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Etch-a-Sketch?

posted 4 years ago by GlenEllyn (21118)
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Have you ever owned an Etch-a-Sketch? More importantly, have you ever known anyone who can make pictures like these?

http://yellowmagpie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1960s-Toys-Etch-A-Sketch-Photo-By-Etcha-Creative-Commons-ShareAlike-Licence.jpg

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0015/0002/products/AmericanaEtchASketch_grande.jpg?v=1542637478

I'm not sure I could even do this:

https://www.wfuv.org/sites/default/files/audioarchives/photos/etch-e-sketch001.jpg

or this:

https://www.newromantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/etch-a-sketch-tablet.jpg

[–] StoneKeeper (21437) 4 years ago

Lol! I sure did.
My 4 years old can make some complex sketch’s that look like architecture plans. Very fascinating. Almost looks like a beautiful mind.

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 4 years ago

Really? I'm amazed. I tried and tried, but could never do anything except make a staircase.

[–] kspkap (13056) 4 years ago

My girls had the originals, along with everything shown on 1960’s tv. I wish I had saved their Fisher-Price toys which were made of wood. My brother had 4 Lionel train sets, Schwinn bike, red wagon, the blue pedal car, erector set, etc,

[–] db20db (16226) 4 years ago

It was a favorite toy of mine that served me well during an 11 day voyage from New York to Europe.

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 4 years ago

You became quite adept at it then?

[–] db20db (16226) 4 years ago

Yes. I spent hours coming up with elaborate designs.

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 4 years ago

Nice! A talent I never had and never will, I guess.

[–] AndyKing1967 (34098) 4 years ago

I never had one, but a lot of my friends did. I can’t remember coming up with anything too complicated when I had a go on one.

[–] Stratego (29280) 4 years ago

I don't believe those are real!

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I had one when I was a kid, but my drawings weren't very good.