Iconic toys evoke childhood memories | Australian Toy Hall of Fame

By Lyn Uhlmann
Updated April 15 2014 - 1:45pm, first published 12:00pm
Redland Museum president Ross Bower arranges the historic building blocks in the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack
Redland Museum president Ross Bower arranges the historic building blocks in the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack
Redland Museum president Ross Bower with an antique, working steamroller, which is one of the many historic toys on display in the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack
Redland Museum president Ross Bower with an antique, working steamroller, which is one of the many historic toys on display in the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack
Cleveland grandfather John Aberdeen enjoys some of the historic toys at the hall of fame with his grandchidlren, Sienna Wu, 10, left, and Finlay Wu, 8, who were visiting from Canberra during the summer school holidays. Photo by Chris McCormack
Cleveland grandfather John Aberdeen enjoys some of the historic toys at the hall of fame with his grandchidlren, Sienna Wu, 10, left, and Finlay Wu, 8, who were visiting from Canberra during the summer school holidays. Photo by Chris McCormack
Siblings Sienna, 10, Julian, 5, and Finlay Wu, 8, of Canberra, enjoyed trying out some of the historic toys at Redland Musuem during a summer visit with their Cleveland grandparents. Photo by Chris McCormack
Siblings Sienna, 10, Julian, 5, and Finlay Wu, 8, of Canberra, enjoyed trying out some of the historic toys at Redland Musuem during a summer visit with their Cleveland grandparents. Photo by Chris McCormack
The Australian Toy Hall of Fame will boast a vast display of marbles, including clay marbles (c.1880) and bottle stopper marbles (c. 1920). Photo by Chris McCormack
The Australian Toy Hall of Fame will boast a vast display of marbles, including clay marbles (c.1880) and bottle stopper marbles (c. 1920). Photo by Chris McCormack
These skittles, front, from the 1920s and exercise batons from the late 1800s are on display at the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack
These skittles, front, from the 1920s and exercise batons from the late 1800s are on display at the Australian Toy Hall of Fame at Redland Museum. Photo by Chris McCormack

DO you remember those days of marble competitions at school when kids played 'for keeps', and that was perfectly acceptable or long, summer holidays of backyard cricket, possibly with a home-made cricket bat?

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