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Play set:I.C.B.M Vanguard Satellite Launcher

Remco Industries Inc.1950's

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Remco Industries is best remembered for its toys from the late 1950s and 1960s.The slogan was "Every Boy Wants a Remco Toy...and so do girls." Remco was founded by two cousins: Ike Heller and Saul Robbins. The name Remco comes from the two words "Remote Control". This toy represents a popular form of play during the Cold War, which revolved around war-games and military toys.

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  • Title: Play set:I.C.B.M Vanguard Satellite Launcher
  • Creator: Remco Industries Inc.
  • Date Created: 1950's
  • Location: Newark, NJ
  • Subject Keywords: war, missile, rocket
  • Type: Play Sets
  • Medium: plastic, printed paper, cardboard
  • Object ID: 110.11649
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