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Toys & Games

Balsa gliders
Balsa wood gliders and rubber band drive airplanes

Basic gliders were 10 cents for many years. Rubber band drive propeller planes were usually 49 cents. They rarely lasted more than a day, being quite fragile.

Contributed by Tommie

There are 6 comments for this item.

Posted by obie--wan-kenobi at 10:27 pm (PDT) on Sun September 23, 2012
This was an inexpensive but fairly entertaining toy.
Posted by Mikeaz1946 at 10:01 am (PDT) on Mon September 24, 2012
Not only was this toy so cheap everyone could afford it but......it got the kids out of the house and INTO the fresh air. OH, and Mom and Dad could ah, well, ah, they would.....ah, have an hour alone. WHOOPIE................yes, exactly!!!
Posted by Mikeaz1946 at 10:04 am (PDT) on Mon September 24, 2012
forgot about the most fun. At the end of the day when you get tired of it, you get the lighter fluid and set the wings afire and really have a great time.............setting the field next door a blaze. COURSE, I never did this....
Posted by ozarkbob at 7:06 pm (PDT) on Mon September 24, 2012
I must have gone thru 100 of those of different sizes even ones that had rubber band driven propellers, hours of fun, I haven't seen any for a long time,,,I bought a syrofoam gilder for son when he young in the seventy's
Posted by Moofies at 2:37 am (PST) on Sat January 5, 2013
I loved these! I remember the ones with the rubber band driven propeller. I got them for my kids. Such inexpensive fun!
Posted by Tommie at 2:43 pm (PDT) on Thu March 14, 2013
You can still get the basic 10 cent glider, but it's not made as well and it costs nearly $3.00! How's that for inflation?

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