TOYBOX
This is a list of toy and game manufacturers from my childhood, and some of the products they were known for back in the day.
BOARDGAMES/TABLETOP GAMES
- PARKER BROTHERS - Parcheesi, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Sorry, Clue, Ouija
- SELCHOW and RIGHTER(before Parker Brothers) - Parcheesi, Trivial Pursuit
- PERRY GRANT(before Parker Brothers) - Smess: The Ninny's Chess
- MILTON BRADLEY - Battleship, The Game of Life, Axis and Allies, Stratego, Enemy Agent, Conspiracy, Sub Search, Tank Battle, Backgammon, Jenga, American Heritage Series(Dogfight, Broadside, Skirmish), Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot: The Giant Snow Monster Game, Which Witch?
- KENNER - Escape From The Death Star, Destroy Death Star
- IDEAL TOYS - Mousetrap
- GABRIEL - Othello
- OHIO ART - Chinese Checkers, Etch A Sketch
- AVALON HILL - PanzerBlitz, Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1942, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, Squad Leader, Victory in the Pacific, Flying Colors, Kingmaker
- GAMES RESEARCH/AVALON HILL - Diplomacy
- TSR - Dungeon
- TASK FORCE GAMES - Starfleet Battles
- FASA - Battlestar Galactica: Board Game of Starfighter Combat
- MIKE CARR - Dawn Patrol(Fight in the Skies)
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
- TSR - Dungeons and Dragons, Marvel Superheroes RPG, Gamma World, Metamorphasis Alpha, Top Secret, Boot Hill, Warriors of Mars
- FASA - Star Trek: The Role Playing Game
- GAME DESIGNERS' WORKSHOP - Traveller
- WEST END GAMES - Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game(D6)
TOYS and GAMES
- MILTON BRADLEY - Yahtzee, Shrinky Dinks, Operation, Twister
- HASBRO- 12" G.I. Joe Action Figures, Ricochet Racers, 3 3/4" G.I. Joe Action Figures
- KENNER - 3 3/4"Star Wars Action Figures, Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure, SSP Racers, TTP(Turbo Tower of Power) Racecars, Spirograph, Play-Doh, X-Wing and TIE Fighter w/ electronics, action figure accessories
- MATTELL - Hotwheels, Toy Guns/Cap Guns, Slime, Space:1999 action figures/Eagle/Moonbase Alpha
- LEGO - interlocking plastic blocks
- TYCO- electric model racecars/racetracks, electric train sets
- LIONEL - electric train sets
- AURORA AFX - electric race cars/tracks
- MATCHBOX - die cast toy cars
- RAY PLASTICS(Rayline) - Tracer Guns
- MEGO - 8" Action Figures(Star Trek, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Action Jackson, Planet of the Apes), Star Trek Playset, Micronauts
- IDEAL TOYS - Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, Toss Across, Magic 8-Ball, Sure Shot Hockey
- REMCO - toy guns, BOP Baseball, battery powered controlled flight toys(Enterprise, Bat Copter, etc), utility belts, toy radios, vintage movie monster dolls, Lost In Space Robot, Star Trek Phaser Gun w/sound/light/discs, toy cars, a wide variety of other unique and branded merchandise and rack toys
- COLORFORMS - restickable vinyl playsets
- SAWYER'S - Viewmaster
- MARVIN GLASS and ASSOCIATES(MGA) - original designers of Mr. Machine, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite Brite, Ants in the Pants, Mouse Trap, Operation, Simon, SSP Racers, Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, Which Witch? (board game)
- GABRIEL TOYS - 9" Lone Ranger Action Figure
- MARX TOYS - Fort Apache Play Set, Toy Guns(Tommy Gun**)/Cap Guns, Jay/Johnny West Action Figures, plastic dinosaur sets, Barnstormer, Big Wheel, Rock'em Sock'em Robots(MGA) electric train sets
