Potato Toys (1931)

https://www.puppiesandflowers.com/toys-of-potatoes/#Toys%20of%20Potatoes%2011

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gnabgib2• 5 years ago

I didn't know Twitter was around in 1931 (⊙_⊙)？

404mm• 5 years ago

Is it just me or do the potatoes look unusually hairy?

I’m not Russian but we used to make similar characters and animals out of chestnuts.

jareklupinski• 5 years ago

you don't use the good potatoes for toys...

nzealand• 5 years ago

No potato battery? I am disappoint.

mrblampo• 5 years ago

Any source beyond the tweet?

tokai• 5 years ago

You have the publication year, title, and author in the first picture. What more do you need to know the source?

dang2• 5 years ago

We've changed the URL since this was posted (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29041944).

motohagiography• 5 years ago

If this was posted as a joke about the supply chain problems, it's not as funny as you think it is. I assure you, it's much, much funnier.

tillinghast• 5 years ago

Oblig. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Potato_Head

trhway• 5 years ago

Reminded the old movie from the same period about a Revolution hero, him using potatoes to teach tactics https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS64aAQEgME

jjp• 5 years ago

Many more images - https://www.puppiesandflowers.com/toys-of-potatoes/#Toys%20o...

gnabgib2• 5 years ago

This is a much better source! I wonder why these creative designs haven't stood the test of time (sure potatoes go bad, but so do pumpkins)

dang2• 5 years ago

Changed from https://twitter.com/sovietvisuals/status/1453479551410057225 above. Thanks!

ajsnigrutin• 5 years ago

"Son, bring your toys for dinner!"

berkes• 5 years ago

They are beautiful.

The first image appears to be some kitchen gear. But I'm unfamiliar with it. Is it a toy home distillery?

tetromino_• 5 years ago

It's a samovar; wood- or charcoal-burning vessel (electric in more modern versions) for boiling water for tea and keeping a tea kettle warm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samovar

2Gkashmiri• 5 years ago

as a permanent potato lover, i have to ask:what kind of recipes do "potato based diet" do communities around the world have? i live in a place where rice is the major food source and that is the base of all lunch and dinner. everything else is had "with rice". i wonder how potato is consumed on a daily basis (i would love to) except the fast food stuff. errgh

Potato Toys (1931)

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