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"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. [ citation needed ] The original title was "Dutch Lullaby". The poem is a fantasy bed-time story about three children sailing and fishing among the stars from a boat which is a wooden shoe.
Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri at 634 S. Broadway where today his boyhood home is open to the public as The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum. [1] After the death of his mother in 1856, he was raised by an aunt, Mary Field French, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The Doobie Brothers' cover of "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" was the only single release to chart, when it reached No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [4] A second single, Al Jarreau's "One Good Turn", failed to chart.
2. Push Cart Pete. Could be worth: $9,200 This creepy dude from the '30s is actually one of the rarest toys you can find, and one of the first products from the then-new company Fisher Price.
Wynken, Blynken & Nod is a 1938 Silly Symphonies cartoon, adapted from Eugene Field's poem of the same name. Like other Symphonies at the time, it utilized the multiplane camera . It was directed by Graham Heid, produced by Walt Disney Productions , and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures .
The 1970s introduced a plethora of toys that have evolved from childhood playthings to cherished collectibles that defined a generation. From action figures and Atari games to quirky fads and Lego ...