10 Classic Toys That Could Kill You Howstuffworks 9: slip n' slide. a girl enjoys the slip 'n slide on a sunny day. this is one toy best left to children unles you want to make one with an extremely long slide. daniel haug flckr getty images. since wham o first marketed it to consumers in 1961, more than 30 million slip 'n slide toys have been sold. 1: rocking horse. the rocking horse wasn’t all play — riding horses was a skill many kids would eventually have to learn. the denver post via getty images. toys have always served as a means of helping children learn adult skills in a fun, kid friendly way, and the rocking horse is no exception.
10 Classic Toys That Could Kill You Howstuffworks Author's note: 10 antique toys that still look like fun. the toy cabinet at my grandmother's house was filled with model cars, miscellaneous wind up toys, and a strange little cylinder that made a noise like a cow when you turned it upside down. Just before the turn of the 20th century, mr. and mrs. thomas otto moved into a beautiful colonial queen anne style home in key west, florida, bringing their three sons, including young robert eugene otto and his unusual best friend — a 3 foot tall (0.91 meter tall), straw filled doll, also named robert. the doll had been a gift from gene's. 3: the meat action figure. the "rocky" franchise brought out a number of questionable action figures to accompany its classic movie star, including an odd wheelchair bound rocky and an even weirder caveman rocky toy. despite these small missteps, toy makers really jumped the shark when they released the meat action figure in 1976, which. 5: teddy ruxpin. the teddy ruxpin toy spoke and appeared to interact with children thanks to cassette tapes and animatronic motors. josh isaacson. developed by a disney animation engineer, the loveable teddy ruxpin not only talked, but also blinked and turned his head way cool technology for the mid '80s.
1 Toy Guns 10 Classic Toys That Could Kill You Howstuffworks 3: the meat action figure. the "rocky" franchise brought out a number of questionable action figures to accompany its classic movie star, including an odd wheelchair bound rocky and an even weirder caveman rocky toy. despite these small missteps, toy makers really jumped the shark when they released the meat action figure in 1976, which. 5: teddy ruxpin. the teddy ruxpin toy spoke and appeared to interact with children thanks to cassette tapes and animatronic motors. josh isaacson. developed by a disney animation engineer, the loveable teddy ruxpin not only talked, but also blinked and turned his head way cool technology for the mid '80s. It certainly counts as a classic toy — but some things might be better left in the past. as recently as 2006, the cpsc recalled more than 100,000 of them after reports of blindings and broken teeth. Sources: “13 of the most dangerous toys ever made.” rob bricken. october 16, 2014.“10 classic toys that could kill you.” laurie l. dove. january 19, 2016.“toys from the 1960s 1970s that would never pass modern safety tests…or are just too lame for today’s kids.” consumer grouch. december 19, 2013.
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