Disposable Toys

An Old Traditional Toys Seller.

Handmade toys made of paper and bamboo (disposable toy).

With the same design for years.

source: Facebook @ Mbah Kopimorning

Gambar Oemboel - Wayang Theme Playing Card

A full version of Gambar Oemboel with the theme of "Wayang".

What is Gambar Oemboel?
Gambar Oemboel (GO) is another form of comics. Popular toys in 1970 - 1980 in Indonesia. This sheet is cut into pieces and then thrown by 2 or more players. When its fall and pictorial side is visible you win, if the inverse mean loose. There are many themes of GO including American superheroes. Drawn by unknown artist

However, GO in the period 2000 until now increasingly unpopular. No reprint. There is only GO as antiques. Hunted by collectors to provide memories of the past.

Now, GO are not as popular as decades ago. GO has rarely played in a sense as before. They contain fragments of faces or scenes in movies, sitcoms, and soap opera which was famous at that time. For example: Teletubies, Meteor Garden, Sin Chan, Doraemon, Spongebob and Squarepant, and others. 

Memories of GO cannot easily separated from 'Indonesian 70's born".  
 
source: Facebook @ PTGO (Penggemar Toelen Gambar Oemboel)

Wooden Bus

Wooden bus. A handmade toy that made from rejected-wood. Not quite similar to original bus. But it's OK. We can moved this toy manually. Just push it or pull it. No batteries needed. I found it in Gembira Loka Zoo Market, Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

Indonesian toys: Burung Mainan

 















Burung Mainan means: Toys looks a like bird. This is the original toys made from coconut leaf. I found it in Bali, Indonesia. This toy can't fly but it can move with 4 wheels on this side. Why we made a bird-like toy that cannot fly?

Indonesian toys: Funny Cowboy

Funny Cowboy made from handpainted-softwood. That horse's head and tail will moving up and down if we shake this toy. And so to rolls with that whells. I found it in Panderman Hill, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.