- NICHOLS - Cap Guns, slingshots
- HALCO - Cap Guns (45 ACP**)
- LARAMI CORP - Water(Squirt) Guns
- REED TOYS - Perfection
- JAMES INDUSTRIES - original Slinky, REUM - Plastic Slinky
- DUNCAN - Yo-Yo's
PLASTIC ARMY MEN / PLASTIC ANIMALS / LEAD MINIATURES
- TIM MEE - Vietnam era plastic army men, Cowboys and Indians plastic figures, plastic dinosaur sets
- GIANT & Co - Plastic Soldiers/Cowboys and Indians/Knights/etc
- MPC - plastic cowboys and indians, plastic army men
- MARX - plastic dinosaur sets, plastic cowboys and indians
- AIRFIX - Historical Military Figures
- RAL PARTHA - D&D miniatures
- GRENADIER MODELS - D&D miniatures
- SINCLAIR - plastic dinosaur sets
SPORTS / SPORTING EQUIPMENT / OUTDOORS
- AMERICAN FLYER - sleds
- SPALDING - baseball mitts, basketballs/hoops,
- RAWLINGS - baseballs, baseball mitts
- WILSON - baseball mitts, footballs, basketballs, soccerballs, volleyballs, tennis balls/rackets, etc
- LOUISVILLE SLUGGER - baseball bats
- MIZUNO - baseball gloves
- AMF - bicylces (esp. Roadmaster series)
- SEARS - Spyder series bicycles and Free Spirit series
- MONGOOSE - BMX bicycles
- DAISY - BB/Pellet Guns
- CROSMAN - BB/Pellet Guns
- WHAM O - Frisbees, Flying Discs, Superballs, Hula Hoops, Silly String, slingshots, Super Elastic Bubble Plastic
- PARKER BROTHERS - Nerf(footballs, basketballs, foam dartguns)
- WIFFLE BALL INC - plastic wiffle balls and bats
- EVERLAST - boxing gloves
- CHICAGO ROLLER SKATES COMPANY - roller skates
- SURE GRIP COMPANY - roller skates
- SAUNDERS - Wrist Rocket Slingshot
- STREET KING - roller skates
- HOBIE - skateboards
ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC GAMES / HANDHELD GAMES / ELECTRONIC TOYS
- MEGO - Star Trek Communicators(Walkie Talkies)
- MATTELL - Battlestar Galactica Space Alert, Sports Games(football, basketball, baseball)
- COLECO - Sports Games(Electronic Quarterback, Head to Head Baseball), Electric Football(tabletop), Power Jet Air Hockey Table
- TOMY - Digital Derby Auto Raceway, Blip, Digital Diamond Push Button Baseball Game, Electronic Pinball
- ENTEX - Electronic Baseball
- GENERAL ELECTRIC - Model: Walkie Talkie 3-5954A
- BRUNSWICK - Air Hockey Table
GAME CONSOLES and GAME CARTRIDGES
- ATARI - Home Pong Console, 2600 Game Console
- COLECO TELSTAR - Combat! console, Telstar Console Series
- MAGNAVOX - Odyssey video game console
- ACTIVISION - game cartridges for the Atari 2600
- MATTEL - Intellivision video game console
MODELS
- REVELL - plastic model kits
- MONOGRAM - plastic model kits
- AURORA - plastic model kits
- AMT/ERTL - plastic model kits
- MPC - plastic model kits
- TESTORS/MODELMASTER - enamel and acrylic model paints and accessories
SCIENCE / ENGINEERING / HOBBY
- HEATH KIT - DIY electronics kits(radios, electronic organs, clocks, etc)
- SCIENCE FAIR/TANDY - Electronic Project Kits
- LOGIX KOSMOS Science Fun Experiments
- A. C. GILBERT COMPANY - Erector Set, Science/Chemistry Sets, Magic Sets
- TOYSMITH- Magic Rocks Instant Crystal Growing Kit
- ESTES - model rocket kits
- CENTURI- model rocket kits
- RAPCO - Tumblestone Making Kit
- TASCO - telescopes
COMICS / CARDS
- DC COMICS
- MARVEL COMICS
- TOPPS - sports trading cards, Star Wars cards, Battlestar Galactica cards
- BICYCLE - playing cards
- MATTELL - Uno
- PARKER BROTHERS - Rook card game
- MILTON BRADLEY - Dominoes
