Its always to see an Empire toy. Empire were the successor to Tarheel of Tarboro, the makers of American Project SWORD. Here we have a blist...

The recent item by Ed Berg about the Empire Plastic Corp. vehicle and building set was great. https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2023/01/...

  I do like this space buggy from 1999 released by Empire Industries. The arms recall the working end of the SpaceX MEV2. Do you like it?

These galactic Star Mites, of which these are just 3 examples, have caught my eye over the years. Firstly they were made by Empire of C...

I like this sleek ride-on space buggy featured on You Tube. I bet some kid was happy that Christmas. It was made by Empire on 1...

This video on You Tube from 2017 is about the demise of General Foam in the US. As far as I recall General Foam were a successor to the...

Any readers work there in Tarboro? Anyone remember working there in the 1960's when it was Tarheel Plastics? Here's a You...

What do you think readers?

Here's an online article about the financial trouble Empire toys were in in 1997.  http://www.fool.com/DTrouble/1997/DTrouble970623.ht...

A relative of Tarheel Toys, here is the online trademark info for Empire Toys of Tarboro, North Carolina, courtesy of Trademarkia: here. ...

The S.W.O.R.D in Project S.W.O.R.D stands for Space World Organisation for Research and Development. Despite the red SWORD arrow em...

I read this the other day on the Free Library concerning Empire of Carolina, the parent/ successor of Tarheel Toys [who released Project S...

Picture: Astronautix Picture: Wired Picture: Astronautix Early Booster Rocket designs from NASA;s 1961 manned missi...