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Friday, 2 May 2008
Toys! Mk II
Topic: Nostalgia

A while ago something else from my childhood popped into my head...it was an architectural construction toy we had. I think Mom got it at a thrift store or from the church or something, because I never knew what it was called.  Anyway, it consisted of white plastic frames, beams, transparent panels and textured plastic panels.  Even as a kid I realized we had what appeared to be an incomplete set.

I did sketch in my notebook to remind me of it.

Tonight I remembered the sketch and decided to search for Architectural Toys via Google. I quickly hit on a page that catalogs many dozens of them. I systematically paged through each one until—eureka!—I found it!

The toy was called Super City by Ideal. Click here for more!

I'd know those yellow plastic domes anywhere...

Another childhood mystery solved.

At this rate, I'll have them all solved about the time I forget them all.


Posted by molyneaux at 2:03 AM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, 19 May 2009 10:28 PM PDT
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