Archive for the ‘Antique’ Category

Bite of the Green Monkey

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

He’s mean. He’s green. He’s like nothing you’ve ever seen.
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I found this nasty, old, green monkey recently, and I was immediately disturbed.
I hate to admit it, but the first thing that came to mind is that classic story where the AIDS virus was started by a bite from the infamous African “green monkey” […]

Time to Wind Down

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Here’s a look at even more little toys I picked up at the Allentown Antique Toy Show. They’re old wind-up toys.
This first guy is just a goofy-looking sheriff with rifle-in-hand and an arrow through his head. I love the expression on his face. It’s the “Crap! Did that just go through my head?” look. He […]

Allentown Antique Toy Show

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Last weekend I flew up to Allentown, PA for my first big toy show. It was the Allentown Antique Toy Show at the Allentown Fair.
Here are my impressions:
1. I was the only guy under 50 in that place.
Seriously. I felt like I was surrounded by my grandparents. It wasn’t a big deal, but unfortunately, this […]

A Mickey by any other name…

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

So, a Disney toy is making an appearance on the Weirdo Toys blog.

Well, not exactly.
I recently discovered this primitive “Micky Mouse” in an article over at Boing-Boing, that discusses the controversial origins of that punk “Mickey Mouse” and his toys.
Allegedly, Performo-Toy Company were selling Micky Mouse toys before the Disney character ever existed. There […]