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Miracle was the first playground manufacturer to use powder coating of steel parts in the late 1960s. After World War II , thefirm widened their market to include the increasingly popular drive-in movie theaters, selling two smaller versions of carousels that were commonly found at fairs and amusement parks .
One particular episode of I Love Lucy, Number 140, became pivotal to the Bell 47's public image as the definitive light helicopter of the 1950s. In No. 140, titled "Bon Voyage" and first aired on CBS on January 16, 1956, Lucy Ricardo misses the sailing of her trans-Atlantic ocean liner and commandeers a friendly pilot of a Bell 47G to fly her ...
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1950s Space Commander Walkie Talkies [5] 1953 Medicine Chest; 1955 Big Max (magnetic robot that picked off iron slugs from battery operated conveyor belt and placed them the bed of a small toy truck) 1957 Firebird 99 battery powered dashboard game. 1957 Pom Pom Gun, battery powered double-barrel cannon. 1958 Giant Wheel Cowboys'n Indians Game
When the city tried to replace the playground equipment in 2008, it was met with local opposition. A task force established to investigate the removal found the rocket ship had "very limited play value," and had "hazardous conditions that present a great danger to young children." [4] The playground equipment was dismantled despite the ...
Tire swing Canopy swing. Tire swings are a form of swing made from a whole tire. These are often simply a new or used tire hanging from a tree on a rope. On commercially-developed playground swing sets, oversized new tires are often reinforced with a circular metal bar to improve safety and are hung on chains from metal or wooden beams.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; ... 1950 video games (1 P) Pages in category "Products introduced in 1950" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Some of the rides produced in the 1940s and 1950s are still in operation. The earliest Tilt-A-Whirls were constructed of wood , powered by gas motors , and featured nine cars. Modern rides are constructed of steel , aluminum and fiberglass , and are powered by seven small electric motors , and has seven cars.