March 3, 2008

VIDEO on Playsets - 1

Playset Collector's Videos Vol. 4 The Peacetime Sets VHS Video videosThis video is by Playset Magazine publisher Rusty Kern. If only they were out on DVD too.

Description - The "Peacetime" play sets of the 1950s are the theme in this continuing series of videos for toy collectors and everyone who has a fondness to recapture the halcyon days of yore.Highlights include: Louis Marx Service stations (lots of swell fifties autos!) Atomic Cape Canaveral Strategic Air Command (SAC) base Operation X-500 Rocket Base ( a deluxe reading set very rare as it was only sold in grocery stores) Turnpike Toll Booth Alaska play sets commemorating Alaska becoming a state in 1958. Plus visit Kane County Toy Show which is one of the largest in the world and tour this fascinating and huge exhibit gaining insight into the heart of buying and selling in today's collector market.A very special visit to the Louis Marx landfill the legendary "Elephant's Graveyard" of unfinished toys. This volume runs 46 minutes. Hosted by Rusty Kern.

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