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Vintage childhood toy (lemmy.world)
submitted 21 hours ago by werefreeatlast@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Does anyone remember what the toy I'm going to describe is called or if there are any photos of one?

Its a thick wire that has a handle at the bottom and a little ball at the top. The wire/rod allows a monkey or other toy character to slide down from the top of the rod to the handle. The character has some sort of arm or tail composed of a small spring (like the ones in a click top pen) and the spring usually has a weight at the end like a plastic hand or a ball. To operate the toy, you move the monkey up to the top and then give the spring a little wack. The monkey then boings it's way as is claiming down from the rod. It makes a spring boinging noise.

Just wondering if anyone remembers those things.

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[–] Brum@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

I still have a similar one. It's a vertical metal rod on a wooden base and a wooden ball on top. There's a ring that can slide along the rod. The ring has a tiny woodpecker figure mounted on a spring. With the ring in the top position you pull the bird and it starts pecking on the rod, moving the ring downwards with each peck, making that boinging & ticking noise. I used to love it as a kid. I still do. But I used to, too.

EDIT found a video of this exact one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szhxh1eEEL4

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 15 hours ago

We have one just like this, but without the purple feather. It maybe used to have one, it's very old.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

That's hilarious and totally unexpected! But way better than I expected to find! Thanks!

[–] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

Oh! I had one just like that when I was a kid!

[–] Yurgenst@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I found something that seems like what you're talking about by searching "vintage tin monkey toy" on eBay. They look like little spring monkey on a stick toys.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Beautiful! Thanks!

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I believe you're describing a Tin Litho Climbing Monkey.

Here's an example.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Very interesting but it was that other one with the spring. But this one is really interesting too.