tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80802990654417120682024-03-19T03:48:44.906-05:00Garage Sale FindsIntermittent ramblings of a garage sale fanatic. Celebrating garage sale treasures and sometimes trash.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comBlogger1296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-85788728927987907312024-03-17T14:49:00.003-05:002024-03-17T14:49:31.999-05:00Sunday Morning Coffee<p>Okay, it's really Sunday afternoon, but I worked all night and went to bed at 8 a.m. this morning.</p><p>This Farberware model 206 was a recent find, although I have several in this identical or near identical design.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Xsb0yAoLWzSDIF6Nw5s706kr1fYNwpZlVqIAGlJQs9b4UjqsVzuWXCiagffilYosHjtkgRKp9ffvWZ7dKKi1rJF6apgrcrNDu_biu0o_6QOD8GUnRZpOoAdCzWP8S3YmTeuZ46fXLnMJUxlfY6iBPxFb5nV2RrltlZ06EWE0X9KFzmvvQVJkLpz70MFn/s2905/IMG_20240316_152421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Xsb0yAoLWzSDIF6Nw5s706kr1fYNwpZlVqIAGlJQs9b4UjqsVzuWXCiagffilYosHjtkgRKp9ffvWZ7dKKi1rJF6apgrcrNDu_biu0o_6QOD8GUnRZpOoAdCzWP8S3YmTeuZ46fXLnMJUxlfY6iBPxFb5nV2RrltlZ06EWE0X9KFzmvvQVJkLpz70MFn/w572-h640/IMG_20240316_152421.jpg" width="572" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't find the exact manufacture date of this percolator; the references I could find online place it in the 1940's although that's a little late for a non-automatic percolator, but I guess it's possible. The patent number dates to 1932. Of course, patent dates only mean the item was manufactured some time after that, potentially years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhF51Wu6OyW-DrNXYrsJYvdlASFe08dPn-gL-52UETqH46JQDRIn0VhKZKgjsj1EAh58Xm5z5oJk31MqpY20bQ17v_F8CVrXPpulT_MYHwuTCrfBqAkRgMA46xzUEerlw1abcmDkyIJh9AAH41YiL7odejjm8ZqibThM1YoAVynDmSuHbjuFIhjo1QIjI/s4608/IMG_20240316_152611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhF51Wu6OyW-DrNXYrsJYvdlASFe08dPn-gL-52UETqH46JQDRIn0VhKZKgjsj1EAh58Xm5z5oJk31MqpY20bQ17v_F8CVrXPpulT_MYHwuTCrfBqAkRgMA46xzUEerlw1abcmDkyIJh9AAH41YiL7odejjm8ZqibThM1YoAVynDmSuHbjuFIhjo1QIjI/w640-h360/IMG_20240316_152611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The patent actually refers to the fuse design. As I mentioned, this is a non-automatic percolator which means it will not shut off after a certain amount of time and will continue perking until all coffee is evaporated; you have to unplug it. If you forget to unplug and the percolator overheats, it will blow the fuse. I have seen percolators with a replaceable fuse that you just exchange by taking the bottom off. This design allows you to rotate a wheel that moves a new fuse into place (of course, you still need to remove the bottom).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyampmgv0-BC6n1i5kvtdZ2OcOVoMpvavq-HNybGLgcIidY4LUEokCyq_pHM8vmiH6NRA6kW5J7ASesufkUznti7lDjqfDav5mgNP379IkHd3RhEbuGbWfMMtupHtE5Q3c1xESiZ0yEaCfYkVpXFx86T_GsLPgnPTQEW0FOrII22gn0PMScesNCa7lQVYq/s3408/US1839329-drawings-page-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyampmgv0-BC6n1i5kvtdZ2OcOVoMpvavq-HNybGLgcIidY4LUEokCyq_pHM8vmiH6NRA6kW5J7ASesufkUznti7lDjqfDav5mgNP379IkHd3RhEbuGbWfMMtupHtE5Q3c1xESiZ0yEaCfYkVpXFx86T_GsLPgnPTQEW0FOrII22gn0PMScesNCa7lQVYq/w436-h640/US1839329-drawings-page-1.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although not original to the pot, it came with a vintage cord (neatly bundles).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFTb0lqNITmohlQV4MjASga9VarCemiu94b96XiJFl9e2-TvJ6-trHaR_dJyP33RSVWX3BsUeigA7Glb2BvI4-Xpn2PQXyPJ_-OgwEhL9PyiG3di5JaNdJskef9pb9scBznhIAb7r2f03Gk807y0aQVu7a6b1M3v3OjaI6sr023HTUMujiRXk00-p4w1Y/s4608/IMG_20240316_152412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFTb0lqNITmohlQV4MjASga9VarCemiu94b96XiJFl9e2-TvJ6-trHaR_dJyP33RSVWX3BsUeigA7Glb2BvI4-Xpn2PQXyPJ_-OgwEhL9PyiG3di5JaNdJskef9pb9scBznhIAb7r2f03Gk807y0aQVu7a6b1M3v3OjaI6sr023HTUMujiRXk00-p4w1Y/w640-h360/IMG_20240316_152412.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>People tend to freak out when they see plugs like this, but they are safe as long as there's no fraying. Not that I would plug it in and walk away, but it's fine as long as you're there monitoring you percolator.</p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-8270711856097235212024-03-06T18:00:00.000-06:002024-03-06T18:00:00.384-06:00Flower Power<p>There's something poetic about this slide. Something about the beauty of peacetime after the horrors of war. Anyway, we've gone from squatting in the latrine to squatting in some flowers.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UCbzGMuDQq34L36jmnmX9HU4Q9CP9eGoYRc6Okh41DMbXvL0NxmZvd18h91uG0fAVyEDER6gk7dyMlV_KJO10NqZQ4jl-FUWTZn1vWiM7eF9bemZ-JXNiR3KqfYWVQXIE8sww-uJk90HuP81mV9pLQ_XkkUiySXZbS-NgkL3-idO6ZQrWqwKY4DwyXJb/s6000/PICT0388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UCbzGMuDQq34L36jmnmX9HU4Q9CP9eGoYRc6Okh41DMbXvL0NxmZvd18h91uG0fAVyEDER6gk7dyMlV_KJO10NqZQ4jl-FUWTZn1vWiM7eF9bemZ-JXNiR3KqfYWVQXIE8sww-uJk90HuP81mV9pLQ_XkkUiySXZbS-NgkL3-idO6ZQrWqwKY4DwyXJb/w640-h426/PICT0388.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-79962093269275307062024-03-05T18:00:00.001-06:002024-03-05T18:00:00.244-06:00Occupied<p>This slide was simply titled "Latrine". Talk about closeness. I'm not sure that canvas wrap is really providing much privacy. I have nightmares about this (not this particular slide, mind you, just this situation). This is from the same set of slides as the previous post. Talk about occupied in Japan. I presume our subject is taking the photo, which is a whole other level of weird. I guess he wanted to let someone at home know about the arrangements.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGLhv15w_0l2-Qh7iXHHUhyphenhyphenqE1Hxc5WdnBFKg-M7bMKqXVK2gPXpqwILRWyJVg0WOGtMafgm5I9UnJY-AIqHjdO9E-LC_d_HSHtyX1K_NVcx0b1-TXdzc81oEpUVYpSDSm1ciJxdwmDP4cm4ldTng-OhGQPiO7q-fNIecuGAaJB-o-q1PGqc4hyphenhyphenJymixr/s6000/McNair%20Latrine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGLhv15w_0l2-Qh7iXHHUhyphenhyphenqE1Hxc5WdnBFKg-M7bMKqXVK2gPXpqwILRWyJVg0WOGtMafgm5I9UnJY-AIqHjdO9E-LC_d_HSHtyX1K_NVcx0b1-TXdzc81oEpUVYpSDSm1ciJxdwmDP4cm4ldTng-OhGQPiO7q-fNIecuGAaJB-o-q1PGqc4hyphenhyphenJymixr/w640-h426/McNair%20Latrine.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-34165765475266091052024-03-04T12:44:00.005-06:002024-03-04T21:51:19.596-06:00Bounty<p>I acquired a collection of family slides at an estate sale this past weekend. Many are "red border" Kodachrome 35mm slides which puts them at pre-1960. As it turns out, many were from the late 1940's when the original owner was stationed in Occupied Japan at Camp McNair around 1947. I'll be posting some select picks (and pics) in the following weeks.</p><p>First up is this photo of a bountiful feast. The color and composition of this was striking to me. The original owner of the slides, Milton Gast, is center.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnROfY_204hyphenhyphenpRjexsL-BdonUozSOJb_ChyCnS2R6mVT7MVRAW7QGw8ISSd4517EclpwjbgrM7AByWuh8nVS8UOM935v05Az6lsphh73mOQLVPuLZ-wnNo5GnUrv_cWzgyCipIzCdrKZI1Vwj1NUTpISx69FV5dmchQLY_-raRNvlzgTqnD_CIZjq8PPc/s6000/PICT0415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnROfY_204hyphenhyphenpRjexsL-BdonUozSOJb_ChyCnS2R6mVT7MVRAW7QGw8ISSd4517EclpwjbgrM7AByWuh8nVS8UOM935v05Az6lsphh73mOQLVPuLZ-wnNo5GnUrv_cWzgyCipIzCdrKZI1Vwj1NUTpISx69FV5dmchQLY_-raRNvlzgTqnD_CIZjq8PPc/w426-h640/PICT0415.JPG" width="426" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The feast includes some home canned peaches along with Ritz crackers, Snowflake saltine crackers, Hunt's canned pineapple, Armour canned tomatoes and Snider's chili sauce. There's a can of Del Monte with unidentified contents and another home canned jar with possibly pears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsOySg-Ot2GUsXE_B7S2ZFUMXa98LYjUr7A4XROChypSIXCGj4mJjNTcIefbhigTnzZ6GKood61IWCzigmztRilXHos9O_6Rh1uSlsPrRy-mRhHWy2fMvmiQIQi3z3pVZyEbCpzbVB1biUy_gk00uGIJWy1sKZLcMIP-f1KMGNl3Jhwjp-Utzf7sLOJob/s4000/Food.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="4000" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsOySg-Ot2GUsXE_B7S2ZFUMXa98LYjUr7A4XROChypSIXCGj4mJjNTcIefbhigTnzZ6GKood61IWCzigmztRilXHos9O_6Rh1uSlsPrRy-mRhHWy2fMvmiQIQi3z3pVZyEbCpzbVB1biUy_gk00uGIJWy1sKZLcMIP-f1KMGNl3Jhwjp-Utzf7sLOJob/w640-h290/Food.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At first I didn't notice there's someone sitting off camera, his legs in the foreground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm often asked why people wouldn't want their old slides/photos/films. From experience, I can say it's different reasons. Sometimes there's no one left in the family. Sometimes family is estranged and have no desire for photos of their parents. Sometimes they simply didn't know they existed and they weren't involved in the planning of the estate sale. I like to believe (and have confirmed numerous times with estate sale planners) that the estate sale companies always check with the family before putting personal items such as these in the sale. A while back I bought a family's 8mm films. I actually tracked down the daughter of the family and she confirmed she knew about them and simply didn't want them as they had already transferred the films to DVD.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, should someone from the family come across this post and have an interest, please reach out to me in the comments below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Everyone else, stay tuned for more upcoming 35mm slides. Oh, the suspense.</div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-5777327845839698172024-02-27T12:00:00.005-06:002024-02-27T15:41:53.511-06:00What was on TV February 27th through March 5th, 1982<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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"'Humbug!' she yelled at the mayor of Los Angeles" and she <i><b>still</b></i> didn't get the role of Ebeneezer Scrooge in the city's production of "A Christmas Carol".<br />
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The reason is, I've been going through my blog drafts; those posts I began writing and abandoned for one reason or another, usually because after I began writing them, I deemed them not interesting enough to post. And hey, here's one of them! By the way, I have no idea what that title means. I wrote it way back in 2020 and probably just liked the way it sounded and the wordplay on "Pirates of the Caribbean". I'm not changing it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a next door neighbor who was a few years younger than me when I was a kid. He was probably only 4 years younger, but when you're 12 and he's 8, that's a lot. But he had a lot of cool toys, so I did spend some time visiting him just to get the chance to play with toys I didn't have. I've previously written about the <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2017/10/weebles-wobbleand-they-glow-in-dark.html" target="_blank">Weebles Haunted House</a> he had.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One day, I noticed he had a small pirate bank in his bedroom.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn36dkX2SMyxjI6BXHyvLm_oF6OPaZZYptsG_9OMrAEb-Gs4BbFbIJWja38RKD5rvz7_s_RpzluYO2WJKDYQzsCWBd3fuvhoQ-Wj1eLfMc9iT4KCpWMc4EOJrPDbPo34TW-1EujQwxPQOp/s1310/DSC08592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1310" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn36dkX2SMyxjI6BXHyvLm_oF6OPaZZYptsG_9OMrAEb-Gs4BbFbIJWja38RKD5rvz7_s_RpzluYO2WJKDYQzsCWBd3fuvhoQ-Wj1eLfMc9iT4KCpWMc4EOJrPDbPo34TW-1EujQwxPQOp/w640-h486/DSC08592.JPG" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">No, this isn't the exact one; I didn't steal it from him. But it was one like this. I preferred the skull and crossbones side to the pirate side, naturally.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRq2GN4-p7roF5ycls6l8AUSYpkQg3O09bSgFZkO8bGfXEc2g4FxD011cfcqg1uQouhdK74Dqablm27U5i_xh5N3inXf-NAq6DpGkgr9T9ukyLaiUECcoGz5UeGY1nzoUz8sryTBV48Dz/s1318/DSC08593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1318" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRq2GN4-p7roF5ycls6l8AUSYpkQg3O09bSgFZkO8bGfXEc2g4FxD011cfcqg1uQouhdK74Dqablm27U5i_xh5N3inXf-NAq6DpGkgr9T9ukyLaiUECcoGz5UeGY1nzoUz8sryTBV48Dz/w640-h516/DSC08593.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPkt42bKO9X1g6w9nfHqpAgowrMbRZMVhZrGwFeYJ63-SsLbu8ZJP1TVXT5nuVXgm4uWKWf2wBklbSRWESxHwf7_8c6BHA2zjcoQU8pE7SxcgtcVvldkdLo6P_AJuDkpAYr0IXw3zmdeO/s1425/DSC08594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPkt42bKO9X1g6w9nfHqpAgowrMbRZMVhZrGwFeYJ63-SsLbu8ZJP1TVXT5nuVXgm4uWKWf2wBklbSRWESxHwf7_8c6BHA2zjcoQU8pE7SxcgtcVvldkdLo6P_AJuDkpAYr0IXw3zmdeO/w524-h640/DSC08594.