The other piece I posted at Flashbak this week is a gallery of "kid tested!" Whitman Frame Tray Puzzles.
Here's the link and the url (http://flashbak.com/theyre-kid-tested-whitman-frame-tray-puzzle-gallery-33895/ ):
"...You will
probably remember Whitman -- especially the logo which features a smiley face
wearing a W-shaped crown -- and the company’s puzzles in the 1960s and 1970s,
The frame tray puzzle format, which "develops
coordination and motor control" consists of just ten pieces or
thereabouts, so it's not much of a challenge. The products were marketed with the ad-line
“kid-tested!”
But the value of these items arises in the nature
of the art work itself. It’s gorgeous
pop culture kitsch. I have several of these puzzles hanging in my home
office/Man-Cave. If I could, I’d collect them all.
Over the years, Whitman produced Frame Tray
Puzzles for properties such as Star Trek, the Disney sci-fi movie, The
Black Hole (1979), Universal’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(1979), as well as Gerry Anderson’s Stingray (1963) and superheroes such
as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk.
Even Saturday morning superhero, Isis (Joanna
Cameron) had a few Whitman Frame Tray Puzzles made from her Filmation exploits.
One I’ve always wanted to get my hands on comes
from the Japanese animated series, Battle of the Planets.
Continued at Flashbak!
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