This is a Wheaties cereal box record. Back in the 1950s, this was cut out of a cardboard box to be played on the family's record player, If the parents allowed the flimsy record to be played on the Hi-fi. Wheaties 78 RPM Cereal Box Record: On Top of Old Smokey
One of my favorite “toys” back then was my portable phonograph, and I had all kinds of kids songs on my little yellow records. I can’t remember if I had the Wheaties records or not, but if I did, I would have played it on my little record player. It wasn’t exactly like this one, but very similar.
Funny, I was just thinking about those clear red and yellow records. I recall the ones from the cereal boxes. They weren't very rigid...you'd get sea-sick watching them play.
I never had my own record player until I left home and bought one myself. We had a floor model, where the record player tilted out like magic. Only 78 and 33 1/3. It had a vertical radio dial behind a tall thin door and included short wave. Can't find one like it online.
I bought a couple of old radios similar to that as an adult. I still have one of them. I used to listen to the BBC on it some evenings rather than watch TV. They are as much nice furniture as they are appliance, huh?
I remember softening up a red 78 kid's record and forming a "fruit" bowl....with a tiny hole in the bottom....GROOVEY! NOT my actual bowl.
My favorites were my Easy Bake Oven and my Barbie dolls….. I burnt my first cake in that oven, ah the memories….
Chinese Checkers was popular at our house in the 50's. All ages could play together. The current version of the game was invented by a German in 1892. It must still be popular