October 28, 2004
Poof-Slinky Brings Back Mr. Machine
He’s loud, he’s big and he’s back. Poof-Slinky is reintroducing this 1960 classic designed by Marvin Glass & Associate’s Leo Kripak (who not surprisingly was once a watchmaker) and Burt Meyer. From the Marvin Glass chapter of The Playmakers:
Marvin’s Mr. Machine, a seventeen-inch-tall walking “robot” introduced by Ideal Toys in 1960, dramatically showed the possibilities of plastic. As demonstrated by Mr. Machine’s release, plastics offered the prospect of updating old toys previously made from metal, wood or paper. Mr. Machine, a revision of the old tin robots of the 1950s, hit it big, earning Glass enough in royalties to turn Marvin Glass & Associates into a toy design dynasty. Released in 1960, Mr. Machine spawned a board game and even became a part of Ideal Toys’ corporate identity as the marching mascot who ended their commercials with, “It’s a wonderful toy. It’s Ideal!”
This retro toy will come with a DVD featuring the original Mr. Machine TV commerical, a US patent certificate, a collector’s manual detailing the history of the toy, a numbered certificate of authenticity and, of course, Mr. Machine’s wrench!
I just sold the Mr. Machine featured in the book and pictured above to The National Toy Hall of Fame at Strong Museum so if you’re ever in Rochester, New York, be sure to check him out.
Please let me know when Mr Machine becomes available. I had one of the originals when I was a kid. It was my older brother’s favorite thing in the whole world. He now has congestive heart failure and I know it would mean the world to him to see Mr Machine again.
Posted by: Kevin Brockway at November 19, 2004 07:33 AMYou can place your order now! Call John Sheldon at (305) 892-0852 or go to www.idealclassics.com
Posted by: Tim at November 23, 2004 06:11 AMIs there any way to buy a wrench? Mine is complete except for the missing wrench. Thanks!
Posted by: Ron G. at January 2, 2005 05:46 PMI’d try www.ebay.com or you could e-mail someone at one of these great vintage toy sites:
www.timewarptoys.com
www.neatstuff.net
I’ve bought two. Unfortunately one of them is leaving me shortly because it is meant to be a gift, darn :-) I want my room filled with a 100 of them.
I too, ordered them from poof-slinky. It’s a very nice piece of work. I had no idea they were that big. And I think (_I_ think) the item isn’t very expensive. I actually wonder what the $ difference would have been when I could have bought it the 60s compared to today’s standards. I noticed two differences with the patent (not the one in the box, but from espacenet), that is the clapper and the stop mechanism. But again, it’s very nice. I’m very happy to own one.
Posted by: Sven at January 16, 2005 10:43 AMI am the proud owner of 13! I will cherish all of them and never part with any of them, no matter what. When I die, at least 1 will go with me.So many good memories of childhood block out the pressures and stress of modern adult life. I advise everyone to get one. Relive and revive your happy past,wind him up,and let him fly!
Posted by: Dan Withee at December 4, 2005 10:32 AMis there any of the mr. machine games left anywhere??plz let me know if there is.am interested.
thx…wayne
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Posted by: Tim at March 30, 2006 04:16 PMi just found the mr.machine board game i was looking for. i had no idea they are so hard to find. my pocket book knows now. if you have one of these games they are worth$$$.
Posted by: wayne at March 31, 2006 03:08 PMI remember getting Mr. Machine when I was Four or Five years old. My mother is now 70 years old , it was one of the best toys . All my toys , comic books from that time , gee I be rich now !
Posted by: Patrick at April 24, 2007 04:51 AMI have one of the Mr. Machines. It has to be at leat years old and still works.
Posted by: frances at October 19, 2007 12:07 PMI got a Mr Machine for x-mas back when I was a kid. It opened up a world to me of moving arms and turning gears and clanging bells. I will never forget the significance it has played in my adult life… I still tear apart everything and can put it back together thanks to the basic logic I learned from this great toy. (not to mention years of tearing apart everything and putting it back together)
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