gernsbach around the first decades of the last century to refer to the predominantly 'space' adventures covered in his magazines. Space invaded radio, cinema, TV, and consequently for a long time toy figurines were predominantly space-related, later evolving into other themes. This lavishly illustrated book covers both the history of literary science fiction, following in the footsteps of contemporary official criticism, and toy figurines inspired by science fiction. You will also find several other themes, such as the link between science fiction figures and cinema, radio, TV, comics, and more. Luigi Toiati offers to both guide the reader on an often-nostalgic walk through science fiction in all its various forms, and to describe the figurines and brands associated with it.
Author : Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486838005
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The 1942 Sears Christmas Book written by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations, the much-anticipated arrival of the Sears gift catalog signaled the start of the holiday season. This faithful facsimile of the retailer's 1942 Christmas edition offers a nostalgia-inducing chance to relive those bygone years, when turning the pages of a catalog could excite young minds with dreams of a shiny toy truck or a new doll under the tree. A unique collectible, The 1942 Sears Christmas Book also provides an interesting look at how merchandise has evolved over the years. In 1942, Sears shoppers could purchase toys as well as housewares, clothes, furniture, candy, and gifts to send to servicemen (all at prices that now seem astonishingly low). The wartime catalog even includes information about the importance of saving scrap metal for munitions and encourages readers to buy war bonds. A new Introduction by Ben B. Judd, Jr., PhD, the former chair of the University of New Haven Department of Marketing and International Business, provides thought-provoking insights into the catalog's importance to rural America and the recent downfall of the retail giant.
Author : D. Cook
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230307698
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Children and Armed Conflict written by D. Cook and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the experiences of children encountering war and armed conflict, this book draws upon history, ethnography, sociology, literature, media studies, psychology, public policy, and other disciplines to address children as soldiers, refugees, and peace-builders within their social, cultural, and political contexts.
Author : Thomas W. Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Girls' Toys of the Fifties and Sixties written by Thomas W. Holland and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like most of us, the mailman's annual delivery of Sears, Roebuck and Company's Christmas Catalog was a holiday event in years past. American children watched the mailbox carefully for those wondrous old catalogs. They were full of childhood fantasies... enough toys, dolls, trains and bikes to make any kid start writing his or her letter to Santa Claus. That's probably why the nickname "Wishbook" stuck. And if you grew up during the Baby Boomer years of the Fifties and Sixties, there's big news. Those lost Wishbook pages full of wonderful toys targeted to girls have been reproduced in Girls' Toys, a new book containing authorized reproductions of the best girl-toy pages from 1950 through 1969. Girls' Toys and its companion book Boys' Toys are two in a series of Sears catalog re-issues. This 8 1/2 x 11" softcover book's 192 pages illustrate hundreds of now-collectible toys and dolls: Barbi and Ken, Shirley Temple, Lucy and Desi's Little Ricky, Betsy Wetsy and Troy Tears dolls, dollhouses and accessories, kid-sized kitchens, tea sets, dress-up outfits, bicycles, games and movie-TV-themed toys from Mary Poppins to the Flintstones. Included is a commentary on the toys, their manufacturers and historical relevance. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which young girls' toys were marketed, often perceived as negative messages in these enlightened times. Put on your Dale Evans Cowgirl Hat and settle in for hours of fond childhood memories. Girls' Toys is fun reading for anybody... male or female... toy fan or not. It's an invaluable reference source for serious collectors and history buffs, too. -- Jam-packed with warm and happy childhood memories. Hundreds ofphotographs and illustrations with accompanying commentary -- A "must have" reference volume for all toy, antique and memorabilia enthusiasts
Author : Flemming Mouritsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Childhood and Children's Culture written by Flemming Mouritsen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a decade, sociologically oriented childhood research and research on child culture have experienced a dramatic growth within the humanities and the social sciences as well as an increasing prominence at the institutional level. This book is the meeting place of two closely related fields of research: childrens culture and the history of childhood on the one hand, and the sociology and anthropology of childhood on the other. The two 'camps' share a joint methodological view of children as agents in their own lives, environments and even in society at large, yet it is also agreed that their lives and welfare are largely formed by adults and the society in which they live. Both research areas have been vital for the development of new strands of childhood research which are in many ways characterised by a departure from more conventional approaches, concepts and understandings that have dominated childhood research -- and childhood itself -- in much of the 20th century. The articles in the book represent numerous aspects of the two areas of research. In a critical vein, the sociologically and anthropologically oriented contributions cover studies of structural aspects of childhood as well as qualitative studies of childrens everyday life, while the culturally oriented contributions comprise classical studies of childrens culture products, history, media, play culture and symbolic forms of expression. The articles present general differences and divergences in methods and perspectives, but also show what the two types of approach have in common.
Author : Colin McAdam
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1616953152
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)
Download or read book A Beautiful Truth written by Colin McAdam and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told simultaneously from the perspective of humans and chimpanzees, set in a Vermont home and a Florida primate research facility, this book explores the simple truths that transcend species, the meaning of family, the lure of belonging, and the capacity for survival.
Author : Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486843645
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The 1942 Sears Christmas Book written by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faithful reprint of the retailer's Christmas catalog offers a nostalgia-inducing look at consumer goods of the 1940s, from toys to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and a selection of gifts for servicemen.
Author : Richard O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Story of American Toys written by Richard O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evokes the wonder and nostalgia of toys in America with the story of the inventors, manufacturers, and marketers behind the toys.
