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I Ja, You Ja, We All Ja for Ouija
We had a Ouija board when I was a kid. For some reason it layed on the ground in our furnace room. And it freaked me out. My sister had told stories of how it had predicted who she would marry,...
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Black Cat Face Die Cut
 I picked up this cat face diecut in a lot last summer. It was included in the same lot as the Eureka Trick or Treaters and the Eureka Owl. This particular die cut dates to the 1940's and is...
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Spirit Ball Memories
I'm not usually into modern Halloween items or props (although granted this is 17 years old), but this piece was pretty cool, the price was right and it reminded me of something from my childhood (more...
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Scratch Cat Fever
 These die cuts are referred to as "Scratch Cats" due to their extended claws and hackled backs.This die cut was made by Beistle and dates to the 1960's. It's jointed and can be positioned as desired....
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Garage Sale Haunts
I thought I'd do something a little different today. Rather than showing you what I found at garage sales, I'll share what houses I saw while garage saling, specifically those decked out for the...
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Old Gold Scarecrow
 This ad comes from a lot of 1940's and 50's Saturday Evening Post magazines I bought at an estate sale this weekend. The magazines were $1 each. How could I resist? This particular ad comes from the...
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Haunting Memories
I've always had a fascination with the classic haunted house. When I was in Second Grade, our school carnival featured one built on the frame of a semi trailer. I bought my ticket and bravely strode...
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Deck the Halls with Bowels of Ghoulies
Time for my annual post of my interior decorations. They don't vary much from year to year, but I like to share anyway. Everything (almost) in these shots were garage or estate sale finds.My daughter...
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Great Balls of Popcorn!
You thought I was done? Not quite yet.I thought I'd share this traditional Halloween treat with you. Popcorn Balls. I'm old enough to remember when old ladies would hand these out as treats in your...
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And To All, A Good Halloween Night
"And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Halloween well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!"Thus another Halloween comes to an end....
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Halloween 2022 Post-Mortem
Welcome to November 1st, or as I like to call it, October 32nd.Normally, I use this post to visit some of my stats over the past month. But it appears Google's stats are either on the fritz, or they...
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Empire State Toaster
I have a disease for which there is no known cure. If you saw me walking on the street, you wouldn't even be able to tell I was sick. The disease? My name is Tom and I'm a toaster hoarder. I have an...
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Child World/Children's Palace Video Toy Chest
I don't normally pick up VHS tapes at garage or estate sales unless the content is unusual or unavailable in other formats. This tape meets both qualifications.This "Child World/Children's Palace...
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Always on My Tree
I don't know why I'm compelled to save what I call "Misfit Memories" (memories no one wanted), but I do.Maybe it's the thought that something meant so much to someone at one time, only to be forgotten...
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Even More Glasses with Character
Way way back in 2011 and 2012, I wrote about some Pepsi character glasses I'd found. Back then, I was paying a quarter a piece. Those days are long gone. I actually don't see the character glasses...
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Toaster Toast?
I found this 4-slot "Mary Proctor" model P21601 toaster in the basement of a home this morning. It was pretty dusty, but I could see the chrome underneath was in good condition. It cleaned up...
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Play It Safe, Mister
So says this apple-headed youth. I guess we are to infer that Amoco gas is safe.As you may have guessed, this is a map of the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-West Virginia area, and that includes Washington...
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Silex Science
This 1951 Silex syphon coffee maker joined the collection this past weekend. I got it for 50% off at $5, plus the estate sale cashier threw in the rest of my items (mostly ephemera) for free, so I was...
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A Not-So Sticky Mystery
As new as this looked, it was sitting on a shelf without a box in the basement of a recent sale. However, by its design, I knew it wasn't new. It sported that 1960's space-age/UFO aesthetic.  This...
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Saturday Evening Post Uncovered
 Back in 2015, I posted about a collection of coverless comic books I picked up at a garage sale. This past year, I encountered just the obvious. Covers without books. In this case, they were...
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