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Cool Toys I Never Got for Christmas
As kids, we know Christmas is all about the toys. What did you get, what did your siblings get, what did your friends get? The anticipation to present opening was overwhelming to me. Fortunately, my...
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Christmas Slides In: The Office Christmas Party
I found time (a little) for one more post this season. From a slide lot I bought a year or so ago comes this look into an office Christmas party circa 1966. I have no time to provide commentary so...
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Merry Christmas (in Ads)
While the above "00" was meant to be a place holder for the ad, it's appropriate today. Wow, that went quick. And while I didn't get anywhere near the number of posts out I wanted to, please accept...
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A Toast to 2020
I make no excuses for my toaster obsession. I don't know what it is. Something about the comfort and civility of just eating some toast with a cup of coffee.I picked up this GE toaster at an estate...
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Rock-afire Find
This being a new year, and the habit of making resolutions upon the new year being what it is, I thought I'd make one. I don't have many vices and the ones I have, I don't want to give up (coffee, I'm...
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Romper Romance
Wow, January went fast. Like so many New Year's resolutions, I failed to live up to mine. I only posted once last month. Well, let's see if I can beat that record in February, even if it is a short...
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That's What You Get From Cracker Jack...Checkers
A few years back, I posted some students' Valentines sent to a teacher named Peter Blank in the 30's and 40's. Included in the box were some sheets of paper with little poems and illustrations. They...
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A Peanut's Demise
The recent brouhaha over Mr. Peanut's death reminded me of this booklet I have. "Mr. Peanut's Guide to Nutrition" from 1973 is a promotion for Mr. Peanut products disguised as a nutrition guide. Oh,...
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Obvious Dogs
A friend recently introduced me to the site obviousplant.com. The author of the site, Jeff Wysaski, creates faux knock-off/import products along with original packaging such as "Dead Birds" ("They are...
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Birthday Greetings
No, it's not my birthday, but it's been a while since I've done a post, so I thought I'd dig through my backlog.This birthday card collection was a find this past summer. I'm not sure if they were all...
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Guardians of the Coffee
I found this Guardian Service coffee pot at an estate sale for $1. I'd seen them before, but never used one, so for a buck, I thought I'd give it a try.There was no plug, so I assumed it was some...
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Uncanny Finds: It's 905 Somewhere...
I have hazy memories (and not because I'm drunk) of my Dad drinking 905 beer. He preferred our hometown Anheuser-Busch products, but when money was tight, 905 would do. I should mention, 905 was...
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Washing History
One of my binge-watching guilty pleasures in the last couple months has been "Eating History". On the show, the hosts, "Old Smokey" and Josh Macuga ingest or drink products well past their expiration...
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A Peach of a Toaster...or At Least a Pear
Despite being the toaster enthusiast (read "fanatic") I am, I nearly passed on this Toastmaster model. I even went as far as to pay for my other items and get in my car. Then I asked myself, "What...
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Your Neighborhood Burglar Needs Help
When I was in 9th grade, our home was burglarized while we were attending my grandfather's funeral. I'm not looking for sympathy, just setting the tone for today's post. Although, the jerks did steal...
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McDonald's Memories
The 1970's were the golden age of fast food, and the toys of the era reflect that. From Pizza Hut playsets and ovens to Pepsi fountains to Kentucky Fried Chicken playsets.But the fast food king is,...
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Ten years. Sometimes it seems longer, other times it seems like it couldn't have been that long.And to be honest, I'd forgotten. I was reminded by Dex's own blog-iversary post over on his...
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Marx Brontosaurus
This 1959 plastic Brontosaurus made by Marx Toys reminds me of the Sinclair dinosaur. The Sinclair Dinosaur statue was a staple of gas station road trip stops when I was a kid. I haven't seen one in...
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Between the Covers -- The House on the Cliff or A Boy on the Edge
I pick up a lot of old books at sales and occasionally I find something of interest inside, whether it be money, a 4-leaf clover, business card or even a written note. This 1940's edition of The Hardy...
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