29 Terrible Old-Timey Toys That Kids Must Have Absolutely Hated

How hard can it be to make a decent toy for a child? While we’re sure that there are some unexpected nuances to the job, it has to be truly difficult to make an awful toy for children. Seriously, just take something that kids like, shrink it down to fit in a kid’s stubby little hands, ensure that it’s not an accidental murder machine, and boom, throw it in a box and ship it off to stores (or wherever people buy toys nowadays). 

But as easy as it sounds, the people below missed the memo. Somewhere in that pretty straightforward process, things broke down. Maybe it was dangerous, maybe it was culturally insensitive or maybe it was just something no kid could possibly want to play with. Whatever the case, it’s all here.