Buzz, I knew you were a fellow after my own heart! I had a Big Jim, too, and the camper set as a kid!! Also GI Joes and Hot Wheels (I'd love to track down a Thundershift 500 racing set at a cheap price for my nephews- I can't tell you what joy it brought me), and Matchbox cars! About McCrory's - at one point, our former Kresge's in Staten Island became a McCrory's for a few years, and then it closed down in the 80's.
Yep, my brother and I had Big Jims, then they came out w/Big Josh, Big Jake and another one that I *think* was Big Jack? One was black (Big Jack I think) and the others were white.
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We did the GI Joe's too and do you, or anyone, remember the Best of the West collection? We had Johnny West, Jane West, Jesse West, a couple horses and another one that I can't remember the name of, but it was a black knight I think. There's this GREAT vintage toy store in Maryland called The Toy Exchange and it was there I found a mint Big Jim and Big Josh which are proudly on display at my house.
I kept my Matchbox cars up until a few years ago when I gave them to my nephews Jack and Sean, son of the aforementioned brother--they were pretty beat up from continual play--if I knew then what I know now about 'vintage/antique' toys.....
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Anyway, I *did* keep my Batmobile and a Starsky & Hutch red Torino that I made myself, that is to say, I had a Ford car that sorta looked like the Torino so I painted it red and put the white stripe on it, before passing on the collection.
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We also had Zayre's and Ames. Zayre's closed in the early 80's as I recall, then Ame's closed just a few years ago, maybe 2000?