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I suggested we pretend we were pirates and put a treasure inside and "bury" it. I don't recall what we put inside, but instead of taking it outside and burying in the yard like a normal kid, I suggested we crawl out his bedroom window onto the roof and hide it somewhere out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had fun pretending to be pirates and climbing around on his roof, going in and out of the window, until his Dad who was outside saw us up on the roof. He made me go get the treasure chest off the roof and go home. I think not long after I was banned from seeing him entirely. I guess I was a bad influence.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, I've picked up a few variations of the chest over the years including the one above.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They were made by the E. J. Kahn company of Chicago, Illinois.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FtrgqusCMPDDqZXQmp7_CwP73bWTOkcFpZGp6072OwgJhvEvXK8yY1EViOMkEZmgimCByScF4Hn03HELQV5no7s597RVIIZqcICHSb8c_nhsFC926h36xWT50DAWp-9lgmKmJ2rZbq8O/s2048/DSC08597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FtrgqusCMPDDqZXQmp7_CwP73bWTOkcFpZGp6072OwgJhvEvXK8yY1EViOMkEZmgimCByScF4Hn03HELQV5no7s597RVIIZqcICHSb8c_nhsFC926h36xWT50DAWp-9lgmKmJ2rZbq8O/w640-h480/DSC08597.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure if this one was repainted by the previous owner. I do see some gold paint showing from underneath.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYf12QtvkS2371AbjHQUe-Ks2VSi_DzAY6TpsZgFyt82bSsFMIYgP97keDXHTzZU-ijsQjVPlnsTM92kxRn07ERsOQGbw8FE3sm19mu-iZS1D-9kwWOPTc8qfOiogCrNTSOQLSHx045S2/s2048/DSCN1173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="2048" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYf12QtvkS2371AbjHQUe-Ks2VSi_DzAY6TpsZgFyt82bSsFMIYgP97keDXHTzZU-ijsQjVPlnsTM92kxRn07ERsOQGbw8FE3sm19mu-iZS1D-9kwWOPTc8qfOiogCrNTSOQLSHx045S2/w640-h476/DSCN1173.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79GMCKgAwMmAqO2TH0o0jYf9i5wOKK1-bfRCgacgLLqWNzO2VNiTNZecuQeNZjDXPcpUlaK4Btis7RVS9K4jOLJ-zlVWetd9qhz_h7RAFyK2RSyYuDRWItJmah1gz4tw96TVN2spbsuBX/s2048/DSCN1175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79GMCKgAwMmAqO2TH0o0jYf9i5wOKK1-bfRCgacgLLqWNzO2VNiTNZecuQeNZjDXPcpUlaK4Btis7RVS9K4jOLJ-zlVWetd9qhz_h7RAFyK2RSyYuDRWItJmah1gz4tw96TVN2spbsuBX/w640-h496/DSCN1175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xkc3MOH27K7D6C25KvxUTIYJmXb4hQPkPvR6wUQIrIzTOaMNqKhSRSwEodHNHwKn_78rX-LjTVI9voa6-kGxHoZgbyUd0SkjHTZ1lWk8yL3bEGx1DY0Vf22pcTji7aYtLWyMgIiCk9qT/s1788/DSC01829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1788" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xkc3MOH27K7D6C25KvxUTIYJmXb4hQPkPvR6wUQIrIzTOaMNqKhSRSwEodHNHwKn_78rX-LjTVI9voa6-kGxHoZgbyUd0SkjHTZ1lWk8yL3bEGx1DY0Vf22pcTji7aYtLWyMgIiCk9qT/w640-h458/DSC01829.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd7lLm12zYGelgmVnpOv1CMr3cwdKoAPRnqmjbNSJQ_n4RYd0Uj-EdD8hEAoI3hVrsi32gW-TVx_sTNNVeOCfLkqMPdCmbIOznYlZT20g7wrrBSsGBJPBRsITj9aEak0ctFVO25nkcM0j/s1588/DSC01828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1588" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd7lLm12zYGelgmVnpOv1CMr3cwdKoAPRnqmjbNSJQ_n4RYd0Uj-EdD8hEAoI3hVrsi32gW-TVx_sTNNVeOCfLkqMPdCmbIOznYlZT20g7wrrBSsGBJPBRsITj9aEak0ctFVO25nkcM0j/w640-h478/DSC01828.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one didn't have an opening lid. Probably a later model made to cutdown on costs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFhhOb5wymvVOMbT62k0SyVQPc78UpBsdvCwAbo9ylxoRTEeCFX8UNP-qTEeYLrfZ7A6wwiLUDZWVMmkpeVwseTaR_KGjmFdBlWb-SCcRx3dTvO7ZLU-N4dpAc4otRgW-yGnqUGBJnv8G/s2048/DSCN1293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="2048" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFhhOb5wymvVOMbT62k0SyVQPc78UpBsdvCwAbo9ylxoRTEeCFX8UNP-qTEeYLrfZ7A6wwiLUDZWVMmkpeVwseTaR_KGjmFdBlWb-SCcRx3dTvO7ZLU-N4dpAc4otRgW-yGnqUGBJnv8G/w640-h478/DSCN1293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v4klo7Wsdg3PgPydQUbGPv80aIZD18XsR-F0j1M-EPh7W9rIfj-6aAl0sQ2L9W8TKx26vpMeRSI0bHJYM6PBhqhKafmcdmZ8cp5v82D4tpidsBpVn6S6vAJisqApgc3x1UzZpBOZwnPq/s1582/DSCN1292.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1582" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v4klo7Wsdg3PgPydQUbGPv80aIZD18XsR-F0j1M-EPh7W9rIfj-6aAl0sQ2L9W8TKx26vpMeRSI0bHJYM6PBhqhKafmcdmZ8cp5v82D4tpidsBpVn6S6vAJisqApgc3x1UzZpBOZwnPq/w640-h516/DSCN1292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These days, the treasures I keep in them are my razors (possibly the most expensive item I own these days, given the price of these things)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkHWCIR-32vvnfJdip31pu-YSHPF7tFoG0c2OCGhuiTpNA7ZlfyuK4wTZT5lJEequ5RKZy-JP5VDgflXQXrokbLLzk0r7MUnAvutdR6T28MBFqwm7otBVZKDNM1C-ax7o3GFXLmGjfH7J/s2048/DSCN1172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2048" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkHWCIR-32vvnfJdip31pu-YSHPF7tFoG0c2OCGhuiTpNA7ZlfyuK4wTZT5lJEequ5RKZy-JP5VDgflXQXrokbLLzk0r7MUnAvutdR6T28MBFqwm7otBVZKDNM1C-ax7o3GFXLmGjfH7J/w640-h482/DSCN1172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and some <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2019/07/houston-paper-has-landed.html" target="_blank">moon money</a> my dad gave me along with my nail clippers. I hide nail clippers here because my kids steal them and I can never find a pair when I need them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9YBoaLmy8lzAjirBA2nam_bo-uYn_9J24SCTEPFgteTOO-oIip1efGAGFC1R7exVAbaYkt2ASw-kUSqkcHo9c1Ffp9RwD-msGyyRiSUq55z9UDGOkLuVoMoXy-lqeQGMxPvJ50p2_5P-/s2048/DSCN1176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2048" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9YBoaLmy8lzAjirBA2nam_bo-uYn_9J24SCTEPFgteTOO-oIip1efGAGFC1R7exVAbaYkt2ASw-kUSqkcHo9c1Ffp9RwD-msGyyRiSUq55z9UDGOkLuVoMoXy-lqeQGMxPvJ50p2_5P-/w640-h538/DSCN1176.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's an ad for the pirate bank along with a <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2018/12/rudolph-red-nosed-coin-bank.html" target="_blank">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer bank</a> which I've also had previously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L3ocN2YfIh-U9ETOUIKAabwYXGoChg8xGkZTetVrz8W4aGnWZ5P-XD4-dt7OgRuS2UUJoJ9tdivXWOCvyC0TzCvrVZ_OttaIOi7uj8oqLi0VcY_ZeOzrOODmDD_3NkGGMYZC_V9rrl6a/s640/257c90b98547bb24f05a618477011022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="460" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L3ocN2YfIh-U9ETOUIKAabwYXGoChg8xGkZTetVrz8W4aGnWZ5P-XD4-dt7OgRuS2UUJoJ9tdivXWOCvyC0TzCvrVZ_OttaIOi7uj8oqLi0VcY_ZeOzrOODmDD_3NkGGMYZC_V9rrl6a/w460-h640/257c90b98547bb24f05a618477011022.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What banks did you have a child and what treasures did you keep in them?</div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-36171667763511387282024-02-23T11:45:00.004-06:002024-02-23T11:45:50.601-06:00Pockets of Fun<p>Pardon me if my age shows while I switch into "kids these days" mode. </p><p>It seems the sole source of entertainment for kids these days (see, I told you) are video games. Sure, they come in a variety of platforms, but they're still video games. Pre-Atari, I didn't have much exposure to video games. But there were variety of options for game play I could choose; board games, cards, outdoor physical *gasp* games, and early electronic games. And for a brief time in the late 1970's mixed among those other choices was a line of mechanical pocket games made by Tomy and other companies.</p><p>I remember going through bins of these at a local store as a kid, trying to decide which held the most fun and game play.<br /><br />I found a couple of these this past summer. I had this Jackpot game in yellow. Pull the lever, let it spin, push to button to stop the reels on a dime. Of course, nothing ever dispensed for hitting the jackpot, but it felt great just the same.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ6T155tbrtaRpmrInXrDT0Nhq6aHD5ewsIxrnXSo-XFBAY47ApRSds4VlIHoT2liEmzaJP_RHX_6VnpQkHCulwz95ZaKSJukAncGJkmKUDYWJ9HH8udGWbtwO0avuegegelhfCdTcx58zc8pZzt63-K4LlBxvx2Dk9UgIy7kbv_ClE5B_kUbS5B-mQ/s3952/IMG_20220803_154736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3952" data-original-width="2298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ6T155tbrtaRpmrInXrDT0Nhq6aHD5ewsIxrnXSo-XFBAY47ApRSds4VlIHoT2liEmzaJP_RHX_6VnpQkHCulwz95ZaKSJukAncGJkmKUDYWJ9HH8udGWbtwO0avuegegelhfCdTcx58zc8pZzt63-K4LlBxvx2Dk9UgIy7kbv_ClE5B_kUbS5B-mQ/w372-h640/IMG_20220803_154736.jpg" width="372" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the explosive popularity of the Pac Man video game, companies tried to capitalize with their own adaptions. This mechanical game is actually pretty clever. Load up all the BBs at the top, turn a wheel on the side to load and drop them into the peg board below a la Pachinko, slide the Pac Man back and forth and attempt to capture the BBs. For an additional challenge (and simulation of the video game), Pac Man opens and closes his mouth as it slides back and forth, so the mouth has to be aligned and open to capture the BB.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Oy6aZy2vvWhA3Z_4wtqaKvxsESwST21XRKinM_LuZ0yBbYezuDNIrcTOHySIg4WJBdrfI41tVpb5gAc_MINie-CnJLy3Rms_GLhrhsZ77O_Hq-BaC-z8PoKocET26TjZvVRco2wyeMOF0-RrQsQVQHpJ5jC6huwPQJdsmcSrWJmUgFA77EQFZHHF1w/s2535/IMG_20220803_164610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="1601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Oy6aZy2vvWhA3Z_4wtqaKvxsESwST21XRKinM_LuZ0yBbYezuDNIrcTOHySIg4WJBdrfI41tVpb5gAc_MINie-CnJLy3Rms_GLhrhsZ77O_Hq-BaC-z8PoKocET26TjZvVRco2wyeMOF0-RrQsQVQHpJ5jC6huwPQJdsmcSrWJmUgFA77EQFZHHF1w/w404-h640/IMG_20220803_164610.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DRsPisBUXZLpLl8sGVIjJ6X4ojSavrbTaj5I3-uv7Y6cMWvfjzp5VZ1179Dys7N4L0y5RbgzTNJs5Mwy54hAYmGZaW2uELvpns16XXAiySUuP3EPLqQBgH7wLDZ_LWtvkt8dVYEMmg8Whk7Rb5du9ZjuUkW_K2xaeChF7Y11XVtvmh_iUpVe3xJCNQ/s4241/IMG_20220803_154939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4241" data-original-width="2814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DRsPisBUXZLpLl8sGVIjJ6X4ojSavrbTaj5I3-uv7Y6cMWvfjzp5VZ1179Dys7N4L0y5RbgzTNJs5Mwy54hAYmGZaW2uELvpns16XXAiySUuP3EPLqQBgH7wLDZ_LWtvkt8dVYEMmg8Whk7Rb5du9ZjuUkW_K2xaeChF7Y11XVtvmh_iUpVe3xJCNQ/w424-h640/IMG_20220803_154939.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There doesn't seem to be a complete reference guide to these games available on the internet, but <a href="https://toytales.ca/pocket-games-from-tomy-1975/" target="_blank">here's a few</a> to tickle your memory.<p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-8497311733362007752024-02-21T20:51:00.000-06:002024-02-21T20:51:05.080-06:00Scholastic Memories<p> I've <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/search?q=scholastic" target="_blank">written before</a> of my fond memories of Scholastic Books and the two magical days in school: when the Scholastic Book Club order form would arrive and the day the books you ordered arrived.</p><p>I recently found a few more of these flyers.</p><p>Arrow Book Clubs was a division of Scholastic Books. These books were aimed at 4th through 6th graders. There was also the T.A.B. Book Club (Teen-age Books) that were aimed at older students.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYSRUyeIH54ymT5vlJpNSZUyIpq6TMVp97GocTkCMjwyLDfqFtfWdx1hDmMfZWS3ILNtrOGJw_KTT7tM--8XqtHyMNel_0vr35DQGB0P9aRi5WO5W02UMXEB8AQLmztMHR1s9ztpcGtspTCaq0XKIocdGlBt5FDI-Vgnza_22r-JPw212V6AT_VjMJAqF/s1650/img20230828_12573062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYSRUyeIH54ymT5vlJpNSZUyIpq6TMVp97GocTkCMjwyLDfqFtfWdx1hDmMfZWS3ILNtrOGJw_KTT7tM--8XqtHyMNel_0vr35DQGB0P9aRi5WO5W02UMXEB8AQLmztMHR1s9ztpcGtspTCaq0XKIocdGlBt5FDI-Vgnza_22r-JPw212V6AT_VjMJAqF/w494-h640/img20230828_12573062.jpg" width="494" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only did I order books from Scholastic, I had had many of the older books from my siblings. I've also picked up quite a few over the years at sales. I'll post pictures below of the books I have that appear on these pages. Let me know if there are any you remember.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTWMLGv3yTMJzL4goLXSJt8N72xXVZrO5nWf0g0RaPlvxG-suII9c7smvMTKUxYVjA9M0Ex1AuM1xvkoknhur_7_2TvFb5EcfbPvO5V8H4mrtwjCUQY1OB_eO9EPZm4hEnbSAZe2qgtozf7dTcOv56DupM5yBP_FfCBvjc1zehXTx4FJz-FHwIWcmRaJ7/s1650/img20230828_13011494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTWMLGv3yTMJzL4goLXSJt8N72xXVZrO5nWf0g0RaPlvxG-suII9c7smvMTKUxYVjA9M0Ex1AuM1xvkoknhur_7_2TvFb5EcfbPvO5V8H4mrtwjCUQY1OB_eO9EPZm4hEnbSAZe2qgtozf7dTcOv56DupM5yBP_FfCBvjc1zehXTx4FJz-FHwIWcmRaJ7/w494-h640/img20230828_13011494.