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These 1950s giant dinosaur toys were just $1 – and there was a reason they were so cheap

Disappointing dinosaur toys from the 1950s

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This ad offers toy dinos “made of molded one-piece quality latex.” You know what that meant in plain English? A balloon.

Yep, these were big balloons with little dinosaur drawings on the side. (You can check out some much better vintage toys here.)

7 gigantic dinosaurs for $1.00 (1958)

Giant inflatable toys of pre-historic monsters — Up to 4 feet tall

Command these fun-loving prehistoric monsters to your every prank. Toss them in the air, they will always land on their feet.

Made of molded one-piece quality latex, completely inflatable with genuine toss-up feet action. Thrill to their fascinating names: Allosaurus, Sea Serpent, Prosaurolophus, Trachodon, Ceratosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Armored Dinichthys.

7 different pre-historic monsters – ALL 7 MONSTERS for only $1

Vintage ad - Disappointing dinosaur toys from the 1950s

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