MISC STUFF IN THE WORLD OF LONG AGO
- POP ROCKS
- GUMBALL MACHINES, ATOMIC FIREBALLS, JAWBREAKERS
- "SUICIDES" (Coke, Sprite, Orange Crush)
- NUTTER BUTTER COOKIES
- GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
- GOLDEN GUIDES BOOKS(St Martin's Press) on various subjects of NATURE and SCIENCE
- WORLD BOOK/CHILDCRAFT ENCYCLOPEDIA
- CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOKS (Bantam Books)
- ENDLESS QUEST BOOKS (TSR)
- THE HARDY BOYS BOOKS/NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES (Stratemeyer Syndicate)
- MAGIC SLATE PAD
- BIC 4-COLOR BALLPOINT PINS
- BUBBLE LETTERS
- LEVI'S JEANS and TORTOISE SHELL COMBS
- STUFFED ANIMALS
- PET HAMSTERS
- 8-TRACK CASSETTES
- LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
- CUB SCOUTS - BOBCAT, WOLF, and BEAR BADGES
- CHESS TOURNAMENTS
- DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
- PING PONG
- VIDEO GAME ARCADES in GIANT INDOOR MALLS
- CB RADIOS
- CUSTOM ASSEMBLED HOME STEREO SYSTEMS
- VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIERS
- BOOMBOXES
- HARRY CARAY - BASEBALL ANNOUNCER
- HOWARD COSELL and MUHAMMAD ALI
- EVEL KNIEVEL
- BICYCLE JUMPS
- BUMPER RIDES
- SLEDS and TOBOGGANS
- SPORTS TEAM TOBOGGAN HATS
- KISS(rock band) MAKEUP
- HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
- BLUE ANGELS
- RINGLING BROS. and BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
- FAIRY TALE/NURSERY RHYME THEME PARKS
- BEAN BAG CHAIRS
- MOOD RINGS
- LAVA LAMPS
- RED LED's
- HANGING MOBILES
- SHOEBOX DIORAMAS
- UFO's, PSYCHIC POWERS, DINOSAURS, GHOSTS, LOCH NESS MONSTER and BIGFOOT
- SKYLAB
- SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE
- GLOW IN THE DARK....EVERYTHING
- BLACKLIGHT POSTERS
- VELVET PAINTINGS
- ART DECO
- SUBWAY TRAIN ART
- RHINESTONES
- JEAN JACKETS and BELL BOTTOMS
- METAL PIN BUTTONS
- PLASTIC GOOGLY EYES
- BICENTENNIAL QUARTERS
- FARRELL'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR
- DIME STORES
- DEPARTMENT STORE CHRISTMAS CATALOGS
- TOPPS BASEBALL CARDS, STAR WARS CARDS, BIG BUDDY BUBBLE GUM
- BOOMERANGS and FRISBEES
- DUNCAN YO-YO TRICKS
- STAMP, COIN, and BOTTLE TOP COLLECTIONS
- POCKET TRANSISTOR RADIOS
- NOVELTY RADIOS
- EROL's VIDEOCASSETTE RENTAL
- BLACK BAT KITES, DELTA KITES
- PLASTIC PARACHUTE ARMY MEN/SPACE ROCKETS
- BLACK CAT FIRECRACKERS and BOTTLE ROCKETS
- BALSA WOOD GLIDERS
This little section will be for some newer games(and some not so new games) that I've recently discovered, and think are pretty cool.
BOARDGAMES
- Star Wars the Interactive Video Board Game (PARKER BROTHERS 1996)
- Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs (WADDINGTONS 1985)
- Fireball Island (MILTON BRADLEY 1986)
- Treasures and Trapdoors (WADDINGTONS 1990)
- Ghostly Galleon (WADDINGTONS 1991)
- Heroquest (MILTON BRADLEY 1989)
- Ghost Castle (MILTON BRADLEY 1985)
- Firefly the Game (GALE FORCE NINE 2013)
- Treasures Of The Pharaohs (PALITOY 1974)
- Twilight Imperium (FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES)
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES)
- Star Wars: X-Wing(Second Edition) (FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES)
- Vampire Hunter (MILTON BRADLEY 2002)
- Black Fleet (SPACE COWBOYS 2014)
- The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Pendant (SIRIUS GAMES 2009)
- Rumble in the Jungle (TOMY 2004)
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