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I hope everyone's wearing their neck brace, because we're going from Halloween to a head-snapping Valentine's Day post. Somehow, Thanksgiving and Christmas was lost in the shuffle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Truth is, I'm always burned out after 31 days of Halloween posting. So I'll try to kick-start things with this post of Valentine's I found in the past year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The majority of these came from a garage sale where I waited patiently as another person ahead of me cherry-picked the best of the lot. After going for seconds, I saw the first person return and put back the Valentine's they had chosen, so I quickly grabbed those as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of these Valentine's date from the 1930's through the 50's. Some are German made, others USA. There's even a Canadian-made one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Valentine's Day and enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJLAwVmTub6imVbTYBPFAFrs6IaVdL88nlLFRKSccfJvUP3vQfRpXItJYLYpkvZEdO83eAoMVkFQyjtpxlYpV3vmxmPrBMbrXCQItydD0YAuOfY1QnQhuur2IHiiVAQ96ehw5NU4clIGZZbxynJLeiF4Aq-Ckns3mXszevj0DfGM3FyvbuEM9Rf9xmrP8/s1200/rowboat_valentine.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJLAwVmTub6imVbTYBPFAFrs6IaVdL88nlLFRKSccfJvUP3vQfRpXItJYLYpkvZEdO83eAoMVkFQyjtpxlYpV3vmxmPrBMbrXCQItydD0YAuOfY1QnQhuur2IHiiVAQ96ehw5NU4clIGZZbxynJLeiF4Aq-Ckns3mXszevj0DfGM3FyvbuEM9Rf9xmrP8/w640-h494/rowboat_valentine.gif" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what a "Goofy Gumpus" is. I thought it might be a comic strip character, but Google revealed nothing but a series of these Valentines.<span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSMZ99IDwAKbsfl9iviVDko2YZTr2YTTAgVtHwSv9FyDOy1W6ljWY-I3Pb7MlcImzBirtFFunR-KRKqwgO9IEnqwX1cFgdOUM1Fg8zCB6phqT1wqId3xO5JZLlL-2S1-v0OjdgocRwLQbayrEh7linAu21KfhZ03lSOQzizLWFONtEG0GJ_L5F1scwgSB/s788/goofy_gumpus.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="788" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSMZ99IDwAKbsfl9iviVDko2YZTr2YTTAgVtHwSv9FyDOy1W6ljWY-I3Pb7MlcImzBirtFFunR-KRKqwgO9IEnqwX1cFgdOUM1Fg8zCB6phqT1wqId3xO5JZLlL-2S1-v0OjdgocRwLQbayrEh7linAu21KfhZ03lSOQzizLWFONtEG0GJ_L5F1scwgSB/w640-h624/goofy_gumpus.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This card appears to have been a mechanical one, but is missing the piece that would have come out of the pig's tuba. Ha. That's got to be the first time I've ever typed "the pig's tuba".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuYYkGd95YTkgQqxh0nQGqb9dZshuARRbPnYdwhE5YY0olhw9dpXi26YLszWLB62JZBuTv7DhNQ79Yg6D2ohLNd3psxWtpFDSQopl7V0eu9ALgbwtOmYr7hpe_0VQgskfAscWJiUcaD0Nmjk0ldLf4-mtDesqit4deM3g_xtRrhKPebjmCzbaTlK3yCds/s1467/img20240211_16522345_stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1467" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuYYkGd95YTkgQqxh0nQGqb9dZshuARRbPnYdwhE5YY0olhw9dpXi26YLszWLB62JZBuTv7DhNQ79Yg6D2ohLNd3psxWtpFDSQopl7V0eu9ALgbwtOmYr7hpe_0VQgskfAscWJiUcaD0Nmjk0ldLf4-mtDesqit4deM3g_xtRrhKPebjmCzbaTlK3yCds/w640-h596/img20240211_16522345_stitch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to admit, this one is kind of clever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPffZ4sz2haR5bXkJx_2Y-OwsCsujq9baQE_LPwknJ2K75_TYSzuYOrUPWLPK_hMtuWygxvEDEwaCXY53DAHhZMgCUZqa6ICrxw_d09HuhxrRHKOzkFAyUeLg2UTOltuQ6ESdSUM40nyO1tK5gkze93xfsn2toJzHPQbQTOSoOHt1hUZJOyJ9DMrUjgS5/s912/img20240209_21092699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="912" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPffZ4sz2haR5bXkJx_2Y-OwsCsujq9baQE_LPwknJ2K75_TYSzuYOrUPWLPK_hMtuWygxvEDEwaCXY53DAHhZMgCUZqa6ICrxw_d09HuhxrRHKOzkFAyUeLg2UTOltuQ6ESdSUM40nyO1tK5gkze93xfsn2toJzHPQbQTOSoOHt1hUZJOyJ9DMrUjgS5/w640-h348/img20240209_21092699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These next 3 are sucker holders made by E. Rosen company, also known as <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2018/10/rosbro.html" target="_blank">Rosbro</a>, makers of fine plastic holiday decorations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7jlyZjih1ifNBYQu4joTV9PluWVbJMoHRd5KfCDA6YA9S3aOhxD-jY-UCUlUuHNgBu54fKGXbd4lDQgYIwgy04cDehfHjJNyBtciEoy8NDFNt6JGuhdxc7E375s8CYxJE90zSm_TFOJqWflpBRAEVVAbmVwII6f3eXAo8l4rtIgZJIiuqNtbpPYGi8go/s927/img20240209_21204083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7jlyZjih1ifNBYQu4joTV9PluWVbJMoHRd5KfCDA6YA9S3aOhxD-jY-UCUlUuHNgBu54fKGXbd4lDQgYIwgy04cDehfHjJNyBtciEoy8NDFNt6JGuhdxc7E375s8CYxJE90zSm_TFOJqWflpBRAEVVAbmVwII6f3eXAo8l4rtIgZJIiuqNtbpPYGi8go/w554-h640/img20240209_21204083.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="595" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix8RTC3UYRA8m_wbPteSP7c8OIbmAgD4YCWBbZ8aETovK8QOdznFf5O42TSrThmr6kCNoouvjO6F4_gC9J-jXZ-dZODGQPS8HrLjqIk8SZL9SjJlEhwbKCm8wLjC1-iyqBiLXsilU140DwDp3_fWVyuTti0zjmGmF4lVXlNHgwcmdNB6mPEqDdunx7-C3/w640-h620/standing%20guard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not exactly sure what's going on with this Valentine. Is he singing? And what are those black marks on his shin and shoe? I can't tell if that's part of the Valentine or someone scratched something out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGhPPe5poc2t7gBu2Ua2v840_de4ugblzrSvXoK5EOAniDdpYJibVgtQg_pcQkcdylSFEX7A4w7h6WvfO3irQE5wVFJxdg28I0BaDuL41GZP00zWF6qsGSINLG1eIVl4Bm4XJOSo9IU7o7cqJ-ZNxfp2OXgwqqiXSwHoHYoYsgGHyllLF6zcfyLOgBqRx/s604/Sweet%20Valentines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="352" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGhPPe5poc2t7gBu2Ua2v840_de4ugblzrSvXoK5EOAniDdpYJibVgtQg_pcQkcdylSFEX7A4w7h6WvfO3irQE5wVFJxdg28I0BaDuL41GZP00zWF6qsGSINLG1eIVl4Bm4XJOSo9IU7o7cqJ-ZNxfp2OXgwqqiXSwHoHYoYsgGHyllLF6zcfyLOgBqRx/w372-h640/Sweet%20Valentines.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CmTRo4YK_RqoAVxj7gqWiXk6jeonOnxyinhqoQmMELN7Xxc6Jf7ZHUlArxNZfssjgocZ4uJczbbDLk0eYkIDRaqHJpJScWR5zDzvUruBtK7wdTIlDRan1gVIRRvha1cZ7xU87nuUEgyKt1yx-18gIAqxC8u8tjzMsqL6HzlVY6Hg1G7I7khibSLsGHu3/s662/soldier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CmTRo4YK_RqoAVxj7gqWiXk6jeonOnxyinhqoQmMELN7Xxc6Jf7ZHUlArxNZfssjgocZ4uJczbbDLk0eYkIDRaqHJpJScWR5zDzvUruBtK7wdTIlDRan1gVIRRvha1cZ7xU87nuUEgyKt1yx-18gIAqxC8u8tjzMsqL6HzlVY6Hg1G7I7khibSLsGHu3/w534-h640/soldier.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnO6gNqLWlWloRjOOBj0qCerC2aG4QVvOq1lYSN1HS-PPg1f6QIFaOD39pM1WH-E6soPCSlqRwwt-D_BXPOsFnY5WFCVwk4rPy6nCixe9XleZGg6RPhMQ7PEGPKhQRc5jLCwz2xRsKYs9EbAlXPgyiVIHIlNPbrnnLh8MvsmWL-o5SSgxpTWhicjDXPYd/s1118/img20240211_16205704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnO6gNqLWlWloRjOOBj0qCerC2aG4QVvOq1lYSN1HS-PPg1f6QIFaOD39pM1WH-E6soPCSlqRwwt-D_BXPOsFnY5WFCVwk4rPy6nCixe9XleZGg6RPhMQ7PEGPKhQRc5jLCwz2xRsKYs9EbAlXPgyiVIHIlNPbrnnLh8MvsmWL-o5SSgxpTWhicjDXPYd/w366-h640/img20240211_16205704.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the card you'd give to the kid you didn't like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt50uLX_L1lA6_dlln8eMwNP-YjztQnrlxlrzEdWV63juRApI3XF-vRJvyAKEfj7l37U-3DY3xQnkC4IxF3SKFqBEH3WobtLMKNn2qwEk5X5lES6j-NEVJp_V2Gz8VuRgBYH5q7O18ocj_kGXlUJRvhOOFeK61qMkCAEaYykuNbSoroJV2aCPY6dB12SB/s860/img20240211_16220252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt50uLX_L1lA6_dlln8eMwNP-YjztQnrlxlrzEdWV63juRApI3XF-vRJvyAKEfj7l37U-3DY3xQnkC4IxF3SKFqBEH3WobtLMKNn2qwEk5X5lES6j-NEVJp_V2Gz8VuRgBYH5q7O18ocj_kGXlUJRvhOOFeK61qMkCAEaYykuNbSoroJV2aCPY6dB12SB/w344-h640/img20240211_16220252.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of Big Tops, this circus playset was with the Valentines. I'm not sure if you were to give the whole set as a Valentine or what. Of course, my favorite is the Side Show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C6-W4-fCGz1QzyJ7DNloutZUI7Mp6nRQXos53S5zFLaRfdFh58lk1CRIUShHjLiMoCn2HFyWHhDeEEYAXsI79HnTYB2Ya2itfIYxHY2vBz5hPJsAUtPJsbN3alpZ_E5ohwbxBewU293qpo3kA-C3FICTEdJoRiV3aGbPO-R1GuJ_2EA7Ij-VOQEM0O1a/s742/Circus%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="742" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C6-W4-fCGz1QzyJ7DNloutZUI7Mp6nRQXos53S5zFLaRfdFh58lk1CRIUShHjLiMoCn2HFyWHhDeEEYAXsI79HnTYB2Ya2itfIYxHY2vBz5hPJsAUtPJsbN3alpZ_E5ohwbxBewU293qpo3kA-C3FICTEdJoRiV3aGbPO-R1GuJ_2EA7Ij-VOQEM0O1a/w640-h294/Circus%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="499" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhImDgIWnrRukOkcV0eSij4M6XYfRgX0Tk1IWF3iOKOyr5IiR3hljcH7YLzq_x48XUzSA0UURkxoMGZD5VGtGerl3biNyCww-Sisdj8h8mYXcuH9CgBVjDbaIunY0nZB5RG21-QMHhSjMWOMsiWRUW9iLPAYSBfOK1b0oW-sBrtBgjU4KQDVDSKGwgmwM/w400-h217/Circus%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's all for now. I'm not making any promises, but hopefully I'll post something before Memorial Day.</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-26433069163175487242023-10-31T12:00:00.002-05:002023-10-31T12:00:00.137-05:00Deck the Halls with Bowels of Ghoulies<p>While my decorations don't change drastically from year to year, I like to swap things around and add things here and there. This year's mantel. </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdFT4OIjv78eJ8zn2G-f444F8Bzgc3Z0_-YvufelWS5HOqBZnxA7HR64zSJcc2m5ObQlkQFh1oKm_Gl9rditg_xJz0zyVLIRNDey7lFhg7-lZeOyMUMbsfQuJVpky7H1ZyufUDrdroXXl828P2qIEadwV1X4ToSo7stzjFdzccVovFK_Xe2o2YO_ydDWj/s4608/IMG_20231030_115441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdFT4OIjv78eJ8zn2G-f444F8Bzgc3Z0_-YvufelWS5HOqBZnxA7HR64zSJcc2m5ObQlkQFh1oKm_Gl9rditg_xJz0zyVLIRNDey7lFhg7-lZeOyMUMbsfQuJVpky7H1ZyufUDrdroXXl828P2qIEadwV1X4ToSo7stzjFdzccVovFK_Xe2o2YO_ydDWj/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_115441.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFSBR_bE79rW9qHg6KZNu06uJVrMycbIlxDoxZSSSD66e1NNRysHZNfdZomjPeTFbwxwawaZ-C19ZPXhDm8xwryzvVWCCEEdBUhc4BUz8vUMD-iIud68zKWGoHDMbH0FxoOhOkgkJFYzmUxMRAnZ913CNfwHp-VCNeWqKkwb86pgFFVk6hNjwc6_TCkyS/s4608/IMG_20231030_115447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFSBR_bE79rW9qHg6KZNu06uJVrMycbIlxDoxZSSSD66e1NNRysHZNfdZomjPeTFbwxwawaZ-C19ZPXhDm8xwryzvVWCCEEdBUhc4BUz8vUMD-iIud68zKWGoHDMbH0FxoOhOkgkJFYzmUxMRAnZ913CNfwHp-VCNeWqKkwb86pgFFVk6hNjwc6_TCkyS/w360-h640/IMG_20231030_115447.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQti_9CkMtb7Qia6I_Re8fNvuFRAhOZY23pboMSE8_mxuxWE0K41rXTbNfckz8X2o7JGThp4eNeaTgbm_quEUTMH3fwlxV9GAua26qUT0g3JQZ8z9Xg5k14xJzsoeb4glqV6aWOkFop0n11MW_DrL9OeIVFoIyf-muqg1dfvv4-t7t9pmp2xt7Yjy5TXs0/s4608/IMG_20231030_115456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQti_9CkMtb7Qia6I_Re8fNvuFRAhOZY23pboMSE8_mxuxWE0K41rXTbNfckz8X2o7JGThp4eNeaTgbm_quEUTMH3fwlxV9GAua26qUT0g3JQZ8z9Xg5k14xJzsoeb4glqV6aWOkFop0n11MW_DrL9OeIVFoIyf-muqg1dfvv4-t7t9pmp2xt7Yjy5TXs0/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_115456.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfRaB-78geEjWrZU51yd4WK-88o73BDAXUSYAIleG5vF7WIqEnvWgOIQc6iLjhuWOtXwtCuOpnJRLGnrU4z614sVWwA5V0Zi0ZEt9yxVhwuE8o8OsxBV7d2L4TEDu7Bo8cOpcpKrbMsYCmHGEmLmLjEW2b4m9Sp9U0VDzR992zQC1sOJxVrG2ERIaGEmC/s4608/IMG_20231030_200558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfRaB-78geEjWrZU51yd4WK-88o73BDAXUSYAIleG5vF7WIqEnvWgOIQc6iLjhuWOtXwtCuOpnJRLGnrU4z614sVWwA5V0Zi0ZEt9yxVhwuE8o8OsxBV7d2L4TEDu7Bo8cOpcpKrbMsYCmHGEmLmLjEW2b4m9Sp9U0VDzR992zQC1sOJxVrG2ERIaGEmC/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_200558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpHsUilQcnQA_AkU2ABIQdWQ9RCZwytDrOLa70O7rGhfQ4XEUSpEKnjk9fcZpZfET4OExwqywnM-9nsZccF8dnt_4lWjtmdQTnlCDcsRGASPMEZ3nOcGgPwEPZalWA2ZT7wI1rXeD7G790-FQrQDa2pAePuilXxSxQgXCLvAZ8suVLpo4kOsrZIiW4HUP/s4608/IMG_20231030_115513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpHsUilQcnQA_AkU2ABIQdWQ9RCZwytDrOLa70O7rGhfQ4XEUSpEKnjk9fcZpZfET4OExwqywnM-9nsZccF8dnt_4lWjtmdQTnlCDcsRGASPMEZ3nOcGgPwEPZalWA2ZT7wI1rXeD7G790-FQrQDa2pAePuilXxSxQgXCLvAZ8suVLpo4kOsrZIiW4HUP/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_115513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I added some vintage cabinet photographs from a collection I bought at an estate sale this year. All the photos are from the same family. Hopefully no one considers this too disrespectful. I did verify with the estate sale company that the family didn't want the photographs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vPB9eSTYVEEN_ZTx-TCg-xS-pbRnyqBtD5fyhtVk_gqefBnEYqcn9gtDf6nnACVMejPZUbJqgUx47-tc_dOPOB08SrCsIZHRBb0SkxN1TRuqXYRPWpJz3sq7d3Awj1JdjvP-YoYNizFOJ5MWGP_AfjLe3fJ9RBcxZBY6LxeSyMHHi8Y3UXs3fv55Vbp3/s4608/IMG_20231030_115522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vPB9eSTYVEEN_ZTx-TCg-xS-pbRnyqBtD5fyhtVk_gqefBnEYqcn9gtDf6nnACVMejPZUbJqgUx47-tc_dOPOB08SrCsIZHRBb0SkxN1TRuqXYRPWpJz3sq7d3Awj1JdjvP-YoYNizFOJ5MWGP_AfjLe3fJ9RBcxZBY6LxeSyMHHi8Y3UXs3fv55Vbp3/w360-h640/IMG_20231030_115522.