I used to love toy Doctor's kits when I was a budding brain surgeon aged 6! They always looked like this one - red case, clunky stethoscope, forceps, the lot! I remember the Fisher Price version in a square plastic attache case, but that could have been from the 1980's when my daughter was a wee Doc.
One kit I never had was a cool space doctor set like this one, which looks exactly the same as a terrestrial kit apart from the words SPACE DOCTOR!
There have been some famous space doctors, the most famous of whom has to be Bones from Star Trek. McCoy had all sorts of medical gizmos including his utterly brilliant little whizzer, which was released as part of this toy set by Playmates. I think there were some Space 1999 medic kits too. Did you have any medical toys readers?
But by at least the length of an Army stretcher, my favourite medical toy in the Sixties was the Action Man Medic carded set. I absolutely adored Action Man and this kit was just fantastic complete with crutches, drip and yes, that ace folding stretcher! It was re-issued as part of the A Man's 40th Anniversary. Christmas meant Action Man back then and if I had the money I would collect Action Man today. Do any of you readers?
I vaguely remember a doctor's bag too as a youngin' but that was forever ago - post-Civil War era :-) I used to have a ton of G.I. Joe's and Stony Smith w/assorted gear (INCLUDING the stretcher and medic gear) but gave them to my nephew when I joined the military. I won't start collecting them again - got too much as it is. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe had quite a few Action Man outfits (most of which are still there :) but not the Medic unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteI do however now have Medic "Doc" McIlvoy standing amongst the 12" guys (see http://www.ebay.com/itm/301388474624 f ex), one of four figures representing a real soldier which a friend had produced for the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Each of those figures came with an accurate reproduction of a map, which was my contribution to the project. :)
Imho front-line Medics are amongst the most heroic of military men, and I think it's wholly appropriate that they receive recognition in toy shape as well.
Best -- Paul