{"id":20380,"date":"2015-09-15T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=20380"},"modified":"2015-09-18T04:25:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T08:25:33","slug":"the-popular-toys-of-the-last-145-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-popular-toys-of-the-last-145-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular toys of the last 145 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing that a trip to the hospital is never a fun thing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk\/\" target=_blank>Sheffield Children's Hospital<\/a> decided to make things a little better by commissioning photographer Andy Brown to decorate the emergency room.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0000.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Brown wanted the toys represented to actually be the most popular ones from each decade, but since Google wasn't around in the 1920s, he had to turn to the Victoria and Albert's Museum of Childhood. Looking at the toys in sequence, it's fun to think about the cultural changes they represent: things that were handmade, then things that were mass-produced; generic characters before licensed properties; wood and metal giving way to plastic; and of course the introduction of electronics.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20380 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1870a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1870a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20382\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20382'>\n\t\t\t\tZoetrope reel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1870b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1870b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20383\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20383'>\n\t\t\t\tdoll\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1880a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1880a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20384\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20384'>\n\t\t\t\tNoah&#8217;s Ark figure\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1880b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1880b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20385'>\n\t\t\t\tMarbles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1890.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1890-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20386\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20386'>\n\t\t\t\tpaper soldiers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20387\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20387'>\n\t\t\t\ttop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20388\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20388'>\n\t\t\t\tchauffeur\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1900c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20389\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20389'>\n\t\t\t\tclockwork\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1910.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1910-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20390'>\n\t\t\t\tteddy bear\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1920.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1920-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20391\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20391'>\n\t\t\t\ttrain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1930a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1930a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20392\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20392'>\n\t\t\t\tjigsaw puzzle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1930b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1930b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20393\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20393'>\n\t\t\t\tyo-yo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1940.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1940-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20394\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20394'>\n\t\t\t\tbuilding set\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1950.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1950-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20395'>\n\t\t\t\tSlinky\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20396\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20396'>\n\t\t\t\tGI Joe\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20397\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20397'>\n\t\t\t\tSindy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1960c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20398\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20398'>\n\t\t\t\tJames Bond car\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1970a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1970a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20399\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20399'>\n\t\t\t\tLego Space\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1970b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1970b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20400\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20400'>\n\t\t\t\tclackers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20401'>\n\t\t\t\tStar Wars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20402\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20402'>\n\t\t\t\tRubik&#8217;s cube\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20403\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20403'>\n\t\t\t\tHe-Man\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980d.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980d-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20404\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20404'>\n\t\t\t\tCare Bears\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980e.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980e-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20405\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20405'>\n\t\t\t\tTransformers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980f.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20406\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20406'>\n\t\t\t\tSilvanian Families\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980g.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1980g-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20407\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20407'>\n\t\t\t\tTMNT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20408\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20408'>\n\t\t\t\tGame Boy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20409\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20409'>\n\t\t\t\tTeletubbies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20410\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20410'>\n\t\t\t\tTamagotchi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990d.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990d-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20411\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20411'>\n\t\t\t\tPower Rangers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990e.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990e-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20412\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20412'>\n\t\t\t\tFurby\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990f.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1990f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20413\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20413'>\n\t\t\t\tGo Go Hamster\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2000a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2000a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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Kids have always wanted to play with the best technology available to them - isn't watching a Zoetrope fundamentally the same as watching YouTube on an iPad? Soldiers, cars, dolls... these things have always been popular, even if the specifics change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H5>&lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;<\/H5><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"GI Joe Kre-O Tomax review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/gi-joe-kre-o-tomax-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">GI Joe Kre-O Tomax review<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"What's the less likely GI Joe Classified release?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2025\/03\/whats-the-less-likely-gi-joe-classified-release\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What's the less likely GI Joe Classified release?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Toy Soldiers: War Chest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/toy-soldiers-war-chest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Toy Soldiers: War Chest<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Joe Friday: Skyduster addendum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/joe-friday-skyduster-addendum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Joe Friday: Skyduster addendum<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"The missing Apelinq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/the-missing-apelinq\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The missing Apelinq<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing that a trip to the hospital is never a fun thing, Sheffield Children's Hospital decided to make things a little better by commissioning photographer Andy Brown to decorate the emergency room. &lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;Soon Forget: Alternators Bumblebee &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-popular-toys-of-the-last-145-years\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,8,45,7,10,198],"tags":[196,150,215,22,66,96,15,305,195,26,28,14],"class_list":["post-20380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bandai","category-hasbro","category-lego","category-mattel","category-playmates","category-random","tag-ben-10","tag-bionicle","tag-care-bears","tag-gi-joe","tag-harry-potter","tag-he-man","tag-motu","tag-nintendo","tag-power-rangers","tag-star-wars","tag-tmnt","tag-transformers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20380"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20451,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20380\/revisions\/20451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}