Sign In, Please This guest book was from the Pillsbury “A” Mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Wednesday, April 1, 1885, several visitors checked in. Savvy Minnesota history watchers will notice one particular name on the list – James J. Hill, a...
November 18, 2014

Sign In, Please

This guest book was from the Pillsbury “A” Mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Wednesday, April 1, 1885, several visitors checked in. Savvy Minnesota history watchers will notice one particular name on the list – James J. Hill, a railroad executive whose vast, grand mansion is a St. Paul landmark. 

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Play-Doh, Nerf and…Cheerios?! This is an Easy Bake Oven. It was just one of the many awesome toys made by General Mills from the 1960s to the 1980s. Wait…what?? General Mills made toys? Yes. From Spirograph and the Six Million Dollar Man action...
August 8, 2014

Play-Doh, Nerf and…Cheerios?!

This is an Easy Bake Oven. It was just one of the many awesome toys made by General Mills from the 1960s to the 1980s. Wait…what?? General Mills made toys? Yes. From Spirograph and the Six Million Dollar Man action figure to the original Star Wars action figures, we’ve got them in our archives! And many of them are currently on exhibit at the Minnesota History Center. See more vintage toys here. 

Tags:  vintage   Retro   vintage toys   retro toys   easy bake oven   star wars   minnesota   minnesota history center   history   General Mills