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWohpTEx_EVkG9qXt9F5w6FEz_G-EStimzZgsqaoSG-mIStmXCpuXbIELBnjmUwW2bp9qw42CKvSMTxcd7b_JKpaTTwpsJd0eGjpWbgpk82OPzm_CUmgPcJTuboQxDFLdxk5wLSEPOC2JCdG1FDALTpiOXo6b1POSGScdzQPX3qf5KFjY1hgmJ1PwMH7t/s4608/IMG_20231030_115532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcPapf76wI-QfsqWlEsq3ZOeZlRHOhhCGeybz1Uq-WHmNHtwdMxcEpotkTmhZ5tCQSs2LyN9lRFtMdKZ9fusCfBojwwGQAmE_IGAJ6OGXlbSe6Y9mUVyvD8ChDqNpK7tw7WB91KFf5bEfgobq17eh4nggaF7QNjhuJStHIObV7SV8JMbiHZ-ZsxhT6hA0/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_115600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The skull mask is a new addition this year. I'm undecided on the age. It's made of pulp, but someone I showed it too felt it was a reproduction available in stores in the past decade. I still like the look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtZJNNdGP02O8yshPtTOXpdSXcsb2HCT7G0bRqkkzXWw3aixzrk-5KVK0fEGoj7avI-lAFR76rJhy4guFPqLMPPzRGd0j-4PLvfbQLU9BkHZ890u-7exZWh6rSCJQXSidZEORd3iUD5RSNSPujNYEYrMWQKWXxDR0inCsXlJfeAYGS6MMc-H5a2JTLi76/s4608/IMG_20231030_120039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtZJNNdGP02O8yshPtTOXpdSXcsb2HCT7G0bRqkkzXWw3aixzrk-5KVK0fEGoj7avI-lAFR76rJhy4guFPqLMPPzRGd0j-4PLvfbQLU9BkHZ890u-7exZWh6rSCJQXSidZEORd3iUD5RSNSPujNYEYrMWQKWXxDR0inCsXlJfeAYGS6MMc-H5a2JTLi76/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_120039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The center dish is a new uranium glass acquisition this year. It fluoresces like crazy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilql1lz-rQngoeh5sytK-4lnwTKI5ubh2Kjz8VWArVrofnXwHhK3RJ_YJO5pme78R582H-rHkpB3PTdRPntNq5JATl-mQsEypEq-swd1tbL2tVRJBHDcVIIVU2RuaAv0nC6nkZJ89yX4oBX9IzRtwTnieaupYkjYY14YPsmClguWEKvgUXWATgx32LiU6K/s4335/IMG_20231030_204830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="4335" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilql1lz-rQngoeh5sytK-4lnwTKI5ubh2Kjz8VWArVrofnXwHhK3RJ_YJO5pme78R582H-rHkpB3PTdRPntNq5JATl-mQsEypEq-swd1tbL2tVRJBHDcVIIVU2RuaAv0nC6nkZJ89yX4oBX9IzRtwTnieaupYkjYY14YPsmClguWEKvgUXWATgx32LiU6K/w640-h224/IMG_20231030_204830.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEiW6jUhADBKLa84APtZbMRvtQMg5rGgvHb0deADep0NvdfHvd8jbfE4oLfGOXTpYP7jwBIVVKJuWTrWp5a_H9STY96ZC3qgVvHmk0WrQcDVx1-YVwZ2WC078QrzAE9Hhi_bto66PB8bNGqdK-RF3yuKtPX6LVMu-ztJLVbfE1Y6AtAfSsJvQOaIG80pS/s4608/IMG_20231030_200644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="4608" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEiW6jUhADBKLa84APtZbMRvtQMg5rGgvHb0deADep0NvdfHvd8jbfE4oLfGOXTpYP7jwBIVVKJuWTrWp5a_H9STY96ZC3qgVvHmk0WrQcDVx1-YVwZ2WC078QrzAE9Hhi_bto66PB8bNGqdK-RF3yuKtPX6LVMu-ztJLVbfE1Y6AtAfSsJvQOaIG80pS/w640-h220/IMG_20231030_200644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The blow mold on the right is a new find this year. It's a lamp shade that clips onto a light bulb. I had trouble finding a bulb that wasn't too bright. I had to settle for an orange low-watt bulb which is still quite bright.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4TdI_j43zXy9AkvWHm1t8MZnygYx1cWa-6Az_ShFAlrY8NJoKXjztLhokXdMsdoTNq3k2VL0sCTXBtaYPyji7MarOaFpoqljuZEN9sR6snisVxjbBUFZZfxUkXF_RkWtj-r5Ju3H2ZlgUVKR68ed-qA0kZ08vEd21vD1JHP0gLrMmm02GlR3fPoZS_U_/s4608/IMG_20231030_195258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4TdI_j43zXy9AkvWHm1t8MZnygYx1cWa-6Az_ShFAlrY8NJoKXjztLhokXdMsdoTNq3k2VL0sCTXBtaYPyji7MarOaFpoqljuZEN9sR6snisVxjbBUFZZfxUkXF_RkWtj-r5Ju3H2ZlgUVKR68ed-qA0kZ08vEd21vD1JHP0gLrMmm02GlR3fPoZS_U_/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_195258.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Madame Zelda has been relocated to atop my <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2015/12/olian-encounter.html" target="_blank">Æolian-Vocalion</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOx-ET4bHir2nnCjhG75udVXxFmIv3pMuwZKfKtxSSnVYXeeQUu3rnOyDx6twBse9cIe898UNoUJ6L25C1zq733QaJtcFB4CnzBC-r6ZV5mu9a0eMnEIeInRl6ZEJGvYKwYFQXtPnaI6vZ6QAROxReP6Uw6CpZJd1ASl8lgqREt4wGsNPd5LAuP8b0VR82/s4608/IMG_20231030_200523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm not sure what it was originally used for, but it makes for a great spooky chandelier.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rRlLOMMvqNmpuUJGAn5-P2DSKDOFvH-YPtN8tXfjF789VMyS3aftWOyaoysECxos92YQ8z7dcOYg5twrFpbVQxsnWKeG1O1OnU6r8eAZAdUjEPBOSVZnvVYW15tEoFR4xArTiTsClREWpdHSv0h9y3MUR-mpohncDCv4RjQss0UDvlYPpxkDvuhcrXxs/s4608/IMG_20231030_195542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rRlLOMMvqNmpuUJGAn5-P2DSKDOFvH-YPtN8tXfjF789VMyS3aftWOyaoysECxos92YQ8z7dcOYg5twrFpbVQxsnWKeG1O1OnU6r8eAZAdUjEPBOSVZnvVYW15tEoFR4xArTiTsClREWpdHSv0h9y3MUR-mpohncDCv4RjQss0UDvlYPpxkDvuhcrXxs/w360-h640/IMG_20231030_195542.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9M53La4lWC4SvQt6qI5GRTwz_Esgtju-tYcVMH9drEb5RouSIKvoEzJbgPvdBGdaLypqO-Elp13ge-SrvBfwCVBALyNksdWHZ0UtUDnkjLsd3eoeS9DRWjn2mGit8tO5bLUBZ4Xcw-Tj4GhMofGedbywb-cRDmTjJ8KCysFqwApequTeFKvLBr5ByZtj/s4608/IMG_20231030_195755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9M53La4lWC4SvQt6qI5GRTwz_Esgtju-tYcVMH9drEb5RouSIKvoEzJbgPvdBGdaLypqO-Elp13ge-SrvBfwCVBALyNksdWHZ0UtUDnkjLsd3eoeS9DRWjn2mGit8tO5bLUBZ4Xcw-Tj4GhMofGedbywb-cRDmTjJ8KCysFqwApequTeFKvLBr5ByZtj/w360-h640/IMG_20231030_195755.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather has been uncooperative this year. Many of my tombstones were broken by wind in the past week and the constant rain has all but washed off the writing on them. They are nearly 20 years old at this point. They are in serious need of rehabilitation. That will be my goal for next year. Overall, the weather hasn't allowed for the level of decoration I normally do. Temperatures are predicted in the twenties for Halloween night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VO5RD-wMxXVnfrdeFFR_OpB4mvwsgymP9atRVgfqypr8o4T3x_sTuSB_6CPPIHm66Ewr_okb9tuahL2sXu1NYElFn8uSeWxueegTwuVu2ydlmIjwr8fK9okU6Gn0MV9Dktj8uR7xm7c5I41m-toQh62o_q46NOTygLTRhscOy0DRxDLIovPcEggbbPs6/s4608/IMG_20231030_195635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VO5RD-wMxXVnfrdeFFR_OpB4mvwsgymP9atRVgfqypr8o4T3x_sTuSB_6CPPIHm66Ewr_okb9tuahL2sXu1NYElFn8uSeWxueegTwuVu2ydlmIjwr8fK9okU6Gn0MV9Dktj8uR7xm7c5I41m-toQh62o_q46NOTygLTRhscOy0DRxDLIovPcEggbbPs6/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_195635.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XEcV1urvIxlwtd32IX2UOJ3KYxQEvzXahTb8m6emFcwojhrcjI3m7wE7Hx1dmMg4TYW3JMGOHrUTAJUz8bKmBg3Mv6Xs8zak-atsPz22mrJdNzr8UeFtfo-cWG2MWDQk21UZFVrk2T1ELGUaaG7TUThVDybJEdBaVKGwTY5Pvl-BKMWWrjTc5B0uVqKn/s4608/IMG_20231030_195656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XEcV1urvIxlwtd32IX2UOJ3KYxQEvzXahTb8m6emFcwojhrcjI3m7wE7Hx1dmMg4TYW3JMGOHrUTAJUz8bKmBg3Mv6Xs8zak-atsPz22mrJdNzr8UeFtfo-cWG2MWDQk21UZFVrk2T1ELGUaaG7TUThVDybJEdBaVKGwTY5Pvl-BKMWWrjTc5B0uVqKn/w640-h360/IMG_20231030_195656.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-25129408412233729012023-10-31T00:00:00.004-05:002023-10-31T09:08:31.396-05:00Shaker Maker Hairy Bunch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Halloween all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't believe how fast this season has gone. It's been a very busy October for me and I felt like I barely kept up on these posts, usually finding myself creating them in a rush on the night before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But it's day 31 and I made it. Today's offering is a find from this past summer. Ideal's Shaker Maker from the days when crafts were a hot item for kids, specifically 1972.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK80ZTXSzcTKsLrQhHC_l6jfN9PgYFU8iOukppgJHqXjAksitFfSCfWFtmvRyB43jspwU6uliMvTqBj5nkptP5FShrD7SKAUTcvGtz9TdysXGf0FD-QjAmIjPnNVUPpxqJ5miOiwwrVDXBxgr-2zuVcb8M7WMFlI__l-yl-fn8qq01FmhvY9WT1yXcTbzQ/s3782/IMG_20230906_204806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="3782" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK80ZTXSzcTKsLrQhHC_l6jfN9PgYFU8iOukppgJHqXjAksitFfSCfWFtmvRyB43jspwU6uliMvTqBj5nkptP5FShrD7SKAUTcvGtz9TdysXGf0FD-QjAmIjPnNVUPpxqJ5miOiwwrVDXBxgr-2zuVcb8M7WMFlI__l-yl-fn8qq01FmhvY9WT1yXcTbzQ/w640-h374/IMG_20230906_204806.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaker Maker is essentially plaster mix, a mixing cup and some molds. The art is really the selling point on these. I love the "haunted house" artwork on the front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkwcI7LR75DzHBZ1fznhIaJofz7fHv3PWBlQQww6NC4WAH4Mmys2RCr8fQ5pREKknCJhC3_S0Nel6BYQh4FMXhu6o8qzGtQxgkpm92i07YpD_kqVJcDVxael1Tx1qCYnAipiLZC7LatinmlpZC3M2ec2NZcRRlBD4qoqWKPwlpN2YDD3IxnawOxZLxOo_/s2222/hairy%20bunch%20haunted%20house.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="2222" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkwcI7LR75DzHBZ1fznhIaJofz7fHv3PWBlQQww6NC4WAH4Mmys2RCr8fQ5pREKknCJhC3_S0Nel6BYQh4FMXhu6o8qzGtQxgkpm92i07YpD_kqVJcDVxael1Tx1qCYnAipiLZC7LatinmlpZC3M2ec2NZcRRlBD4qoqWKPwlpN2YDD3IxnawOxZLxOo_/w640-h258/hairy%20bunch%20haunted%20house.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Unfortunately, the kid must have lost interest before using them all.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdU8znOINXfP1FyRjP5W1n60EwcZfQj1ZkDETRzrlYZf7iWprGdZ3rqmqZOZYRLw7wqcVJqeocjI51mzxw9T-d71-4-gnnwyCBP8Dxi9iH_1HeHf4YanZBfiTGtNEpgZhIQmDoISPqi-8bhpQzxYD25q4dyqO2xJMg7v-mFmhesYAri-vmGCJNQ3cr6UO/s4608/IMG_20230906_205408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdU8znOINXfP1FyRjP5W1n60EwcZfQj1ZkDETRzrlYZf7iWprGdZ3rqmqZOZYRLw7wqcVJqeocjI51mzxw9T-d71-4-gnnwyCBP8Dxi9iH_1HeHf4YanZBfiTGtNEpgZhIQmDoISPqi-8bhpQzxYD25q4dyqO2xJMg7v-mFmhesYAri-vmGCJNQ3cr6UO/w640-h360/IMG_20230906_205408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Figures made by the original owner were still present.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN9spEw7SX-PAc1egrIJAYGGQcsT-ntM3j7JpjGyLae0OeVWsDKb66GUSeVsjGl2m3xJ5Yms-8xkbkdxLkHjDzNIkKUZOX4kN51Krrb6an9cen30XwvTKiszV326qbPkyYApVm_369zyEPvPLV6ndBblYACiPGMt34FOMRFZaPVEdrwUsTwhZ3NVusCKV/s4608/IMG_20230906_205424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN9spEw7SX-PAc1egrIJAYGGQcsT-ntM3j7JpjGyLae0OeVWsDKb66GUSeVsjGl2m3xJ5Yms-8xkbkdxLkHjDzNIkKUZOX4kN51Krrb6an9cen30XwvTKiszV326qbPkyYApVm_369zyEPvPLV6ndBblYACiPGMt34FOMRFZaPVEdrwUsTwhZ3NVusCKV/w640-h360/IMG_20230906_205424.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDMl2Lt-1gTJGqddcEMidJbBiTco7Hn4dTbJddwVITLK9JzEp8ChQaBkNHl2NZ8mRSy9SEs-sYmjj46tg6pZOJcCLvfS0uTzcTFAM4qU_gTw_xk3bexC8u_9Vwvnf9r_IBFv7a8CElzOXeB2NTOsL884TwMDnh49rC15r6BRslkWMVjMRRnRzZUWuyCxR/s4608/IMG_20230906_205430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDMl2Lt-1gTJGqddcEMidJbBiTco7Hn4dTbJddwVITLK9JzEp8ChQaBkNHl2NZ8mRSy9SEs-sYmjj46tg6pZOJcCLvfS0uTzcTFAM4qU_gTw_xk3bexC8u_9Vwvnf9r_IBFv7a8CElzOXeB2NTOsL884TwMDnh49rC15r6BRslkWMVjMRRnRzZUWuyCxR/w640-h360/IMG_20230906_205430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each mold had a name. "Oswald" (chimpanzee? gorilla?) came out a little rough.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ1zHxrl3WGycUN_0FolwA7qd4kUV98H20mJ1mb1jEhoftewOSONvSlsns52GNhT9m3NK1P_MXP8i1wPTlp-8RWc199FjL1exkAylzpSE6HLXOtH8LAxqHVncAguCl1Bi7ZeC7ClFkLNs9B68qWNaPUaY0jaVdGnwi4w5c2g8w0nO1JPZkyjNdeBF2T99/s3264/IMG_20230906_205511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ1zHxrl3WGycUN_0FolwA7qd4kUV98H20mJ1mb1jEhoftewOSONvSlsns52GNhT9m3NK1P_MXP8i1wPTlp-8RWc199FjL1exkAylzpSE6HLXOtH8LAxqHVncAguCl1Bi7ZeC7ClFkLNs9B68qWNaPUaY0jaVdGnwi4w5c2g8w0nO1JPZkyjNdeBF2T99/w352-h640/IMG_20230906_205511.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Kreegle" came out better, but is missing his hair.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0zTiPXHpCWXQkRuqxaxTfBOyfdIMSI17o0Bp-MLfruEsHLCYBKuInEBzF6k6CaNbURNq9O824jymiKFZNueXVbxmgBNGVHw4NKwSbg0JhDyKfPMtDKg73kQAHm7DHNuJ2BSbNaI4xjI7zup3PAt2rg2WOEpNAmtLZo3wsk3qdcBO1h-jhjDFQ7xtqxjV/s2669/IMG_20230906_205533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0zTiPXHpCWXQkRuqxaxTfBOyfdIMSI17o0Bp-MLfruEsHLCYBKuInEBzF6k6CaNbURNq9O824jymiKFZNueXVbxmgBNGVHw4NKwSbg0JhDyKfPMtDKg73kQAHm7DHNuJ2BSbNaI4xjI7zup3PAt2rg2WOEpNAmtLZo3wsk3qdcBO1h-jhjDFQ7xtqxjV/w442-h640/IMG_20230906_205533.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Henrietta" the witch came out the best, I think.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlU1IF8Rq5KtFjVy7T_6fb4FbXZDtQ2JfOpVwRGCfz1WW9kmFxzcc_OtJj-YMueYvF1qZbOIhDV6g5KIRsCt9ShYoras6YzoJxE4GtNieF5R2AlIqRqe1_maesYRicj5dJ-_-BkB9ppOUc7t-ezOmNJ552UQP-A0VppOn85LLt5dWq4Caopmp0Kwacde6/s2408/IMG_20230906_205551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2408" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlU1IF8Rq5KtFjVy7T_6fb4FbXZDtQ2JfOpVwRGCfz1WW9kmFxzcc_OtJj-YMueYvF1qZbOIhDV6g5KIRsCt9ShYoras6YzoJxE4GtNieF5R2AlIqRqe1_maesYRicj5dJ-_-BkB9ppOUc7t-ezOmNJ552UQP-A0VppOn85LLt5dWq4Caopmp0Kwacde6/w640-h604/IMG_20230906_205551.