Amazing Toys of Marvin Glass: 1950's to 1974

author: Joyce Grant
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2016/12/10
date added: 2016/12/10
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'Amazing Toys of Marvin Glass: 1950's to 1974' by Joyce Grant was a total trip down memory lane for me. I grew up in that era and remembered a lot of the toys featured.

In the era I grew up in, toys were crazy and colorful. One of the main companies behind these toys was Marvin Glass & Associates. Their toys were sold by other companies, and they became so well known that the MGA logo was printed on almost all the boxes of the toys in invented and licensed, which was unheard of.

I'm more familiar with the games that were created by Marvin Glass like Mousetrap and Masterpiece, but they also invented Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Great Garloo, and Lite Brite among lots of others.

The book is filled with colorful photos by the author including the box, the toy and sometimes the marketing material. There is a brief description with the year it was released. There is also a price range for a new or slightly used version. I had a lot of fun looking through this book and remembering things I thought I'd forgotten. I was surprised to learn that there was one company behind so many of my favorite games and toys.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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