| If a 50-year-old wooden toy chest could talk | | | | brag that in those times, children had more |
| to a 5-year-old toy chest, what would it say? | | | | play than TV and computers. These old chests |
| Would it reveal a lot about the children who | | | | have been retired, but if any baby boomer |
| stashed their toys inside it and who later | | | | catches sight of one circa 50's toy chest, |
| abandoned it on the attic? A toy chest's | | | | he'll have a flood of memories. |
| resurrection as a companion for those | | | | |
| once-children's children will unleash | | | | The New Wooden Toy Chest |
| memories of toys long ago. | | | | |
| | | | There were numerous lessons learned from the |
| Remember the Old Toy Chest? | | | | past. The modern version has a safety catch |
| | | | to prevent the lid from hurting little |
| It was the era of black and white TV. Will | | | | fingers. These are made from cherry oak, and |
| Rogers, Hopalong, Dale Evans, and the Lone | | | | if you want a sweet smelling toy chest, you |
| Ranger hugged the limelight. Manufacturers of | | | | can request for a cedar base. You have to pay |
| wooden chests saw an opportunity and designed | | | | extra, of course. |
| chests from pine with pine knots and called | | | | |
| them toy chests. Brave exploits of cowboys | | | | A personalized wooden toy chest? Yes, the |
| that a little boy adored were painted on the | | | | suppliers can provide laser engraving of your |
| outer sides and tops of the wooden toy chest. | | | | child's name on the front of the box. Just |
| | | | imagine how your child will remember all |
| The artwork depicted Indians and cowboys | | | | these when she or he grows up. The same chest |
| astride galloping horses. Inside the toy | | | | can be passed on to your grandchildren in the |
| chest were the wooden choo-choo train, wooden | | | | future. Who knows? You might have a valuable |
| wagon, little wooden boats, puppets, a peg | | | | heirloom. Just make sure you don't forget |
| board, a milk truck, rockers, and colorful | | | | where you hid it when the kids have flown the |
| tops. | | | | coop. |
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| There's an old well-worn, kiddie-sized | | | | You can also have that pirate chest for your |
| baseball mitt carefully wrapped in moth-eaten | | | | little boy who is always running around in |
| linen and an old wooden bat. A pair of toy | | | | his pirate cape and eye patch covering one |
| soldiers, the remnants of a set of 12 | | | | eye, pretending to be Captain Hook. It's a |
| continues, to keep watch. These are the toys | | | | sure thing he will adore this pirate-inspired |
| of yesteryears. The old wooden toy chest | | | | wooden toy chest. Or if you have a little |
| remembers that the little boy who used to own | | | | princess, you can give her a chest with |
| the treasures often hurt his finger when the | | | | dainty artwork over a pink or white painted |
| lid dropped without warning. | | | | toy chest. |
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| For the little girls, the simple wooden toy | | | | Ask your parents about their wooden toy |
| chest housed wooden dolls, and dollhouses, an | | | | chests. They'll tell you that their parents |
| enamel tea set with one cup chipped at the | | | | bought them those chests to keep their toys |
| brim, and a porcelain doll. There's a picture | | | | out of sight after they had their fun. So the |
| book and frayed ribbons. All those little | | | | old toy chest will wink and say "that's our |
| adorable girlie things have had their time. | | | | reason for existence", but you know it's more |
| | | | than that. A child can be taught good habits |
| The ancient toy chest can't keep its eyes off | | | | early, like putting their toys and other |
| the new toys the kids are having fun with. | | | | things in the proper places - toys in the |
| Amazing replicas of real cars and airplanes | | | | wooden toy chest and books on the bookshelf. |
| that was unheard of in his time. But it'll | | | | |