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was no casting of "Barney" the cave man. I could make my own, if the plaster has held up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ideal had a variety of Shaker Makers, including licensed characters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcIFpKMHxIVfBL1n3ih3raGNfVlTP2X8y0wzw2Bc62zAIUgH57rRQr3LyJvNw-UpeTBfZi7JzlTuNmjxC9bim81qpk6nPKr2L0l7w8Vri2LYrgwAmdICD8u-1S8uqXvd1yhA1c8JZhrJmxNOq-KMBzj7WKGVyd_PMt_u74bfH1NYlTIiZV3Scs7zWinyg/s500/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="500" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcIFpKMHxIVfBL1n3ih3raGNfVlTP2X8y0wzw2Bc62zAIUgH57rRQr3LyJvNw-UpeTBfZi7JzlTuNmjxC9bim81qpk6nPKr2L0l7w8Vri2LYrgwAmdICD8u-1S8uqXvd1yhA1c8JZhrJmxNOq-KMBzj7WKGVyd_PMt_u74bfH1NYlTIiZV3Scs7zWinyg/w640-h524/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHSFbzS5o9qJ_o76GxPJCGK9Ru9pJv4c7LVRnDqgRzoURQsygMVWx45_kRh79iNSHxDPaTgKd_OBnj1echIqYe0uYRegV1wsVh3fL7CPVv5V1MIz_VtVANLG08GojaNPyyCu7HrIML4jRkRVX2zw0-iex9fwSC7-tx6PbZ3rIeJEC0cw92qiLEX3NCfnN/s735/20cd737326a7c400ed51a89c078a724d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="735" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHSFbzS5o9qJ_o76GxPJCGK9Ru9pJv4c7LVRnDqgRzoURQsygMVWx45_kRh79iNSHxDPaTgKd_OBnj1echIqYe0uYRegV1wsVh3fL7CPVv5V1MIz_VtVANLG08GojaNPyyCu7HrIML4jRkRVX2zw0-iex9fwSC7-tx6PbZ3rIeJEC0cw92qiLEX3NCfnN/w640-h534/20cd737326a7c400ed51a89c078a724d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWLxQKKqkwwLOwWIERuTYU8xhP-phy7OBYqBXdPVNcM9R_xkHF5jBfPxRGkjY8m775NPD3psfiPnUC-JfrlUyG8iiCkZyOLk7K2EBR3iLOUekcgMPyXZvemEXzW-ukj1MzfT_1IKpIAfARuGXzArCkup3Is2t85azSlIbTXnd8WRIVCUTUJYyzJtSa9j0/s1681/H1740-L340948453_original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1681" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWLxQKKqkwwLOwWIERuTYU8xhP-phy7OBYqBXdPVNcM9R_xkHF5jBfPxRGkjY8m775NPD3psfiPnUC-JfrlUyG8iiCkZyOLk7K2EBR3iLOUekcgMPyXZvemEXzW-ukj1MzfT_1IKpIAfARuGXzArCkup3Is2t85azSlIbTXnd8WRIVCUTUJYyzJtSa9j0/w640-h456/H1740-L340948453_original.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnZQuZQF8NsKGDgDQA8H2CKyPuSi6YpG_z4RefWs4pJROxwLtRwMB49s7wwAXKq7IK74nvxO1ufOlbMkDBD-VkOaWJvA-fL-XMfUY2QLUePz2dwJYbfwelUUI0iKZ1L7QYUu9jX6Gy8eJihyhQLTiCl1bp3dWJ-MPKEZKKcjnKyzhnrXbio-oVD1urGNC/s1920/lot.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1920" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnZQuZQF8NsKGDgDQA8H2CKyPuSi6YpG_z4RefWs4pJROxwLtRwMB49s7wwAXKq7IK74nvxO1ufOlbMkDBD-VkOaWJvA-fL-XMfUY2QLUePz2dwJYbfwelUUI0iKZ1L7QYUu9jX6Gy8eJihyhQLTiCl1bp3dWJ-MPKEZKKcjnKyzhnrXbio-oVD1urGNC/w640-h516/lot.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Munsters licensed set would have been cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>They continued to be made into the 90's as evidenced by this later box.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hduOZE1OiPflwslYnAR_EGkZu8FqC-I1CErMLzM31bqglbx6Me2rOIKzRt4kyaD4ctYAu9yr30HoHU-utXbbTW0nORGkbff7xqnyDr5YJQ7a1ySkUKq7wMDToB2zI2sIP8t7JE7HKbmiQVODXmbcYaoPeTIGkBQbIzMg1_gHzp5V48Fh_N9YYbYd-xku/s600/ShakerMakerMonsters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="600" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hduOZE1OiPflwslYnAR_EGkZu8FqC-I1CErMLzM31bqglbx6Me2rOIKzRt4kyaD4ctYAu9yr30HoHU-utXbbTW0nORGkbff7xqnyDr5YJQ7a1ySkUKq7wMDToB2zI2sIP8t7JE7HKbmiQVODXmbcYaoPeTIGkBQbIzMg1_gHzp5V48Fh_N9YYbYd-xku/w640-h462/ShakerMakerMonsters.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div><p></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-26146736108804418352023-10-30T20:33:00.005-05:002023-10-30T20:33:35.698-05:00Home Haunts 2023<p>Carrying on a tradition I started last year, I took some photos of home haunts I came across while out garage saling. I didn't see as many as last year, but I also didn't haunt the usual neighborhoods this year.</p><p>First up, I give the garage sale host props for putting together such a great sign. But, spoiler alert, it wasn't a killer sale. Just clothes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAepFuhghQbyA4p4sTDBqo7nVxUP7jSVQls7fukN3G9L1cbTsyxKXp2BaHTriG397JrkUgtWv1UhPsFGQHJ_NKTd233oKYbM63rlZwL7H-W6qoHOYnDhZf_U1lUJtNufF6EndSQ_aIWHH2QCfNZ-cwTU1DkQWoGdvX4I5PFgbnwPunXagarLOOls9EMI6/s2812/IMG_20231021_093541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAepFuhghQbyA4p4sTDBqo7nVxUP7jSVQls7fukN3G9L1cbTsyxKXp2BaHTriG397JrkUgtWv1UhPsFGQHJ_NKTd233oKYbM63rlZwL7H-W6qoHOYnDhZf_U1lUJtNufF6EndSQ_aIWHH2QCfNZ-cwTU1DkQWoGdvX4I5PFgbnwPunXagarLOOls9EMI6/w514-h640/IMG_20231021_093541.jpg" width="514" /></a><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">This home haunt host assured me it looked better at night. I never made it back to see, so I'll have to take his word.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr5D1oN3-0TMxixJ2thCaTb4OEa_3-lO8A9JrByaTd2As7fe0QR1kyX17Kq0v1VP3lBOmboz6P4Uj06dYaNX_GqfWil7jfYaVHZkjcX0AyvH3UjZKyx6YeGKyQTcoKJWTqq8LG74hiOdpGWJGfZSZj32IN4TamGYuFS1hK1L1ZYPjcYrzGXKJL_JKzYTj/s4608/IMG_20231021_093832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr5D1oN3-0TMxixJ2thCaTb4OEa_3-lO8A9JrByaTd2As7fe0QR1kyX17Kq0v1VP3lBOmboz6P4Uj06dYaNX_GqfWil7jfYaVHZkjcX0AyvH3UjZKyx6YeGKyQTcoKJWTqq8LG74hiOdpGWJGfZSZj32IN4TamGYuFS1hK1L1ZYPjcYrzGXKJL_JKzYTj/w640-h360/IMG_20231021_093832.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">These giant skeletons have been all the rage the past couple years. I'm sure you have some in your neighborhood.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpq7JkI-z7dhKd3eGXBxbH9GrE8CYBs_5oWq9IlH_MUVVtdqBPKlCC3Do1Nk5t4W6R0NeytUK8FBxHqYen3K3jf9lbU9yr8JC-U1E87Lp9wdRfP0pJhqk-luHeY-_rAKBC-XqNtoCF-xlssT4HzNpv2MBfRUnTurQVH8ubGFGxhyE8I4nfEmEvh5Yb6oZ/s4608/IMG_20231021_093837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpq7JkI-z7dhKd3eGXBxbH9GrE8CYBs_5oWq9IlH_MUVVtdqBPKlCC3Do1Nk5t4W6R0NeytUK8FBxHqYen3K3jf9lbU9yr8JC-U1E87Lp9wdRfP0pJhqk-luHeY-_rAKBC-XqNtoCF-xlssT4HzNpv2MBfRUnTurQVH8ubGFGxhyE8I4nfEmEvh5Yb6oZ/w360-h640/IMG_20231021_093837.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC8NIs0mWOfM0_7AT7jO358qvw5rJG6_DVPe808T1FUY4MxPwP-w9-f40LR3eCBZrD7LAViOukK-DOeRu3nhyphenhyphenKb6_sIrEmQBjec1poADu0JGERezEwV9n4ocEqyabEfMsfM1yXefkiiFk2qVX8O_46phupDxXSDlna3_0i0214HWoOBlwAvwZ4jRrBN2c/s4608/IMG_20231021_093847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUC8NIs0mWOfM0_7AT7jO358qvw5rJG6_DVPe808T1FUY4MxPwP-w9-f40LR3eCBZrD7LAViOukK-DOeRu3nhyphenhyphenKb6_sIrEmQBjec1poADu0JGERezEwV9n4ocEqyabEfMsfM1yXefkiiFk2qVX8O_46phupDxXSDlna3_0i0214HWoOBlwAvwZ4jRrBN2c/w360-h640/IMG_20231021_093847.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HBX6mzlGnoM7TamRbBIU6wj0hgE5IJ5gICKg6Q8IqeF_t6Q1_E4w8yhUK1A-Hhe4BxCh7RalwTHZbzPdC8ZQf-iIVPUkYrGOUbVesyyuheFlBE0KUaqwoHUqJ3Dg_KQfPm_QKLUcvbY0EkiR5-52KMC5J8-JmpIMmciu4auFzFOuIyfV1f2h1ChA5E_3/s4608/IMG_20231021_093854.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HBX6mzlGnoM7TamRbBIU6wj0hgE5IJ5gICKg6Q8IqeF_t6Q1_E4w8yhUK1A-Hhe4BxCh7RalwTHZbzPdC8ZQf-iIVPUkYrGOUbVesyyuheFlBE0KUaqwoHUqJ3Dg_KQfPm_QKLUcvbY0EkiR5-52KMC5J8-JmpIMmciu4auFzFOuIyfV1f2h1ChA5E_3/w640-h360/IMG_20231021_093854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcXiUlmNR_scZYOs5e30ffw-gJx8nH2IwHvr1VlGhwj1oxEKCu9MR9lujJHQCCtoWc0M8Xlej-gyYrx-l9IV5rDM_bqcIoY0cNPgloUAnfZ6UKKiFWzG0RaEkeiCJh0DM2_kEag89UHrZTA-id6VIevVLtJ3ruVCVg9frHHlZNY3jn9MTexHuDHlpSNIl/s4608/IMG_20231021_093906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcXiUlmNR_scZYOs5e30ffw-gJx8nH2IwHvr1VlGhwj1oxEKCu9MR9lujJHQCCtoWc0M8Xlej-gyYrx-l9IV5rDM_bqcIoY0cNPgloUAnfZ6UKKiFWzG0RaEkeiCJh0DM2_kEag89UHrZTA-id6VIevVLtJ3ruVCVg9frHHlZNY3jn9MTexHuDHlpSNIl/w640-h360/IMG_20231021_093906.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55BUW4ZODwnRtqa4omvL77UpAyHZhv7yaSGG2ytDdy7myVMweEiyiBZmPlOs1mNqU22gpYg-TPZ6TfHm_bWGNjZNnkH3CWYsKJRKO1d6GE63QjnjP2JVPWnKIgAh24kFjc3TmG_J29sVFxFnmLZIcGbGx4yuirCi0AtSZD7k53RZnYlDma2bzZyV7ZzUY/s4608/IMG_20231021_093913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55BUW4ZODwnRtqa4omvL77UpAyHZhv7yaSGG2ytDdy7myVMweEiyiBZmPlOs1mNqU22gpYg-TPZ6TfHm_bWGNjZNnkH3CWYsKJRKO1d6GE63QjnjP2JVPWnKIgAh24kFjc3TmG_J29sVFxFnmLZIcGbGx4yuirCi0AtSZD7k53RZnYlDma2bzZyV7ZzUY/w360-h640/IMG_20231021_093913.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdA5Sl6E3Lpb0eqaOXlldoR1Aj2KnkCmHxXqZ7j2XIRh-K8dftHcdX_9USGs2g1PysjAnMhV_Rqh6V0na4EwWXAePbKZF2qkXY39Bq_tYLJf-MOVIX6-TkLT8Fql1gHMLNrywWhje1kY0u26LKkueARrnwlVcAr6EfQmhmtgJdvInL02LXK5hyO1K1R4o/s4608/IMG_20231027_120946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdA5Sl6E3Lpb0eqaOXlldoR1Aj2KnkCmHxXqZ7j2XIRh-K8dftHcdX_9USGs2g1PysjAnMhV_Rqh6V0na4EwWXAePbKZF2qkXY39Bq_tYLJf-MOVIX6-TkLT8Fql1gHMLNrywWhje1kY0u26LKkueARrnwlVcAr6EfQmhmtgJdvInL02LXK5hyO1K1R4o/w640-h360/IMG_20231027_120946.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Another giant skeleton along with regular size skeletons. I loved the setting for this with the stone wall.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVRGFrLcnjp94DnZAas5-KKRXyfwYlYoT_yRaCRZ_HO0aTh0bOkeKj9CcvC6wgb-ePehit2Jr6ImEMe2Jb1EBE0ND9QQNolndpzksgKJCq-1hK2jCjamaDRzId9zQAUBMiCUHmWxfsIbEqV3BQc_ZdmOdV-K_9OqtTesnRcPgpj1NuQZiQrcMUFEmPtx/s4608/IMG_20231027_122221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVRGFrLcnjp94DnZAas5-KKRXyfwYlYoT_yRaCRZ_HO0aTh0bOkeKj9CcvC6wgb-ePehit2Jr6ImEMe2Jb1EBE0ND9QQNolndpzksgKJCq-1hK2jCjamaDRzId9zQAUBMiCUHmWxfsIbEqV3BQc_ZdmOdV-K_9OqtTesnRcPgpj1NuQZiQrcMUFEmPtx/w640-h360/IMG_20231027_122221.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sb8yPzGvFSh4stGuInH9jNeZ9pJjoSpq_3IN8N8FfGBPF_qP7qG3eguR2P-1dHU_OMBlH8PKq4k_Ph9uuv2Y0C_E-c69K7svtSo_lAdXBIItXvwNIA0hGWif1VfGYDaU6T4FPOgx-6S-8bKiSPYHHStu9Z927NVFX6AZGVjI2HehwnXEJIuipJ6tO4wH/s4608/IMG_20231027_122243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sb8yPzGvFSh4stGuInH9jNeZ9pJjoSpq_3IN8N8FfGBPF_qP7qG3eguR2P-1dHU_OMBlH8PKq4k_Ph9uuv2Y0C_E-c69K7svtSo_lAdXBIItXvwNIA0hGWif1VfGYDaU6T4FPOgx-6S-8bKiSPYHHStu9Z927NVFX6AZGVjI2HehwnXEJIuipJ6tO4wH/w640-h360/IMG_20231027_122243.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUgeRY5pTxsdPKLVCp_xPi-2rc1InurmclmPO7MN9cDlD3cy7ypLfLfWZ_u87RLaGUg5uoPiuG8cgeoshcVN7M2g4rFVlHo0tlL9-CCwkCcolx2UqwA_d-sPo2ts0R1KQyVvq3HxIeh8mXzcJ9-9AUaI-b3qYgBKx8Ysiypgj3QCZuh0AmH0DCE6Z3PSS/s4608/IMG_20231027_122247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUgeRY5pTxsdPKLVCp_xPi-2rc1InurmclmPO7MN9cDlD3cy7ypLfLfWZ_u87RLaGUg5uoPiuG8cgeoshcVN7M2g4rFVlHo0tlL9-CCwkCcolx2UqwA_d-sPo2ts0R1KQyVvq3HxIeh8mXzcJ9-9AUaI-b3qYgBKx8Ysiypgj3QCZuh0AmH0DCE6Z3PSS/w640-h360/IMG_20231027_122247.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWWh-M4uSPXZxpd-JZyGbB_i0hXVKrPwP8JlNjgaqfqRD6DBZ4pFZOQCdr2vc2WWvAzRaFdCt8b0OXAvH2NYlhuaBPpDCdQIZ1193S7FykGJGbUlQpzipk75bso7DjsLzNUdDA_Xy0BZNwCC95Y0lwGn0VHWbkVR68DhYUOyNb_VUr1gWydlhxKKbZAHt/s4608/IMG_20231027_123536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWWh-M4uSPXZxpd-JZyGbB_i0hXVKrPwP8JlNjgaqfqRD6DBZ4pFZOQCdr2vc2WWvAzRaFdCt8b0OXAvH2NYlhuaBPpDCdQIZ1193S7FykGJGbUlQpzipk75bso7DjsLzNUdDA_Xy0BZNwCC95Y0lwGn0VHWbkVR68DhYUOyNb_VUr1gWydlhxKKbZAHt/w360-h640/IMG_20231027_123536.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">This home owner put quite a bit of effort into this display. I particularly like the ghouls looking out the second story windows and the floating girl in the front yard.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx53vXI0BpY6Ny3Lhmw-PH4BguD551SPcvIMG3WLeApza8JuMUwdiwmXVH9X3zuhCkfBWOIv6H9P0rkgDwnwPtCL2_5IQtUc6RTJf5yRJ1TIlMMHmF78gLwDBTkW2qBbW_bUgHrqlLLNhEziO1WzaJu6q2cFcdUWMk9nx-S58W_6Qr3dXlMzqm3z8hWub/s2689/IMG_20231027_131201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="1975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx53vXI0BpY6Ny3Lhmw-PH4BguD551SPcvIMG3WLeApza8JuMUwdiwmXVH9X3zuhCkfBWOIv6H9P0rkgDwnwPtCL2_5IQtUc6RTJf5yRJ1TIlMMHmF78gLwDBTkW2qBbW_bUgHrqlLLNhEziO1WzaJu6q2cFcdUWMk9nx-S58W_6Qr3dXlMzqm3z8hWub/w470-h640/IMG_20231027_131201.jpg" width="470" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4WaPlN55S3paDRitzcJZpDXqZ6cgy9w-7fdbm0RxFk_7r3_8hZzt2W3rC1bGsTUImFzLinWg0fkf7Ha3oOjlG7kIFd90M2jOxJcSADOXuQ9FS0K2UDwiM7LD-2DT4Ao77X9MCbB14NFPk-wvPafqYVEOgQWHx6fnBMTDt3uUyhSs_mA7s9BmFJAzhnyd/s4608/IMG_20231027_131225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4WaPlN55S3paDRitzcJZpDXqZ6cgy9w-7fdbm0RxFk_7r3_8hZzt2W3rC1bGsTUImFzLinWg0fkf7Ha3oOjlG7kIFd90M2jOxJcSADOXuQ9FS0K2UDwiM7LD-2DT4Ao77X9MCbB14NFPk-wvPafqYVEOgQWHx6fnBMTDt3uUyhSs_mA7s9BmFJAzhnyd/w640-h360/IMG_20231027_131225.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9JaTYc-1JFGRfvx7Zxlpnm8LHE9wX-bNkHvx2YVMV4m509YPdSiaC4W6NnFbWq8djvrW9fyxCWDLGhyphenhyphenucZr5p-BkXO-4f-vv8ql7oM7mnsMtizHzYY-wIBHDracgmSg8EU2x_SjnXPaJl0v5zcP8ojzQyTdwIyX9euDd6f2U2LRMYA51ml8iXK5CFphR/s4608/IMG_20231027_131233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9JaTYc-1JFGRfvx7Zxlpnm8LHE9wX-bNkHvx2YVMV4m509YPdSiaC4W6NnFbWq8djvrW9fyxCWDLGhyphenhyphenucZr5p-BkXO-4f-vv8ql7oM7mnsMtizHzYY-wIBHDracgmSg8EU2x_SjnXPaJl0v5zcP8ojzQyTdwIyX9euDd6f2U2LRMYA51ml8iXK5CFphR/w360-h640/IMG_20231027_131233.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that's it. I told you I didn't get many shots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How are haunts looking in your neighborhood?