Toyland

December 1, 1965, Oshkosh Northwestern

There's nothing like discount prices to bring shoppers to the downtown area, especially when Dick and Jane are expecting something wonderful under the tree.  Does anybody know what "Col-R-Placs" are?  I was stymied by the mention of "Putter-Poles" and I eventually found this on eBay:

It seems like a cross between TinkerToys and an Erector set.  I was 9 years old for Christmas, 1965 and I likely could recite every toy commercial I'd seen up to that point!  But this outfoxed me.  They must not have had a large TV budget.