There was a time in Japan when toys weren’t merely sexual outlets for repressed nerds; Nerds who believe that the greatest declaration of love is to post up anigifs of themselves jizzing all over their latest garage kit. (Word to the wise: don’t buy second hand garage kits!)

These old toy designs, care of the Ningyo-Do Library website, are ingenious, to say the least.

Among my favourites:

The first Japanese Console? This "portable" Sumo game wagon includes some roly-poly Sumo wrestlers. 

The wooden ox cart tricycle.  I can’t see any peddles, so I’m assuming this is peddled "Flintstones style".

Some other cool devices. (Yes, I purposely wrote that so people looking for Cool Devices would be directed here.) I like the little toy cart thingy.