Word: astro
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though trains and dolls are still selling strong, some past Christmas favorites are lading The junior cowboy is riding off into the sunset. With the exception of ideal's hot-selling Astro Base, which simulates a landing on the moon, space-age toys are far out. Not science fiction but science do-it-yourself kits, which may baffle father but delight junior, are now the big sellers. Science Kit Maker A. C. Gilbert says that do-it-yourself kits have jumped from ⅓ to ⅔ of Gilbert's total sales, with sales of astronomy kits alone...