When you look at these photos, what comes to your mind? It's a sort of the Rorschach test. My first reaction to the picture of small toy tomatoes was "Wow, it is a choking hazard to small children!" I hope no kid choked to death from it.
Those tomatoes are not toys, but vegetables known as プチトマト (petit tomatoes) or ミニトマト (mini tomatoes) in Japan. There have been cases of choking accidents caused by these tomatoes in the past.
I love these! We had only Soviet block mini cars and they were practically falling apart even before you bought them, but I still loved them.
I come from a similar time but on the other side of the curtain. I know exactly what you mean though. Dinky toys.
I think my favorite was the red fire truck. The original model was URAL AC40, I found out from one Soviet vehicle book :D
What exactly are Soviet block mini cars?
They were made out of cheap metal, very heavy, and their wheels easily broke, but it was the only thing we had lol
Sorry for asking multiple times, but were those toys made in the Soviet Union?
Yes, they were like your mini cars, but Soviet model car toys :D
I see. I'm not familiar with Eastern European toys. Thank you!
When you look at these photos, what comes to your mind? It's a sort of the Rorschach test. My first reaction to the picture of small toy tomatoes was "Wow, it is a choking hazard to small children!" I hope no kid choked to death from it.
Mine was “microplastics in the ocean” but I still love the pics.
Those tomatoes are not toys, but vegetables known as プチトマト (petit tomatoes) or ミニトマト (mini tomatoes) in Japan. There have been cases of choking accidents caused by these tomatoes in the past.
Excellent "mini-study" especially the cherry tomatoes and pencil tips, and of course cars.
It was actually my father who made those mini pencils, and I'll be honest, I was horrified when I found them. (@o@)