The Mystery of the Clicking Glass Tube: Identifying Those Vintage “Clicker” Toys and the Soothing Nostalgia They Bring

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📊 A Quick Guide to Vintage Glass Desk Toys
If you are collecting these or just want to identify what you have, here is a gentle guide to the different types of vintage tactile toys.

The Toy
What It Looks Like
How It Works
The Glass Clicker Tube
A sealed, slender glass tube with 2-4 metal balls inside.
Flipped end-over-end; the balls fall and click continue reading …