Found in Mom's Basement

No background check necessary for the Pez Space Gun

Vintage Pez poster promoting the Pez Space Gun container.

Note that at 49¢, the Pez Space Gun comes "loaded" and includes a "space gun permit."

Found at Iain Claridge.

Vintage childrens' books

Wendy the Good Little Wich:

Walt Disney's Johnny Appleseed:

A Visit to the Hospital:

Ten Little Monkeys:

The Three Little Pigs:

The Animals' Vacation:

Paper doll fashions from 1947

Found at tpettit.

 

Vintage tin toys

Found here, here and here.

 

 

Vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls

Found at Teri Pettit's blog.

May 1951:

June 1951:

Click here to see Barbie paper dolls from the 1960s.

Vintage children's books

Miss Prickles, 1949:

The Busy Bee Space Book (1950s?):

Daniel Doppsko, 1959:

Hop, Little Kangaroo!, 1965:

Vintage French-language children's books

Found at pilllpat.

Les Vacances de Zephir, by Jean de Brunhoff:

Aventures de Picoulet:

Nounouche au Pays Bleu:

Click here to see a few more vintage French-language children's books.

Vintage Barbie doll

Found unattributed on Pinterest. If anyone knows where this photo is from, please let me know.

Barbie doll ad from 1965

Found at Stop Pointing That Thing at Me.

Click here to find a 1967 TV commercial for Barbie featuring Maureen McCormick a.k.a. Marcia Brady.

1946 book cover: Heidi

Found at Estorias da Carochinha.

 Click here to see another vintage children's book cover.