Which gifts did children often get on Christmas in the 1950s and '60s? Check out these cool snaps to see.
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Various arts and craft hobby gifts like weaving looms, chemistry sets, and rock tumblers educated as well as entertained youngsters through creative experiments.
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Customized jewelry boxes, kid-sized record players, fur muffs, and monogrammed travel bags show more upscale gift splurges.
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Multiple furry stuffed pandas, cats, rabbits, and Scottie dogs peek out, marking the consistent animal companion popularity across decades.
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Retro tin toys showcasing robots, rockets and spacecrafts signify youth excitement surrounding the early space race explorations.
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Building block sets from Tinker Toys allowed creativity in miniature structural and mechanical engineering feats.
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Western-themed holsters, cowboy hats, and sheriff badge sets let kids emulate heroic roles from television westerns.
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Ballerina jewelry boxes, ballet outfit costumes, vanity mirrors and lace doll clothes indulged graceful feminine dreams.
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Hockey sticks, footballs, bowling pins, and basketball hoops developed athletic interests at a young age.
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Etch A Sketch drawing toys, paint-by-number sets, and youth cameras sparked artistic talents and hobbies.
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Intricate train sets with bridges, stations and mechanical workers celebrated national infrastructural achievements.
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Some retro play stoves, ovens, grills, napkins and server sets prepared little girls for future domestic roles.
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Dollhouses, garages and farms with accompanying figurines enabled imaginary roleplaying games reflecting reality.
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Speedway racing sets, derby cars and community road mats drove hours of high-speed entertainment on living room floors.
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Multiple stuffed pandas, giraffes, tigers, rabbits and more animals created cuddly plush menageries under decorated trees.
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Iconic toys like Slinkys, Mr. Potato Head, Lincoln Logs, and Frisbees left lasting imprints across American culture for generations.
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Mini jukeboxes playing tiny vinyl records and toy guitars with amplifiers set musical passions humming at a young age.
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Some black-and-white images showcase earlier Christmas mornings before wide color photography availability.
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Skates, sleds, baseball gloves and badminton sets encouraged kids outdoors to frolic in winter wonderlands.
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A few retro photos display handmade sock monkey or hand-sewn rag doll presents evidencing thoughtful homemade holiday efforts.
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The dated styles of children’s apparel, furniture and tree decorations mirror evolved Christmas aesthetics over recent decades.
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Some gifts reflect patriotic postwar sentiments with model airplanes, army toys and red fire trucks for American heroes in training.
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The visible excitement and joy of children emphasizes enduring recognition surrounding Christmas’s magical gift-giving celebrations.
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Assorted marionette puppets, spinning tops, kaleidoscopes and toy cameras signify the eclectic range of amusements through the eras.
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Doll beds, cupboards, brushes and trunks enabled young girls to envision roles as mothers through imitation childcare practice.
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Vintage packaging, fonts and branding on classic toys summon nostalgia for Christmases past when simpler amusements set imaginations alight.
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The 36 cool vintage pictures showcase the popular toys and presents that many kids found under the Christmas tree over sixty years ago.
Classic gifts like dolls, trucks, board games, and building block sets reflect entertainment favorites across those older holiday seasons.
Retro-style tin robot toys and wind-up amusements reveal early tech-inspired gifts just attaining pop culture fame at the time.
A few baby dolls with closed eyes ready for cradling imprinted maternal instincts onto young girls.
Four-foot tall life-like baby dolls, complete tea sets, and toy vacuum cleaners prepared little girls for future domestic roles.
Miniature science kits, planetarium projectors, ferry boat models and aviation-themed gifts reflect cultural obsessions with space and technology advancement.
Electric train sets with intricate village designs and accessory pieces fueled imagination through elaborate under-tree displays.
The mid-century modern aesthetic shines through gifts like red toy telephones, pop art puzzles, and abstract alphabet blocks.
Circus sets, magic show props, ventriloquist dummies, and sock monkeys brought elements of entertainment history alive for aspiring performers.
Big rig truck sets, gas pumps and parking garages foreshadowed future adult occupations for young boys at Christmas.