</div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-18209654429059817162023-10-30T12:00:00.002-05:002023-10-30T12:00:00.148-05:00The Heyer Cartoon and Idea Book - Halloween<p>I'm going to try squeezing in a few last minute items these last couple days. First up is the Heyer Cartoon and Idea Book. A little like the advertising slick's I found a few years ago, this book gives ideas and images you can borrow to festoon your flyers, ads, school announcements, etc. I found these at a garage sale for $1. I'm not sure of the exact date, but I don't think they're any later than the 1940's given the fashions shown.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Wd-tx2C0PGVmqtnSDCiVHGOdgJf8SAGKtAxfVfpIvwrAmn3CrCMuSRkAUSKDrkYX9S-gDcIQxMNESBpi90LFM-9nxHaNWqx4e81TAKlqb_5aivlVT_o8InmNvZxhVCeQLOmlTbruV51AEFacv2nTdf343jKSNSqdRUUlZYkKUhzdmez7NLgkN4U0WzK7/s1650/img20231026_20022967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Wd-tx2C0PGVmqtnSDCiVHGOdgJf8SAGKtAxfVfpIvwrAmn3CrCMuSRkAUSKDrkYX9S-gDcIQxMNESBpi90LFM-9nxHaNWqx4e81TAKlqb_5aivlVT_o8InmNvZxhVCeQLOmlTbruV51AEFacv2nTdf343jKSNSqdRUUlZYkKUhzdmez7NLgkN4U0WzK7/w494-h640/img20231026_20022967.jpg" width="494" /></a><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFgvfV-pi2B7AAB5AMfBCcQVGvatDNQqEXOhAuWhuyKH-9-6qHJh-rAJJL1Ul9hOCXCHdZqQ37UNEj6Tu3-DQ9BhUkbD3YsbqsW8alexKv9wM_9oGfpaxp_7pHh7lNcDueDwGtL4xP1V9rrxV1L73-GxosybbZijDXueIuVKgNHjy-d4F-34t6SS7E2P2/s1650/img20231026_20011663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFgvfV-pi2B7AAB5AMfBCcQVGvatDNQqEXOhAuWhuyKH-9-6qHJh-rAJJL1Ul9hOCXCHdZqQ37UNEj6Tu3-DQ9BhUkbD3YsbqsW8alexKv9wM_9oGfpaxp_7pHh7lNcDueDwGtL4xP1V9rrxV1L73-GxosybbZijDXueIuVKgNHjy-d4F-34t6SS7E2P2/w494-h640/img20231026_20011663.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QsLpqbit7DSf0jL45sjaX30z1Xv06lFBkrlY4HdkpZt_1fwfDOahyphenhyphenkcGXf6i64g0-8diCwqev8QziT0dYGMInOidDyhQWFwhJbbxlVcCAOxY8mD5iOKnQruUFlDnrr7UlixVeyIxrBykwkLeKe6_lfXWmwzukkQE7N3zLYQyduviGvnyCxKlHEEet22O/s1650/img20231026_20014866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QsLpqbit7DSf0jL45sjaX30z1Xv06lFBkrlY4HdkpZt_1fwfDOahyphenhyphenkcGXf6i64g0-8diCwqev8QziT0dYGMInOidDyhQWFwhJbbxlVcCAOxY8mD5iOKnQruUFlDnrr7UlixVeyIxrBykwkLeKe6_lfXWmwzukkQE7N3zLYQyduviGvnyCxKlHEEet22O/w495-h640/img20231026_20014866.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUIFf10I1erlae8Ba7IAVjzuskrpNRHztyd3lkuAEWUFUfFuI7CBfm4gEc23L-gx7ds7Q3ZdnSlQZCPWvK9Outq6ItviQAE5qEsw0FrJIw5EMs2fpYPBeqBWK57wRB55T2TGMAzgVnfucXolpi6kzkIxe32dzJApyP0l0m4t7F77tmhyXynLHYYOADDgK/s1650/img20231026_20021051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUIFf10I1erlae8Ba7IAVjzuskrpNRHztyd3lkuAEWUFUfFuI7CBfm4gEc23L-gx7ds7Q3ZdnSlQZCPWvK9Outq6ItviQAE5qEsw0FrJIw5EMs2fpYPBeqBWK57wRB55T2TGMAzgVnfucXolpi6kzkIxe32dzJApyP0l0m4t7F77tmhyXynLHYYOADDgK/w494-h640/img20231026_20021051.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I find this image the most disturbing. A boy wields a knife, a dog looks nervously on. The <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emanata#:~:text=emanata%20pl%20(plural%20only),heat%20rays%20from%20the%20sun." target="_blank">emanata</a> (yes, I had to look that up) around the dog's tail. rather than indicating wagging. makes me think it's the target for this boy's knife. RUN FIDO!</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-85830004585755761512023-10-30T00:00:00.001-05:002023-10-30T00:00:00.131-05:00Mondays are to Die (cut) For - Beistle Scaredy Cat<p>Welcome to final "Mondays are to Die (cut) For". Boy, that went fast.</p><p>This classic Beistle design is the "Scaredy Cat" and was another purchase at the Halloween collector estate sale. This one is a large version measuring 16" x 15". He's a little worse for wear, but a survivor, much like an old Tom cat who's been through a life of cat fights and missing a few pieces from his ear. I couldn't find this one in my reference books, but I would guess he's from the 1950's.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlH2KCkYCijc_jwD7N2M-nrTEwUGYJhajbLH2yWCskphls153UGspRP0yVL4oXlInmDSyMafxSRCGbA9BEaGFAQD_0C98v_U4YxCbyLUIBs4QjJkPzhrPX1osNUKjJXofVazktn4hyJ9M3__rgFrKh_fJRO7FbkEX2FgJDW7BYHJe-FWo4rcq-krrsm9sk/s2565/IMG_20221202_165231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="2565" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlH2KCkYCijc_jwD7N2M-nrTEwUGYJhajbLH2yWCskphls153UGspRP0yVL4oXlInmDSyMafxSRCGbA9BEaGFAQD_0C98v_U4YxCbyLUIBs4QjJkPzhrPX1osNUKjJXofVazktn4hyJ9M3__rgFrKh_fJRO7FbkEX2FgJDW7BYHJe-FWo4rcq-krrsm9sk/w640-h622/IMG_20221202_165231.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p></p><p>Most people would pass on a diecut in this condition, but much like this piece I bought a couple years ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIFP7VPsVfJQg_mk2Vf_FZl13VSZmDJq0EoFIHIq0y7DVzm9tEWpulkW6NLAI5UvNfGg3qD3X4n9_kxrt3rVpWPVB2-6tHvzhyphenhyphen6GJizhFQFtHR09ygByZ_eBZtImpsDHEpQLUSzsYqxMHNynJdeFQkzuiwjSCYpcqoXUQ-Ch74MTTu95pkBYq78wfxFVK/s1555/20211022_111051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1555" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIFP7VPsVfJQg_mk2Vf_FZl13VSZmDJq0EoFIHIq0y7DVzm9tEWpulkW6NLAI5UvNfGg3qD3X4n9_kxrt3rVpWPVB2-6tHvzhyphenhyphen6GJizhFQFtHR09ygByZ_eBZtImpsDHEpQLUSzsYqxMHNynJdeFQkzuiwjSCYpcqoXUQ-Ch74MTTu95pkBYq78wfxFVK/w640-h436/20211022_111051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Beistle (H.E. Luhrs) 1950-1965</span></div><div><br /></div>As you can see, he's torn in a couple different places. Because of that, the seller gave it to me for free. I repaired if from behind. As brittle as it is, I just couldn't see throwing it out. Someone thought enough to save it all these years and it made it this far.<div><br /></div><div>And we've made it this far. Just a couple more days.</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-63802774651789688862023-10-29T00:00:00.018-05:002023-10-29T00:00:00.132-05:00Witch Costume Will You Wear?<p>With Halloween days away, it's time to start seriously thinking about your costume. How about a Halloween witch?</p><p>This witch's costume dates from the 1950's. It was a surprisingly cheap find at an estate sale (I think I paid $1). </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG6aV0Bjx0bv7IPY-I9e5VmtmNDKYYEc-iJFacuwobBd954ys20qUSf_ILy4r7VMtdS6tV99x9WPnvzm7dNrQiZGtbV9x2Tb5TwBnMLjkTaQptu3VDiU6502mLNuk9x8kWperhwWrCxhdaMnEVCn1NDcGLATHI-bI7YBrTYxh_AQH5-9QeJuhIVCryqlx/s3886/IMG_20230813_191906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="2383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG6aV0Bjx0bv7IPY-I9e5VmtmNDKYYEc-iJFacuwobBd954ys20qUSf_ILy4r7VMtdS6tV99x9WPnvzm7dNrQiZGtbV9x2Tb5TwBnMLjkTaQptu3VDiU6502mLNuk9x8kWperhwWrCxhdaMnEVCn1NDcGLATHI-bI7YBrTYxh_AQH5-9QeJuhIVCryqlx/w392-h640/IMG_20230813_191906.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The skirt features a witch riding high on her broom with the moon and stars in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpTJCOqzjKlweSRTkJWYHWnRkv93NBIzoIcxW45GJJwrf1KAgkTxENeHxEJFi9HTjJMmhyphenhyphenOgKcZFqmNF3hdrud2BPcYe4BVhyphenhyphenSI59ltjsr8DqBbG_MULl7Eowv32oIT8hB1jygWZMJwgpvjFYsgzDZS-_DrY26Ar0wAkKD-ikLhu-EYSC7toUTgwiTcS1/s2412/IMG_20230813_191756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="2343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpTJCOqzjKlweSRTkJWYHWnRkv93NBIzoIcxW45GJJwrf1KAgkTxENeHxEJFi9HTjJMmhyphenhyphenOgKcZFqmNF3hdrud2BPcYe4BVhyphenhyphenSI59ltjsr8DqBbG_MULl7Eowv32oIT8hB1jygWZMJwgpvjFYsgzDZS-_DrY26Ar0wAkKD-ikLhu-EYSC7toUTgwiTcS1/w622-h640/IMG_20230813_191756.jpg" width="622" /></a><span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The jacket has gold glitter outlining yet another witch and a black scratch cat, likely her "familiar".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8qcAOZf7G4MT1rdFmCMGtsQZvj7-iTrVTlx1eHA86dyN6cr-icXuxJ1Of8mybNCJptdKtWQ6CaGgKalkfdDW03_lCKVv7pmwhwssSCPXmo6-jo3rXg96_AJleyppEVTb90rVXi54BpootAprVYl4B4GoNb69TChbhW1V8GLFTGp9QuOE5DKT1YlCIEEs/s3889/IMG_20230813_191722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="3889" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8qcAOZf7G4MT1rdFmCMGtsQZvj7-iTrVTlx1eHA86dyN6cr-icXuxJ1Of8mybNCJptdKtWQ6CaGgKalkfdDW03_lCKVv7pmwhwssSCPXmo6-jo3rXg96_AJleyppEVTb90rVXi54BpootAprVYl4B4GoNb69TChbhW1V8GLFTGp9QuOE5DKT1YlCIEEs/w640-h358/IMG_20230813_191722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf6J-7LQYnDt9iBY0SNUVYIjFxixvlrCTDgZ1lvBwkQoZMHioV4vgSfP8xwX8h9H4K6xk_xBAyoMzZGYbeo0h2NGm6lRyvJXCwjeMjE5MMGJq0gBm77kl0Kunr3EKGtb6thch8Ymh4p5OY0M_Y55r4zIpw3WDWkEbpcexhcgNmvjJFTpC2LYl8VlO9Nde/w360-h640/IMG_20230813_191623.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>All you need now is a mask and a broom and you're on your way.</p><p>What was your favorite Halloween costume as child?</p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-67269855303584936642023-10-28T21:16:00.004-05:002023-10-28T21:16:53.989-05:00Garfield Out of Context (and Horrifying)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I saw this puzzle at a garage sale, my mind immediately thought "Garfield is holding the severed head of John."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRNV37xcLsTq2d-nRFENjAgAUJRmBJEz5QhAfXCDjOqQYZSwq214X2L9nzViGNxox6dQkTxTJbVJYmjlltiqoiGUdiyoXz6M3Y55jZb9h1jONc0u4MFatg4pjMac4vBs8ZyE_IbTGi5gGrWggpEYCx2Zw0jgA6B6YWU1fR9IJw5tZ5fvJi7eV_Bj1pqB9/s2561/img20231028_20565349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="2561" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRNV37xcLsTq2d-nRFENjAgAUJRmBJEz5QhAfXCDjOqQYZSwq214X2L9nzViGNxox6dQkTxTJbVJYmjlltiqoiGUdiyoXz6M3Y55jZb9h1jONc0u4MFatg4pjMac4vBs8ZyE_IbTGi5gGrWggpEYCx2Zw0jgA6B6YWU1fR9IJw5tZ5fvJi7eV_Bj1pqB9/w640-h628/img20231028_20565349.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div>Maybe it's me, but that's where my mind goes. It doesn't help that he's grasping John's hair in the standard severed head grasp.<p></p><p>A minor internet sensation back in 2008, "Garfield Minus Garfield" depicted the daily Garfield strip minus it's titular orange cat, making it appear John had completely lost his mind. For example, Exhibit A:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNagh_akagv6YbsX5oqKpAsHE3whCdvR1A7qKEsEJSNZF2LR5ARLRTaqHoUBXqWkiwd83zt5S7qoQsqweO3iD8lAjBHlzNr8fQklTDK4Yhz_jTUgu6xKhvtQ9ExgLqSbH19HkrUJyIaB_KXSxce-EwW_LC1huBr5pwLWmogeGiow8rXmMbxKsu2XSeLZgi/s465/garfield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="465" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNagh_akagv6YbsX5oqKpAsHE3whCdvR1A7qKEsEJSNZF2LR5ARLRTaqHoUBXqWkiwd83zt5S7qoQsqweO3iD8lAjBHlzNr8fQklTDK4Yhz_jTUgu6xKhvtQ9ExgLqSbH19HkrUJyIaB_KXSxce-EwW_LC1huBr5pwLWmogeGiow8rXmMbxKsu2XSeLZgi/w640-h188/garfield.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exhibit B:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEM4QjeYM9tMw8HSO8mW3DP1Jj1TXXfnmLr1MMdrZYN389FS_rEdZkbRSeLa2KPRxQJghwc8f4GRupFFTBBUmeIMt2JnkC5Rxo9n_TBQ298qj35kQDJSAKHwlblhWdkEO4Ni9oH4L1q4kDt0ULYOsRll6W1Zg1KyNJ9VxXkIfv8K0HHueVHC_irmBgEs-/s1280/tumblr_a7c906c6f5ec8f9983dd17045f03d0ec_1eb5f397_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="1280" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEM4QjeYM9tMw8HSO8mW3DP1Jj1TXXfnmLr1MMdrZYN389FS_rEdZkbRSeLa2KPRxQJghwc8f4GRupFFTBBUmeIMt2JnkC5Rxo9n_TBQ298qj35kQDJSAKHwlblhWdkEO4Ni9oH4L1q4kDt0ULYOsRll6W1Zg1KyNJ9VxXkIfv8K0HHueVHC_irmBgEs-/w640-h184/tumblr_a7c906c6f5ec8f9983dd17045f03d0ec_1eb5f397_1280.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Exhibit C (John looks like he was drawn by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=577523396&sxsrf=AM9HkKkch_m-s-2mgrerr0C6SU2_dbhqSQ:1698545432057&q=ed+roth+cartoons&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjy5vLolpqCAxXFFFkFHdrdD70Q0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1920&bih=931&dpr=1" target="_blank">Ed Roth</a>):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RAE1iF0gKYI778htt8xibTOgeAcNP_eBUnyaTUBVRhJ-UaFUx6vCLayJGmKElb_YwbffJPt-gOc-AetMp8zkj4UBrLIG6xjMaJVQBv-YXK8rabAJr4jDjD_9vD4eDJR_hkGfriwa-5B-M6XbwyCiui8vSvloRVaqkchQd-swJoZkOnk2j3EH3i9RZfBq/s500/g1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="500" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RAE1iF0gKYI778htt8xibTOgeAcNP_eBUnyaTUBVRhJ-UaFUx6vCLayJGmKElb_YwbffJPt-gOc-AetMp8zkj4UBrLIG6xjMaJVQBv-YXK8rabAJr4jDjD_9vD4eDJR_hkGfriwa-5B-M6XbwyCiui8vSvloRVaqkchQd-swJoZkOnk2j3EH3i9RZfBq/w640-h186/g1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/" target="_blank">"Garfield Minus Garfield"</a> is still around.</div><div><br /></div>The puzzle I found is decidedly funnier with Garfield present. It's actually funnier as a standalone, no text required.