Old Metal Playground Equipment

After 10 15 years used school playground equipment is typically retired to a warehouse of central storing facility to be recycled sold or disposed of.

Old metal playground equipment.

Benefits of metal slides for playgrounds. By the 1950s there were metal slides for sale all over america. Although many of these distributors have transitioned to plastic or other material companies like american playground still manufacture and sell metal slides today. Oct 5 2013 explore megan hurst s board old playground equipment followed by 121 people on pinterest.

Paint children s playground equipment with lead free paint to prevent lead poisoning. And tomorrow they will step forth vigorous healthy clear thinking men and women to make the world a better place. This old school playground equipment will do all that by tomorrow. Vintage playground equipment old monkey bars.

Old vintage playground equipment has all but disappeared. Playgrounds and playground equipment enable children of all ages and abilities to have vital opportunities to accelerate social motor emotional and cognitive development. At least generation x has pictures to prove the dangers we faced every day during recess. It s funny how we ever survived this long.

Why have metal slides always been so popular over the decades. Research has demonstrated again and again that children who do not engage in free play in their first six years tend to face a lifetime of limited brain power. See more ideas about playground playground equipment childhood memories. A lot of the old playground equipment wasn t safe but after getting knock in the head a time or two we learned really quick about safety.

Pop abides 10 years ago i was reading a news story the other day where a kid fell off of a sliding board and banged his head they sued the school. Today s playgrounds are a far cry from the ones that parents and grandparents played on and some favorite playground equipment has vanished for good. Remember when recess was fun and maybe a little dangerous with this look at forgotten playground favorites including monkey bars merry go rounds and more. Vintage metal slide old slide on a playground lexington oklahoma playground fall 2011.

Children s metal playground sets are typically constructed of galvanized steel to prevent rusting.