Tuesday, March 1, 2011

NEWS: Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Greatest Toys


As reported over at Battlegrip.com, Time Magazine has published its list of the 100 Greatest Toys of All-Time.

Divided by decade, the list includes some surprise entries - and non-entries - and provides an interesting look at the evolution of playthings, from the more practical hobby/craft ''toys'' that dominated the 20s and 30s to the action figures of the 80s and finally the electronic invasion of the 2000s. It's also interesting to note the small number of licensed toys here, given how these days everything seems to have its own show or be a show spin-off. Not that that's anything new - as the list shows, this Buck Rogers Space Pistol  from1934 proves...

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