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHbQYSUqu3DirhpVMGDTR2d3j7hqdCG60yoAENlgCqYv27VkohwdobPXEilPuVeQ1oO1AeV6pEGF2GE6PTZV8X-3iuwZHKmGC7kOG7s4O5OMslc3ZuUJ02M4EdQClIGt1L3GDpE_dDa2KHEmj4CdL0VTInqUxjcLnXssi0keWFv0KU5-pvppa6LoJmjjt/s2255/garfield%20minus%20bubble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2255" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHbQYSUqu3DirhpVMGDTR2d3j7hqdCG60yoAENlgCqYv27VkohwdobPXEilPuVeQ1oO1AeV6pEGF2GE6PTZV8X-3iuwZHKmGC7kOG7s4O5OMslc3ZuUJ02M4EdQClIGt1L3GDpE_dDa2KHEmj4CdL0VTInqUxjcLnXssi0keWFv0KU5-pvppa6LoJmjjt/w640-h398/garfield%20minus%20bubble.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Look on the bright side, John. At least the madness is over.</div></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-22183397769312484452023-10-28T00:00:00.004-05:002023-10-29T20:54:06.861-05:00Hats Off to Halloween<p>These 2 hats came from the Halloween collector estate sale. This first hat is large, standing 15" tall with an 8" diameter at the base (12" with fringe). It dates from around 1950. Manufacturer is unknown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihWh5nW50OtZZTlB-kOA7AuCMfEXn15DOS31s5vSJ_Y6MPnBgeUZG4tYmIJEyuicf2A3HlYiZNsUd_5P9tDU5n6i5Tjo81ARM9sA0MA-fwUxrROmXH3o8LB0asHOzEt7a8gMxpqJn_NWdyZoGJeAIrssaeVbCPRwMbJmrTTpOvGLM2m5FpORUEDcuvou9/s4386/IMG_20230805_151706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4386" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihWh5nW50OtZZTlB-kOA7AuCMfEXn15DOS31s5vSJ_Y6MPnBgeUZG4tYmIJEyuicf2A3HlYiZNsUd_5P9tDU5n6i5Tjo81ARM9sA0MA-fwUxrROmXH3o8LB0asHOzEt7a8gMxpqJn_NWdyZoGJeAIrssaeVbCPRwMbJmrTTpOvGLM2m5FpORUEDcuvou9/w378-h640/IMG_20230805_151706.jpg" width="378" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWO5BEErJBaELjaCxAC09qHk4eFpD5gRLTurqLJQFwxipneuAv4G3rbcDSaGDaC6Ynlpf_0wCF8zzntWgjJGoodu94ULnwrPmZa2VGIWcGvMPnlgUeY-rWUqToz3qcK2dKvXG-kHWSY3hsVm2-FzT-87dRKdSMAU5kPHp37UCkC0QJEjljrJQ3_VklS6H/s3729/IMG_20230805_151715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="2368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWO5BEErJBaELjaCxAC09qHk4eFpD5gRLTurqLJQFwxipneuAv4G3rbcDSaGDaC6Ynlpf_0wCF8zzntWgjJGoodu94ULnwrPmZa2VGIWcGvMPnlgUeY-rWUqToz3qcK2dKvXG-kHWSY3hsVm2-FzT-87dRKdSMAU5kPHp37UCkC0QJEjljrJQ3_VklS6H/w406-h640/IMG_20230805_151715.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up is this Beistle honeycomb hat which was in production from 1946 to 1954. It appears on page 243 of Mark Ledenbach's 3rd edition of Vintage Halloween Collectibles and was part of a set of 4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu2c7lA_0sQrTtAZM4cksJK-QpJhQFScjALkSi1JFUoiwBWuRvhjUOanLbTfpciefro8QbsrJ6y3ujoAtDA2EMXPKliWAxIgHk-3lQQM_05MY2R4QSdWFodQJBUonOdHfhqHIwkovW-UAhWDogeIMvTb723Vz32Vpg1POlSuKkJWdJDw1UKOOaGP0K1-h/s3620/img20230805_14401616_stitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="3620" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu2c7lA_0sQrTtAZM4cksJK-QpJhQFScjALkSi1JFUoiwBWuRvhjUOanLbTfpciefro8QbsrJ6y3ujoAtDA2EMXPKliWAxIgHk-3lQQM_05MY2R4QSdWFodQJBUonOdHfhqHIwkovW-UAhWDogeIMvTb723Vz32Vpg1POlSuKkJWdJDw1UKOOaGP0K1-h/w640-h314/img20230805_14401616_stitch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQ5ZftNvwB8Df0TlTh-7CEkjvJY_zJqo9NZInf4h0lTdMrjxa5xhnnUsY70YAZxBTLI71Fq093SXm8e4d-dKrDsKNNQcj-uzUdXZZ5923ICnyO7nAx3SDH1pL5fxxeKr52qp1J2n_XFXejaQF9WpSM6UrsRgYemKoP208zXGWhcq_sRoRs40NwhMHoMfc/s3626/img20230805_14413563_stitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="3626" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQ5ZftNvwB8Df0TlTh-7CEkjvJY_zJqo9NZInf4h0lTdMrjxa5xhnnUsY70YAZxBTLI71Fq093SXm8e4d-dKrDsKNNQcj-uzUdXZZ5923ICnyO7nAx3SDH1pL5fxxeKr52qp1J2n_XFXejaQF9WpSM6UrsRgYemKoP208zXGWhcq_sRoRs40NwhMHoMfc/w640-h308/img20230805_14413563_stitch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4Si1EJfeaXBAybkF88zbMve7c5VW9lZKlT8_LcKb9ij7OxkTSe_NXYl8WuxiFTeIbvIr7bvAiCRDM0wiXPKqdRbDr1zEcXFUu_hATbyefeCylzY-EsbAK6G2EzV7cBtfiTu6DlA-sJZE_GWABalG9eUgoAu49swBduk1v-m9B5cfAx5SNQ5fV4XolbFe/s2890/IMG_20230805_143859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="2283" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4Si1EJfeaXBAybkF88zbMve7c5VW9lZKlT8_LcKb9ij7OxkTSe_NXYl8WuxiFTeIbvIr7bvAiCRDM0wiXPKqdRbDr1zEcXFUu_hATbyefeCylzY-EsbAK6G2EzV7cBtfiTu6DlA-sJZE_GWABalG9eUgoAu49swBduk1v-m9B5cfAx5SNQ5fV4XolbFe/w506-h640/IMG_20230805_143859.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx09rsAWSIA9qKETLRGdZbhCZ4iKAAmOG_vr_l_-ZNYEUZ8pzPaEEVFz6v8duQWAdNxixr4ZPAWAmG3x0IUdXThi0B77tO1zzzdvOMALcTmCo1KpwEWX2AHs3Iq0JffjZgEDnhQE58jONrlzKXg65rUOK7a9NDIRtDec_xX2PoW_PLkfzRtveuNd0N7b5w/s3078/IMG_20230805_143907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3078" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx09rsAWSIA9qKETLRGdZbhCZ4iKAAmOG_vr_l_-ZNYEUZ8pzPaEEVFz6v8duQWAdNxixr4ZPAWAmG3x0IUdXThi0B77tO1zzzdvOMALcTmCo1KpwEWX2AHs3Iq0JffjZgEDnhQE58jONrlzKXg65rUOK7a9NDIRtDec_xX2PoW_PLkfzRtveuNd0N7b5w/w640-h538/IMG_20230805_143907.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're in the final days now. While you still have a chance, grab your hat and head over to <a href="https://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Countdown</a> see how the party's going.</div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-28689692449429088502023-10-27T00:00:00.002-05:002023-10-27T09:01:42.263-05:00Louis Tannen Magic Catalog 10<p>This will be my second post about Magic this season, and it's related in more than one way.</p><p>I picked up this Louis Tannen Magic Catalog Number 10 at the same magician's estate sale where I found the <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2023/10/room-for-doubt.html" target="_blank">Room for Doubt</a> Magic trick. It dates from 1973.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pm1PJI66W5E3eg5k7qYLZ0LsLyeTrV7lXvxqP526TZIbIAa6PYrBUPV-bWp4COPXywB149FL_LQawiVFbZocQHmlbFwv-zQSasCOOfdpqSfUnX5nhyphenhyphenpjko1CLngXaLqzK0sBTGhVON9zjTfyDZogMnl6QX6OhMuDqgfNU5hur2rQNWhtmuDHmpBuwGdF/s1432/img20231025_21302157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pm1PJI66W5E3eg5k7qYLZ0LsLyeTrV7lXvxqP526TZIbIAa6PYrBUPV-bWp4COPXywB149FL_LQawiVFbZocQHmlbFwv-zQSasCOOfdpqSfUnX5nhyphenhyphenpjko1CLngXaLqzK0sBTGhVON9zjTfyDZogMnl6QX6OhMuDqgfNU5hur2rQNWhtmuDHmpBuwGdF/w436-h640/img20231025_21302157.jpg" width="436" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Louis Tannen's Magic Shop is the oldest operating magic shop in New York City, having opened in 1925. It was bought by Tony Spina in the 1970's. Louis Tannen passed away in 1982.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned, I've always associated Magic and Halloween closely. I previously mentioned Houdini's connection, but I think it's also because so many tricks are associated with Ghosts, Witches and Devils, as is evidenced by the ads in this magic catalog. Though uncredited, I've always loved the artwork in these magic catalogs. I hope you do too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Note: I have a new toy: a hand-held scanner. It's good for scanning books that are too thick to lay flag on a flatbed scanner. But they have their limitations as you'll notice in these scans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXqX4end_GUwxTLMu7uQ3OlvmZNNWysBPgJjOodcZBeN2bH9r6B8qhcVZ_9YZVkwnjVBYnMz_0NrIHnC4_XmLOLSNGFxMtgjFlhkvKlAsWZhpPDtDsW9VVo8vZ6EaS5uEt86q3KW0wKMeRcAa9XRDzWPveYXoHYAfixuluX85U1JPHm098tq-94rZGjzG/s2470/IMAG0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="1418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXqX4end_GUwxTLMu7uQ3OlvmZNNWysBPgJjOodcZBeN2bH9r6B8qhcVZ_9YZVkwnjVBYnMz_0NrIHnC4_XmLOLSNGFxMtgjFlhkvKlAsWZhpPDtDsW9VVo8vZ6EaS5uEt86q3KW0wKMeRcAa9XRDzWPveYXoHYAfixuluX85U1JPHm098tq-94rZGjzG/w368-h640/IMAG0001.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7iMsNtboU17zsXK4l9_RUGKp7YpyE-pJLR-NtE789rnxOjrb2AeYvKPX-8IoJqGrFuGEypPHWkBQ1OjJ91BX9eStetNotEG1UT0dJ57qN-gYH4Zw6y89w7oOUjio6LM0J5jf9yptgKdg_2_KM6oTsfc_CyqCR-9VgkuqQQd71QtWQdOqpmtyrZHV5RRe/s2560/IMAG0002a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7iMsNtboU17zsXK4l9_RUGKp7YpyE-pJLR-NtE789rnxOjrb2AeYvKPX-8IoJqGrFuGEypPHWkBQ1OjJ91BX9eStetNotEG1UT0dJ57qN-gYH4Zw6y89w7oOUjio6LM0J5jf9yptgKdg_2_KM6oTsfc_CyqCR-9VgkuqQQd71QtWQdOqpmtyrZHV5RRe/w392-h640/IMAG0002a.JPG" width="392" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog81IcRPCgd9shOjevF8OqXAxWqF1jWTZIcEdv3OXHISxLB6h29llVkc-BwsDRIwO2R5YJfzQr28qt-h4IKLVcUcmjC_GeYPjnCj_MVZdAVVtbwIjDgg8irzXlpuiCfM8awzuvgvfxM_BeL6I-jouLI3jEz1T2ieZG8YvKA30Mdvu3Qo9-tKVJFHIVROb/s2334/IMAG0003a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog81IcRPCgd9shOjevF8OqXAxWqF1jWTZIcEdv3OXHISxLB6h29llVkc-BwsDRIwO2R5YJfzQr28qt-h4IKLVcUcmjC_GeYPjnCj_MVZdAVVtbwIjDgg8irzXlpuiCfM8awzuvgvfxM_BeL6I-jouLI3jEz1T2ieZG8YvKA30Mdvu3Qo9-tKVJFHIVROb/w394-h640/IMAG0003a.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lou Tannen in the middle next to Tony Spina (right), new owner of Lou Tannen's Magic Shop and creator of the "Room for Doubt" magic trick.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiAJ21Ty6aWB9Aym_-tM2PBDtWNAljePf7Z6G9cydw7DVky3cnmuzymTUJU6_L5hV7cFhmR8faS3TtVBVzGiQ0wfXQ5O6XomFAxaxpQwK8xMR9RSXluWh4X7XnuZy9KnaunAOjpmEkjNMMRkO3If4WcNTAXo1xcN5vdoIXPlfpdEM1mO2zxarQr4X8D8D/s2494/IMAG0004a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiAJ21Ty6aWB9Aym_-tM2PBDtWNAljePf7Z6G9cydw7DVky3cnmuzymTUJU6_L5hV7cFhmR8faS3TtVBVzGiQ0wfXQ5O6XomFAxaxpQwK8xMR9RSXluWh4X7XnuZy9KnaunAOjpmEkjNMMRkO3If4WcNTAXo1xcN5vdoIXPlfpdEM1mO2zxarQr4X8D8D/w386-h640/IMAG0004a.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopyoH2GDHjzoJPCHIjO2osPfiLyRV9PH-GprYDHkWigjBfIGOTwYPu65_Jp559nMOXWHrqh-bF-nPGoEeu-L-wUj4n6N5-TbFpiyQznnQVx5tHXHID9Ad6pycVsts_wYTTITp-wbG3B0e-x6LFL3HlotMqD3fIxs-HlAtzoz_DTNW0IaXgxEYpYwXcFWU/s2498/IMAG0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopyoH2GDHjzoJPCHIjO2osPfiLyRV9PH-GprYDHkWigjBfIGOTwYPu65_Jp559nMOXWHrqh-bF-nPGoEeu-L-wUj4n6N5-TbFpiyQznnQVx5tHXHID9Ad6pycVsts_wYTTITp-wbG3B0e-x6LFL3HlotMqD3fIxs-HlAtzoz_DTNW0IaXgxEYpYwXcFWU/w378-h640/IMAG0005.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I borrowed a finger guillotine from a friend of mine when I was in second grade. He had all the cool stuff. Unfortunately, I somehow managed to break it. My dad attempted a repair, but it was never quite the same.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqcz1Ig_JqVAskhVTdlhqub9QtaRGLwPuT7lrqEHdJwTOwLiTaI-BrXHeozUtuu0GWQwZZYy9FPmZhDite4kXhdv3zuO6DfwO1DXHaUxl3aAkTfzz1lrv3ijCmEallZMK-GtL0xYOST5rLnzF4mrBoTXUOkOO05j6xIjYU3j4Qri2LB90uZN3lzX95fQ4/s2560/IMAG0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqcz1Ig_JqVAskhVTdlhqub9QtaRGLwPuT7lrqEHdJwTOwLiTaI-BrXHeozUtuu0GWQwZZYy9FPmZhDite4kXhdv3zuO6DfwO1DXHaUxl3aAkTfzz1lrv3ijCmEallZMK-GtL0xYOST5rLnzF4mrBoTXUOkOO05j6xIjYU3j4Qri2LB90uZN3lzX95fQ4/w368-h640/IMAG0007.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSC3wCw9OXOFleY8tZVe5jK8AXMEfqF4lYHUFEsp66cyl0KS_8CGizqYl8bjpHqVyd4aEu5Ko5cUxrJ2Q2rmnVFHzjj8t4lVsZqdtYn_SZY7OvlmgQ764P_dTZ74qECJy2fPNhF2QSegL9kwe8Erc_E6tS5qiVLnqze5sDOiTlUstaHaNBMtuhcCWnZZL/s2560/IMAG0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSC3wCw9OXOFleY8tZVe5jK8AXMEfqF4lYHUFEsp66cyl0KS_8CGizqYl8bjpHqVyd4aEu5Ko5cUxrJ2Q2rmnVFHzjj8t4lVsZqdtYn_SZY7OvlmgQ764P_dTZ74qECJy2fPNhF2QSegL9kwe8Erc_E6tS5qiVLnqze5sDOiTlUstaHaNBMtuhcCWnZZL/w368-h640/IMAG0008.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxepurR9UD7zwzIKwJKHo5m9pqr5zAN7MJHIx-xDhBEBXAHusy8j3EJWlEQVtWq9biciB3k8RYl3Krp2kZqaLPXFT_V2zyu4g9OrMTbPBK4ZDNyaDR8eceuFbHQE-Sf_hqWYhYNVT9Cjvv0J45JUnQ3W06166N33NiPFO7EO2ZeLKdHliiK6pwtvmP4W_f/s2505/IMAG0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxepurR9UD7zwzIKwJKHo5m9pqr5zAN7MJHIx-xDhBEBXAHusy8j3EJWlEQVtWq9biciB3k8RYl3Krp2kZqaLPXFT_V2zyu4g9OrMTbPBK4ZDNyaDR8eceuFbHQE-Sf_hqWYhYNVT9Cjvv0J45JUnQ3W06166N33NiPFO7EO2ZeLKdHliiK6pwtvmP4W_f/w360-h640/IMAG0009.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I received "The Multiplying Rabbits" trick in my first magic set. While it was cute, it wasn't much of a magic trick.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V9-FLDdwvKY1Fv8RWl0l3fLztU5KOs-WsJMryK53HtTJr400ddno_MOSLqFEwmT5FhkRj4ocu3Kytj2gKKl_CnvSNe-0bdO-RmBRiECKijZToJWdTEuENOBa4q0C0nZFzffmBf8JV-isHgjCvHIXSnJiaxQ74JxpwLuP_CSI9-rGiLLKTTxIyLZgoVI8/s2560/IMAG0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V9-FLDdwvKY1Fv8RWl0l3fLztU5KOs-WsJMryK53HtTJr400ddno_MOSLqFEwmT5FhkRj4ocu3Kytj2gKKl_CnvSNe-0bdO-RmBRiECKijZToJWdTEuENOBa4q0C0nZFzffmBf8JV-isHgjCvHIXSnJiaxQ74JxpwLuP_CSI9-rGiLLKTTxIyLZgoVI8/w368-h640/IMAG0010.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd5XRb_i-73cAijqdjv5caaUUR7gSdSHzp85b0LsiPZoAwQ6hEBw-_CKBeAw7595Ia9ryJuMKFox3rL-dmsETKNtvuhUCiwLEAPWnl9FmTSZaI0kTtD_egm60sO_UiALa1v39jAUeiVIdgUr7bEyJhd8KHSyomFAO82jwcgj5pykzt2ozuTLZszFy1zDp/s2560/IMAG0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was surprisingly basic, yet fairly impressive when done properly Unfortunately, I never learned to do it properly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcY-Z9iX7gQkSVJCUw47-LfvVi988BxGXH09sk4O9VQ_0S3BfCClJLF-At2HpWIyYCDqW76Anj8xGpZjQGGESlQNGsCrBY0E1ME7aMAhySuhJpf6o97IJ8ysRT7zeEP3Fd9LJo8Lan6ii-J_x896twPbZx0xZ2k3YO_D_eKXLIMUY7MdVjDablgG2AzhM/s2560/IMAG0029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcY-Z9iX7gQkSVJCUw47-LfvVi988BxGXH09sk4O9VQ_0S3BfCClJLF-At2HpWIyYCDqW76Anj8xGpZjQGGESlQNGsCrBY0E1ME7aMAhySuhJpf6o97IJ8ysRT7zeEP3Fd9LJo8Lan6ii-J_x896twPbZx0xZ2k3YO_D_eKXLIMUY7MdVjDablgG2AzhM/w360-h640/IMAG0029.