Old Metal Playground Equipment

At least generation x has pictures to prove the dangers we faced every day during recess.

Old metal playground equipment.

This old school playground equipment will do all that by tomorrow. 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. Vintage metal slide old slide on a playground lexington oklahoma playground fall 2011. Contact your local school district to see if they have any used playground slides or swing sets to sell.

Old vintage playground equipment has all but disappeared. Benefits of metal slides for playgrounds. Oct 5 2013 explore megan hurst s board old playground equipment followed by 121 people on pinterest. 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.

Children s metal playground sets are typically constructed of galvanized steel to prevent rusting. See more ideas about playground playground equipment childhood memories. And tomorrow they will step forth vigorous healthy clear thinking men and women to make the world a better place. Although many of these distributors have transitioned to plastic or other material companies like american playground still manufacture and sell metal slides today.

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. Paint children s playground equipment with lead free paint to prevent lead poisoning. Vintage playground equipment old monkey bars. Take average children brimful of the primal instinct to develop through play provide for them proper playgrounds fitted with modern playground equipment.

Why have metal slides always been so popular over the decades. Before painting playground equipment carefully inspect the equipment and make needed repairs. By the 1950s there were metal slides for sale all over america. 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.

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.