Tinkertoys...Again

[Jason73]

In the late 70's my Great Grandparents gave me a set of Tinkertoys. I loved them and played with them for years. My parents threw them away sometime around 1984. I recently picked up a vintage set at an antique shop. Yesterday, while watching Six Million Dollar Man season 3 on DVD, I had the urge to build something with them in front of the TV. I ended up using all the pieces and having a lot of fun. Not sure what I built, but really glad I was able to reacquaint myself with these wonderful building toys.

[ScottA]

I so had these,

[mazinz]

I used to play with them all the time. Miss those days

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Tinkertoys were always fantastic!

[ctc]

Hee heee....

Neat! As a kid my favourite was the giant set. I can't count how many injuries were the result of those. (Probably 'cos a significant portion were head injuries.)

Don C.

[Bruce Banner]

I had a small set of Tinker Toys... and at school we had some in a box at the back of the class.

A great building toy, along with Lego, Meccano and Stickle Bricks.

[HardyGirl]

I remember we had these in Kindergarten. Cool.

[ShadowAvenger]

I loved playing with Tinkertoys as a kid along with Lincoln Logs and American Plastic Bricks (I never had Legos).

[EMCE Hammer]

The new plastic Tinkertoys are big at my house. One of my sons even prefers them to Lego - I should probably have him checked.

[Confessional]

Agreed, Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys, pure creative goodness in a can. Tactile real wood! Sometimes I chewed on 'em... miss them now too.