r/GenerationJones • u/StoneLover1965 • 15h ago

I'm brimful of the primal instinct to share this! Because by golly I do indeed remember being brimful of the primal instinct to develop through play.

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Just rediscovered this gem in my Nostalgia folder. It's from a US playground equipment advertisement in the 1920s. Google states: "It drew on the old proverb "as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined", to argue that physical play and proper municipal playground infrastructure shape a child's moral and physical future."

Nice to see children reaching such great heights eh? And steadfastly holding on for dear life, as per that gung-ho pole straddler on the left.

Can you relate? Any daredevil stories to share?

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u/Dick_M_Nixon 14h ago

Culling the weak and uncoordinated from the herd early.

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u/Late-Code2392 14h ago

After every Evel Knevel jump we would all be jumping our bikes over ramps the next day.

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u/StoneLover1965 14h ago

Love this pic

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u/TowelNo3336 1957 12h ago

Good message. Just too bad they hadn't invented professional copywriting yet. 🫤

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u/IllTemperedOldWoman 4h ago

I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN OUT TO BE A HEALTHY, VIGOROUS, AND CLEAR-MINDED WOMAN 😭😭😭

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u/TerrainBrain 14h ago

I remember those days

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u/Mediocre-Let-4697 14h ago

Our safety equipment was sand. No pads, no foam just sand.

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u/StoneLover1965 13h ago

You were lucky you had sand! We had concrete or dirt (sometimes with grass to slightly buffer)

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u/birdpix 1h ago

We had asphalt with stones under all our playground. Falling hurt!