My lionel train set that my dad bought me when I was 1 or 2. Here it is in 1957 with me and my grandfather, and another photo from today. It still runs.
Nope. You could shoot your eye out!
Johnny Reb cannons. Made for great bedroom wars with my brother. Also a lot of red welts!
My sisters and I had mercury too, and Dad added a kit that used molten lead to make fishing sinkers and toys with. Neat stuff!
Then I got a pump rifle that shot round corks about 5/16" in diameter. My younger sisters hated that gun as I used them for target practice.
Anybody know the maker of that cork rifle?
My closest cousin was one of 4 boys. He said their main activity was trying to kill each other.
Amethyst
Bicycle - 2 of them for 3 kids
Record Player of my own