1970s cheapo MONSTER / HALLOWEEN torch Hong Kong PLEASE HELP!

[retrotoyboy]

Hi All -

Back around 1974,1975 my mum bought me a CARDED TORCH , which had 2 or 3 MONSTER faces with it .



The torch took one penlight battery (Every Ready HP7 / double AA battery) .

Torch was constructed of plastic , white at the end where bulb was , and blue where you put the battery in.

The idea was to attach the Faces on the end of the torch to project eyes /mouth on a wall in a dark room.

I think the faces included were THE MUMMY, AND ???

Almose certain toy was made in HONG KONG , and I'm guessing it was a cheapo RACK TYPE TOY.



DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS TOY - or REMEMBER IT ?

BRIAN does it feature in your Book of Rack toys?

MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE - RETROTOYBOY

[4NDR01D]

http://www.plaidstallions.com/racktoys/azrakflash.html

maybe this?

[retrotoyboy]

Hi, many thanks for message, but already seen the AHi ones, and It wasn't the one I had

The one I had as a kid defo had 2/3 faces was even cheaper looking than the AHI !

Best

Rtb

[ctc]

>The one I had as a kid defo had 2/3 faces was even cheaper looking than the AHI

Hmmmm.... I KIND OF remember something like that.... a mummy and a skull. The mummy was a lot like the one off the mummy's dragster model.

Don C.

[retrotoyboy]

Found this image ,but really want to see one carded , I can remember the skull but not the pumpkin.

Thanks for your post , click on image for bigger pic




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[palitoy]

Oh that thing is awesome. I'll peruse my stack of rack toy catalogs, approx what year?

[retrotoyboy]

Hi Plaidstallions,

I guess around 1972,1973,1974,1975 - cant be sure of exact year

Sorry if this gives you loads of work

Best
Rtb

[MEGOMAN]

How about these??? These were around in the 70's and early 80's. I've had these in my collection for some time now. There was also a black cat as well as the pumpkin. For some reason I remember that there was also Frankenstein. I could be wrong.

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[retrotoyboy]

Hi , thanks so much for posting the images, I guess the ones in your collection are from the 1980s - no barcodes were around in the early 70s (well not in the uk)

Sadly it's not the one I looking for - I know its gonna sound weird - but I'll know it when i see it

Retrotoyboy

[MEGOMAN]

I'm glad to help. You are correct. These are from the 80's. The cards from the 70's were a bit different minus the bar code! I can remember my mother buying these for me in the late 70's. To me they were the best flash lights ever made!

[retrotoyboy]

Agreed - best flashlights ever made !

PLaidstallions - have you found any images yet - no pressure !

[palitoy]

PLaidstallions - have you found any images yet - no pressure !

uhhh, I don't move that quickly unless there is a sandwich involved.

[retrotoyboy]

Hey , no worries -

RETROTOYBOY