21 Nostalgic Photos Of 1970’s Toys That Yank The Brake On Your Big Wheel
Daniel Bonfiglio
Published
03/03/2025
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Before the age of smart phones and tablets, children actually entertained themselves. You know, when someone figures out what to do on their own by using the everyday objects around them for fun.
Fortunately toys existed to help them out, and no era did action figures and nifty gadgets like the 1970s.
Here are 21 photos of 1970s toys that are sure to give the kid inside you a nice dose of nostalgia.
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1. Wood Gliders
Made better with a firecracker, or rubber band propeller. -
2. Paddle Ball
A lot harder than it looks. -
3. Wooden Mini-Pinball
Made better with home run ramps. -
4. The Electronic Shooting Gallery
And it was loud. -
5. The Vertibird
RC before RC. -
6. The Vertibird
(In action.) -
7. Pix Pix Pickup Sticks
It sounds so lame now, but it was fun! -
8. Cap Bomb
Bang! -
9. Fisher Price Play Family A-Frame House
A perfect gift in 1974. -
10. Cap Guns
These wouldn’t fly today. -
11. Atomic Energy Lab
Back when kids could play with actual radioactive material. -
12. Portable Gaming
Back when a game equaled a console. -
13. Hot Wheels Sizzlers
Lightning fast. -
14. Milton Bradley Starbird
Move over official Star Wars toys! -
15. The Hot Wheels Town
No need for a track when you have this. -
16. Micronauts
Interchangeable sets. -
17. Tracer Gun
Shoot disks at your friends! Perfect! -
18. The Evel Kneivel Stunt Cycle
This thing could wheelie! -
19. Mattel Putt Putt Railroad
Wind-up train. -
20. The Thing Maker
Now that was real science. -
21. Clackers
Simple yet effective.
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Wood Gliders
Made better with a firecracker, or rubber band propeller.
Made better with a firecracker, or rubber band propeller.
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