TV Test Pattern
Topo Gigio from the "Ed Sullivan Show"
We NEVER missed Ed Sullivan on Sunday nites!
Tinker Toys
Timmy & Lassie
Door-to-door Fuller Brush Men
Studebakers...my childhood best friend's mom had one of these.
Speedy Alka Seltzer
Sky King and his niece Penny.
Roller Skate Key
Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders
Penny Candy.
The 5 & Dime store in my home town had a huge display table
FULL
of penny candy.
Some even two or three for a penny!
Old Yeller
Metal Ice Cube Trays with Levers
Marlin Perkins from
Mutual of Omaha's
"Wild Kingdom"
Lincoln Logs
Jiffy Pop popcorn
Gum Wrapper Chains
S & H Green Stamps
You redeemed them at Green Stamp Stores.
We got some for a wedding gift and I redeemed them
for a clothes iron and a table lamp
Flash Bulbs
Fire Escape Tubes
The hospital I was born in had one just like this one.
Drive In Restaurants
Erector Sets
Drive in Movies
Ding Dong!
Avon Calling!
Cork
Pop Guns
Cigarettes for Christmas
Both of my parents smoked
like chimneys
when I was a kid.
Chef Boy Ar Dee Spaghetti in a can
Chatty Cathy Dolls
My childhood best friend also had a
Charming Chatty doll
Car Hops
Brylcreem
A little dab'll do ya!
They'll love to run their fingers thru your hair. !
Brownie Camera
Beany & Cecil Cartoon Show
Aluminum Christmas Trees
with Color Wheels
45 rpm record spindles
15 cent McDonald Hamburgers
5 Cent Postage Stamps
5 Cent Packages of Baseball Cards
...and how about The Beatles
Bubble Gum Cards???
I had tons of those.
5 Cent Cokes
12 told me what they're thinking:
Oh My! I can't believe I actually remember some of those. It's funny because a friend wore a t-shirt with that 45 insert shape on it and nobody knew what it was except I recognized it immediately! I'm sorry, I refuse to admit that I'm old, not yet anyway. I figure if I ignore it then it will go away. LOL! Hope all is well with you!
Love it!
All of those are familiar to me. I washed with a wringer washer until 1975.
Oh, goodness... thank you so much for sharing these! I spent many happy hours sitting at the kitchen table sorting and sticking Green Stamps with my grandmother... and Chatty Cathy... oh heavens, I loved her.
You can still buy Lincoln Logs and TinkerToys... have some stashed away for my someday grandchildren. And I love Cracker Barrel because of the nostalgic candies and treats I can find there...
You brought a smile to my world today!
Even I miss some of those things - and I'm a LOT younger :) The fire escape tube looks like fun. I wonder why they did away with those!
Green Stamps!
I loved Green Stamps.
Oh, I'd love a uk version of all that!
Oh I absolutely loved this post also!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I'm now on Facebook, whatever the heck that is! Please don't tell me I just started something I have to keep up with. You see how well I keep up with my blog! LOL So what do I do now?
Okay, so...I'm NOT old, but we had a wringer washer when we first moved to Tanzania. My son LOVES his Lincoln Logs! And the Studebaker? All I can think of is Fonzy Bear in the Muppet Movie! :D
Thanks for this incredible post!!! The gum wrapper chain - hey - did anyone else make those chains as long as your boyfriend is tall?? This was like at 14, so the boyfriend was really just someone I had a crush on! But the chain was fun!
Hey thanx for re-posting this! What a fun walk into my childhood!
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