My
second Flashbak this week looked at the artist and inventor behind some of the
greatest robot/adventure toys of the 1960s: Marvin Glass.
Here’s
a snippet and the url (http://flashbak.com/theyre-ideal-three-amazing-toys-1960s-designed-marvin-glass-56931/)
“In
The Chicago Tribune on November 5,
1961, the late Marvin Glass (1914-1974) was termed the “reigning king of toy designers.”
Given
his record and history, that title is no exaggeration.
This
is, after all, the genius who created Rock
‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots (Marx), a toy you will still find in stores today,
decades after its creation.
But
from 1960 to 1963, working with Ideal Toy Company, Glass designed three of the
greatest sci-fi/fantasy toys of the decade.
First
up is 1960’s Mister Machine. This
styling robot is eighteen inches tall, wears a top-hat, and is composed of
visible gears.
Replete
with a wind-up key in his back, Mr. Machine was sold with 44 pieces and a
wrench so that kids could take apart and rebuild this cheery-looking machine…”
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