Dangerous toys from Christmases past

[fly girl]

Jarts!
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Cap Gun. I can still smell the paper ...

 

[Jennasis]

Lite Bright and an Easy Bake Oven...burnt myself many many times.

Also:

 

[leebee]

Easy Bake Oven, Thing-Maker, Wood Burner, Leather Punch/Lacing kit, Jarts, Spirograph (with REAL push pins). Somehow we all made it through, and nobody had to tell us not to swallow the push pins!

 

[MIGrandma]

I loved my Super Thingmaker, it made bugs, creepy crawlies, flowers, etc. And I loved making things with edible goop. I had a couple pair of click clacks too.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Ahh look. It's little onion boy with Jarts.

 

[bcla]

Easy Bake Oven, Thing-Maker, Wood Burner, Leather Punch/Lacing kit, Jarts, Spirograph (with REAL push pins). Somehow we all made it through, and nobody had to tell us not to swallow the push pins!

The original Mr Potato Head used push pins meant to be used on a real potato.

But I’m sure that some kids got real firearms for Christmas.

 

[bcla]

Jarts!
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Cap Gun. I can still smell the paper ...
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They weren’t all that dangerous other than possible hearing damage. Roll caps never worked all that well for me since the advance was rarely perfect. I always preferred ring caps. I actually bought some ring caps, but it was for a cap bomb that could take roll caps or a single cap mounted on the tip. Those were hard to find, so I got 8 shot ring caps (made in Italy no less) and cut them into singles.

 

[RedAngie]

Loved the click clack things!

The nuns in Catholic school would confiscate those things if they caught you playing with them, even during recess.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I also remember a microscope and real slides at around 8 and being taught to grow cultures and making slides with whatever I could grow, no gloves or masks or safety disposal of any kind.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Ahh yes creepy crawlers Let's let the kid put toxic plastic goop into this mold


And heat it up with this.



In an enclosed space. What could possibly go wrong.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

And we haven't even gotten to my baby car seat in the 60s.

 

[ronandannette]

Haven't watched your video yet but the wood burning sets come to mind.

Definitely! And cap guns with the paper caps. Who among us never singed or banged our fingers whacking them with a rock?

 

[RedAngie]

And we haven't even gotten to my baby car seat in the 60s.


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[Sparkly]

How about a official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle?

 

[kymom99]

How about an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle?

You’ll shoot your eye out

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I didn't have any of those toys myself, but I remember some of that stuff. I remember playing w/jarts at a friend's house before.

I also remember mercury. Somebody brought it to school and was playing with it on his desk. I also remember some kids "weaponizing" Erector Set parts. They made swords out of them and were hitting each other and sword fighting. They also made projectile launching devices using rubber bands. It's amazing how any of us survived public school.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Come to think of it we did also have candy literally called Jawbreakers that were plainly choking size and adults would cheerfully hand them over smiling, all the while there was also a candy called a Lifesaver with a hole in the middle to prevent choking... so that happened.

 

[slo]

Loved the original lawn darts - I’m still shocked that none of us had one impale our head, because we never played with them correctly - we had contests to see who could throw them the highest

 

[slo]

Come to think of it we did also have candy literally called Jawbreakers that were plainly choking size and adults would cheerfully hand them over smiling, all the while there was also a candy called a Lifesaver with a hole in the middle to prevent choking... so that happened.

While they saw us running around playing with our friends - LOL!

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

How about a official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle?