Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2017 15:36:46 GMT
The Great Depression, FDR, the rise of Hitler and jazz. Also, my grandma was born in the thirties and she was pretty much the most awesome person ever, so there’s that.
The failed experiment that was Prohibition finally ended in 1933 and people could sell beer and liquor without fear.
Often times during periods of sadness great music is made and that certainly was no exception in the 1930s. What I wouldn’t give to sit down and listen to Robert Johnson play all day long on a hot summer day.
Fashion was still pretty conservative, with men typically wearing suits and ties and women wearing dresses. Most people wore hats. Outside of the darkest clubs, most people wore relatively similar clothing.
Cars in the 1930s were improved drastically from the vehicles of the Roaring Twenties. New types of engines were invented and tires were greatly improved as well. Car manufacturers focused a great deal of attention on new safety improvements.
1930s Facts
1930: Hostess Twinkies, Snickers and Wonder sliced bread introduced.
1931: The British free Gandhi and agree to discuss his demands.
1932: In response to the depression, Hoover reduces his salary by 20% and asks the Vice President and cabinet to the same.
1933: Jack Benny becomes a radio sensation as a perpetual 39-year-old miser who owns an old Maxwell and keeps his money in a basement vault.
1934: John Dillinger is killed by federal agents after seeing Manhattan Melody at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago.
1935: The rhumba becomes the latest dance craze.
1936: A Fortune poll indicates that 2 out of every 3 women use some form of birth control.
1937: John D. Rockefeller dies at age 98, leaving an estate worth nearly $1 billion.
1938: The Jefferson nickel goes into circulation.
1939: College fads include knock-knock jokes, roller skating and Chinese Checkers.
Toys in the 1930's
Toys in the 1930s required a LOT of imagination, which is a GREAT thing! Not to sound like a fuddy, but toys nowadays don’t require much more thought than “press a button repeatedly.” And there’s almost no need for pretending either. Well, that’s not the case with thirties toys. Very few electronics, and most toys were made of wood, fabric or cast iron.
Because it’s the era of the Great Depression, many kids toys were hand-me-downs from their older siblings. Dozens of toy companies went out of business due to the economic crisis.
Simple things like dolls, finger paint and die cast model cars were very popular. Also very popular were pedal cars and trucks. Some even had electric headlights!
Some legendary board games did come out in the 1930s, like Monopoly, Scrabble and Sorry! It’s hard to believe those games are that old!
The rich kids had Erector sets, toy trains and air rifles. The girls had all different kinds of dolls and doll houses to choose from. Also there was a wide variety of adult-like toys like kids typewriters, kids adding machines, and medical playsets.
One things is for sure, kind in the 30s didn’t sit all day and stare at their toys. They pretended and played with them!
Learn a lot more about 1930s toys by browsing the authentic 1930s toy catalog pages below. Read the captions and look at the prices. It’s amazing to see how cheap everything was back then!
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