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Put you head in this guillotine. What could go wrong?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyewcaiK5RBj5PJo25bpWBdD3vCAv9ngNw2y7m-7qVPs9RNAedX8bdMEhmtNk4KyLDFJ_9HnUGAZgM5kADtGTzEvh-_aOrbnPwVOIqAZsBI-IldXGnp27arPyaZnx_3yQ77eS_mFFA75xk2w8FXGvVpXH11c9X_m3SSK9trGO8L9fRwIpx-nUWjTSRwXCN/s2560/IMAG0030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyewcaiK5RBj5PJo25bpWBdD3vCAv9ngNw2y7m-7qVPs9RNAedX8bdMEhmtNk4KyLDFJ_9HnUGAZgM5kADtGTzEvh-_aOrbnPwVOIqAZsBI-IldXGnp27arPyaZnx_3yQ77eS_mFFA75xk2w8FXGvVpXH11c9X_m3SSK9trGO8L9fRwIpx-nUWjTSRwXCN/w352-h640/IMAG0030.JPG" width="352" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGarznXUPrc3Pu5g7Bk8sT6o9bAR7-1Cxl1kL8h8HbFvzO_9e1jGA5o9SBZpiYi2YIRGOuNBZcYDLE7Ujs5zyEFSs1aPCY1PRpbX2NZf-l_4yH-_O0yWSo4RmqIKFsECtsReWjxO7WGU8cf6KILAgHLeXwy51woaZfBCtbXDQlmpxlMUhuHIi8sIo4Sfs/s2560/IMAG0031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGarznXUPrc3Pu5g7Bk8sT6o9bAR7-1Cxl1kL8h8HbFvzO_9e1jGA5o9SBZpiYi2YIRGOuNBZcYDLE7Ujs5zyEFSs1aPCY1PRpbX2NZf-l_4yH-_O0yWSo4RmqIKFsECtsReWjxO7WGU8cf6KILAgHLeXwy51woaZfBCtbXDQlmpxlMUhuHIi8sIo4Sfs/w352-h640/IMAG0031.JPG" width="352" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OpU1aSLareSmPj-4Wiw-NP7M235iKj2EBe2jTB2YskkL_EClApHCXElzPIi8y63Fetz8RVuiWrKZfVXHsVMwre55r9uDRSRcEl9EEECxLtz9ilxPm-EFJTLrsKRGrztOaJEt_3PqD_a-Vmg7_ncI9MmEcMk_Pjc9owmXldgnqehMIP6bpbixOQXxId6e/s2560/IMAG0032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OpU1aSLareSmPj-4Wiw-NP7M235iKj2EBe2jTB2YskkL_EClApHCXElzPIi8y63Fetz8RVuiWrKZfVXHsVMwre55r9uDRSRcEl9EEECxLtz9ilxPm-EFJTLrsKRGrztOaJEt_3PqD_a-Vmg7_ncI9MmEcMk_Pjc9owmXldgnqehMIP6bpbixOQXxId6e/w360-h640/IMAG0032.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Put your arm in this guillotine. What could go wrong?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhqmNN9sY3p7yXoLOP5jcWQdTS8ov0f_cXtUXPfT65SNbjjNPpJ-ArH_n3rKYGEslDUflmJKP5Jk-_rlbM1pzXGjO1Ww7Z13eMnAkIq_iGZ_e-iXyE-aNn6XRD2vIlj3bHYnRexWIroyZV4EcJ2J5v9GcalB8Awk1YMkcPIdXPWqLN8NFyc3k-qUytIGw/s2560/IMAG0033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhqmNN9sY3p7yXoLOP5jcWQdTS8ov0f_cXtUXPfT65SNbjjNPpJ-ArH_n3rKYGEslDUflmJKP5Jk-_rlbM1pzXGjO1Ww7Z13eMnAkIq_iGZ_e-iXyE-aNn6XRD2vIlj3bHYnRexWIroyZV4EcJ2J5v9GcalB8Awk1YMkcPIdXPWqLN8NFyc3k-qUytIGw/w352-h640/IMAG0033.JPG" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can imagine "Brain Washed" was funny for about 10 seconds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLyljVH8PTdWYClP9vOR85wP-YDKcKLaOK2qNHxZKMPQxgKNL530QpQHyTJrySWXI6CjfbHyczN1gqYzIovVnKj6N-BdLOtgkaYchoofETIlsHryCk-esNys1vePHy5uwec8gSi9K2iJzKFur1R7onCVYPVDz1h2LegzglttsHIhp0NjkFmGN_zur-3dn/s2560/IMAG0034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLyljVH8PTdWYClP9vOR85wP-YDKcKLaOK2qNHxZKMPQxgKNL530QpQHyTJrySWXI6CjfbHyczN1gqYzIovVnKj6N-BdLOtgkaYchoofETIlsHryCk-esNys1vePHy5uwec8gSi9K2iJzKFur1R7onCVYPVDz1h2LegzglttsHIhp0NjkFmGN_zur-3dn/w360-h640/IMAG0034.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKmJSiGnpENIWBHaWO0uRc6jxe9OHuy8HuUPPJJ2LVV14kbtVs6DEUEhOSInl2Y1ValuGG6uAnnmmEidRwhnDW6gOzMKiWprsO2MpHoKENqOaIvDCTGaDlwSA2LzdTl2ZE5Ydwrj0EQRH5x0PlE1FDCoqkNAQOOHww39fANRpBArzQ47XuqbRzT4hPX64/s2560/IMAG0035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKmJSiGnpENIWBHaWO0uRc6jxe9OHuy8HuUPPJJ2LVV14kbtVs6DEUEhOSInl2Y1ValuGG6uAnnmmEidRwhnDW6gOzMKiWprsO2MpHoKENqOaIvDCTGaDlwSA2LzdTl2ZE5Ydwrj0EQRH5x0PlE1FDCoqkNAQOOHww39fANRpBArzQ47XuqbRzT4hPX64/w368-h640/IMAG0035.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd love to have some of those posters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT9Npr4uGdRey2w86UcVXzJZ17niIzMvUhX2ApqgXK84t7zJrrA_gy7-BGJ_ReknmuXVHH71sHfcMm3XDwfhebzwGTzBYWtMmYo3B60T34fHLNulTRiQTukjx6vVLRIoXXcsuNYCZMnjgUrh9rdn7qQdntPj2QLphhGJUUgOI11TkfdYfWebv2UYJ7V_l/s2560/IMAG0036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT9Npr4uGdRey2w86UcVXzJZ17niIzMvUhX2ApqgXK84t7zJrrA_gy7-BGJ_ReknmuXVHH71sHfcMm3XDwfhebzwGTzBYWtMmYo3B60T34fHLNulTRiQTukjx6vVLRIoXXcsuNYCZMnjgUrh9rdn7qQdntPj2QLphhGJUUgOI11TkfdYfWebv2UYJ7V_l/w368-h640/IMAG0036.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-pUJNHvikJlJA7Cvv7Zb8M6xQABnPji1aO887CSQ1mD-jJb0SdbQAJWgkhORdK-Mi96x8CJbJv-w8JseLn_CdJ4PHM0jZ7xTeeunId77NNDudGNL2KPP7Zf_JZCjPjPlxJZj_COaxaNfPFiKZxEDVvqj3PmZLz2oEpNPxFVqlwHp0BM7q0q6anfradEG/s2560/IMAG0037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-pUJNHvikJlJA7Cvv7Zb8M6xQABnPji1aO887CSQ1mD-jJb0SdbQAJWgkhORdK-Mi96x8CJbJv-w8JseLn_CdJ4PHM0jZ7xTeeunId77NNDudGNL2KPP7Zf_JZCjPjPlxJZj_COaxaNfPFiKZxEDVvqj3PmZLz2oEpNPxFVqlwHp0BM7q0q6anfradEG/w360-h640/IMAG0037.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steranko" target="_blank">Jim Steranko</a> was an artist for Marvel Comics. He began his career there as penciller for Nick Fury. Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. His stint at Marvel lasted a short 3 years after having a falling out with Stan Lee over a disagreement on a horror comic (Tower of Shadows #1) he had written and illustrated. Steranko is still with us at 84.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lvk0IAXBTYKewm4skKoFakguPgpRnhEufzcxSXW-pxNih9Bl1xmK4IKBbEjUcDMRMk3V2Uxu6QU9YZu_z7LzixipcbFRhDxcJMn7BEKY6Jp1p7YMyKeXIEan4Bt4UYGG8W8keFnmJ7WPIZeqOy60aF2wWpNbvlMEU-qav5aTcNS7TXfkG3tDQocbT4Ho/s2560/IMAG0038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lvk0IAXBTYKewm4skKoFakguPgpRnhEufzcxSXW-pxNih9Bl1xmK4IKBbEjUcDMRMk3V2Uxu6QU9YZu_z7LzixipcbFRhDxcJMn7BEKY6Jp1p7YMyKeXIEan4Bt4UYGG8W8keFnmJ7WPIZeqOy60aF2wWpNbvlMEU-qav5aTcNS7TXfkG3tDQocbT4Ho/w360-h640/IMAG0038.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Oe1w837K7-enXbioGZy6UoZ0ifXk3cRhF2_pBhnMspQ36G-MavizWjw78TqXZBFoK1mdvXRQ3W1pQGQ2_5f9GZYp71dZLDDoo_2J1ncqyEBxcvipgGLdeNq-1XtRsAqYBzBuiAEIVAerLhyphenhyphenJP8wJWVFquk72JqXgvGD8hdTcWUJG9NXNAgMT7J9i8dJ/s2560/IMAG0039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Oe1w837K7-enXbioGZy6UoZ0ifXk3cRhF2_pBhnMspQ36G-MavizWjw78TqXZBFoK1mdvXRQ3W1pQGQ2_5f9GZYp71dZLDDoo_2J1ncqyEBxcvipgGLdeNq-1XtRsAqYBzBuiAEIVAerLhyphenhyphenJP8wJWVFquk72JqXgvGD8hdTcWUJG9NXNAgMT7J9i8dJ/w360-h640/IMAG0039.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVqxzb69x27xUhuH950Ca7QChU4Ql7SSM-qhOt8P3aPn4nUw_2ql9KIn5l6LmcDEPYkguhAAsYmo86ix7zaJdEqr4i_gSSehcWscfFly8uvCWeW4bXW07qnumTRbTS1bifO4Y_wrZxsgW8IjYzUW0sSkhjZkc7iS0So4oQjza6hg8vmTFbbaRi7TpJ3nW/s2560/IMAG0040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVqxzb69x27xUhuH950Ca7QChU4Ql7SSM-qhOt8P3aPn4nUw_2ql9KIn5l6LmcDEPYkguhAAsYmo86ix7zaJdEqr4i_gSSehcWscfFly8uvCWeW4bXW07qnumTRbTS1bifO4Y_wrZxsgW8IjYzUW0sSkhjZkc7iS0So4oQjza6hg8vmTFbbaRi7TpJ3nW/w360-h640/IMAG0040.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaKAwD8pikxScHsdqQaPCsTUf_4akB350AK-JA_p2rIFHgBqbACrOJn8EmDwSgyhr-fX63XUBmmMHStIa4wRL0jULDcQF44mqrhHSiBnJuPCDoLOtK6OFqyh8nsQm7ke4fmHSx6mL0wruLYgg93xy-GMzcgodF_BaHMwiGYCG5IXAZ6PiUjyKowJdz25G/s2560/IMAG0041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaKAwD8pikxScHsdqQaPCsTUf_4akB350AK-JA_p2rIFHgBqbACrOJn8EmDwSgyhr-fX63XUBmmMHStIa4wRL0jULDcQF44mqrhHSiBnJuPCDoLOtK6OFqyh8nsQm7ke4fmHSx6mL0wruLYgg93xy-GMzcgodF_BaHMwiGYCG5IXAZ6PiUjyKowJdz25G/w360-h640/IMAG0041.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7iFt0EJUW9oHpOdLbHa7BC7IdofIiLgxEGyxuOA-9zoNSICN4zKGi_2YQA0ViYsHpn6IAveaYVFb7-3iSXcqEhfrtpvh7lWe_q1LVZkpNBjsvejHLxVcBqVzwC2Nmi21KfEa74nPjxTd76-R_9TECO1cjpC9ZK-dBTcYNIqXX9AqP5yaUc_GIOwZovuM/s2560/IMAG0042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7iFt0EJUW9oHpOdLbHa7BC7IdofIiLgxEGyxuOA-9zoNSICN4zKGi_2YQA0ViYsHpn6IAveaYVFb7-3iSXcqEhfrtpvh7lWe_q1LVZkpNBjsvejHLxVcBqVzwC2Nmi21KfEa74nPjxTd76-R_9TECO1cjpC9ZK-dBTcYNIqXX9AqP5yaUc_GIOwZovuM/w384-h640/IMAG0042.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-92020057083212921192023-10-26T00:00:00.006-05:002023-10-26T07:33:58.153-05:00I'd Rather Be Eating -- Burger Chef<p>I seem to have a knack <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2016/10/crankenburger.html" target="_blank">for finding stickers of Burger Chef mascot Crankenburger</a>. Alas, this time, I couldn't bring it home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQeGRGUF_WObAys4SRwD0uHxuTqdEglRU2BpnDr05S5t4qGjpgn3HD-XHC_8JUk_E-Jk_S8_dMcgDmdUGgx4Ky4lzfD2f7vYa8y5FgJf8iZ657XjYh3xFSAXT2hJ1Lnzn1Zs3U5ryGiwINivBOWcTSqbqFjsj4ov9QjRbcSRxFxijKUARWEnsJgxCwumz/s4608/IMG_20230325_093153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQeGRGUF_WObAys4SRwD0uHxuTqdEglRU2BpnDr05S5t4qGjpgn3HD-XHC_8JUk_E-Jk_S8_dMcgDmdUGgx4Ky4lzfD2f7vYa8y5FgJf8iZ657XjYh3xFSAXT2hJ1Lnzn1Zs3U5ryGiwINivBOWcTSqbqFjsj4ov9QjRbcSRxFxijKUARWEnsJgxCwumz/w640-h360/IMG_20230325_093153.jpg" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I mean, I guess I could have, but it was attached to a Radio Flyer wagon for which I have little use these days. There was no hope in peeling it off without destroying it either. I'm afraid they're wedded for eternity. So I had to settle for a photograph. Believe me, I came *this* close to bringing that wagon home with me.<br /><br />I wrote an entire post about the Burger Chef cast of characters in the post linked above, so I'll spare you a rehash. But let me just say, it was "Incrediburgible".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBGCW6PfSplHY_1MS9GLEXpWmQDfCLS3RAs2CBZTLDD9GalUtPGu4GqW8WuxJp7Uot2YEu3bkAtAskj_WjcAWXl5gePo7qcVXdWUkZLv96NZ8f5Gbrk8uT-IY99a7cdngGuTMfTrV8JXRyZAyhzBAjrzwUxhs8JNL0mILVZCYFKtKFIDLF2rvA8YarbHE/s3240/Frankenburger%20Burger%20Chef%20sticker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="3240" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBGCW6PfSplHY_1MS9GLEXpWmQDfCLS3RAs2CBZTLDD9GalUtPGu4GqW8WuxJp7Uot2YEu3bkAtAskj_WjcAWXl5gePo7qcVXdWUkZLv96NZ8f5Gbrk8uT-IY99a7cdngGuTMfTrV8JXRyZAyhzBAjrzwUxhs8JNL0mILVZCYFKtKFIDLF2rvA8YarbHE/w640-h232/Frankenburger%20Burger%20Chef%20sticker.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-64121932738934242002023-10-25T00:00:00.003-05:002023-10-26T07:21:41.588-05:00Trolling the Scholastic Flyer<p>Guess what...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-cs7iJ87Plk8psQdIUatXWQnL9nyI43QoSAHDuiSbJwpxPwwk12EfHy0DOLSBTBiLMov3j62pvpexoTL8oTfirwHGwDIvc5pYlBHj24ZcSfjoBPIjfQIPrmJcXOonpdi0h6T4CyNy1MYiB3B8_7TcMHEY3XbATVjpedhm4DvcfizXqXr5vHIBP_yAtdp/s873/Troll%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-cs7iJ87Plk8psQdIUatXWQnL9nyI43QoSAHDuiSbJwpxPwwk12EfHy0DOLSBTBiLMov3j62pvpexoTL8oTfirwHGwDIvc5pYlBHj24ZcSfjoBPIjfQIPrmJcXOonpdi0h6T4CyNy1MYiB3B8_7TcMHEY3XbATVjpedhm4DvcfizXqXr5vHIBP_yAtdp/w486-h640/Troll%20book.jpg" width="486" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's more ephemera!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time, it's a wish from Troll Books and 1975 for a Happy Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I just noticed the bookmark is copyrighted by Reader's Digest. This bookmark was tucked into the card, so I'm assuming they came together. So my guess is Troll Books was a division of Reader's Digest.<p></p><p>I've written in the past about my <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/search?q=scholastic+books" target="_blank">fond memories of Scholastic Books</a> and those exciting days when the flyer would arrive in class and the day the books you ordered would arrive.</p><p>With that in mind, here are some Troll and Scholastic Books I've collected over the years with Halloween and/or spooky slant. Why not add them to your reading list?</p><p>Note: Blogger was really fighting me while creating this post, so if things aren't formatting properly, I apologize.</p><p>First off are some from my childhood. I loved these collections of spooky tales, even if they usually had some logical or silly endings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_bQqLgsmL76QM5tVFycyBxw9WFKvqGZwY8VTjk76xhk_xMJaYCs94ShEEBsMeAEy2AZ1bTgH67a3inVQSuKleYp1NsD80MNGFuAC5bcYcoUVQQ9SLBEt2Hqu8Zqeuqoofpxswv9JDkR4bxNg72833YkqAh8CMhzQ9dtI-0mXk8TeaMBtN5F4wd4sxCNN/s1000/A1nQspQ+pPL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_bQqLgsmL76QM5tVFycyBxw9WFKvqGZwY8VTjk76xhk_xMJaYCs94ShEEBsMeAEy2AZ1bTgH67a3inVQSuKleYp1NsD80MNGFuAC5bcYcoUVQQ9SLBEt2Hqu8Zqeuqoofpxswv9JDkR4bxNg72833YkqAh8CMhzQ9dtI-0mXk8TeaMBtN5F4wd4sxCNN/w440-h640/A1nQspQ+pPL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 1em; text-align: left;">I wrote an entire post on <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2013/10/strangely-enough.html" target="_blank">"Strangely Enough!"</a>.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMZqAZtrgRCMO_7pj8q4j-D41WK3BQVEpEvlc8XiiSyRJi2_02YJrz_RQ6Et8Q-Ax9fnrFgooGRSsMAQKWl7lJT2NHv61iv7r1Sxno-BQ_YqoUmp4zrgBrShDdtVLpVxTtDt2cpQKr1iYoufPCgZtLYQb-d1v978jEKJPqeyT6V9h19iyryDOTIMyY2Qa/s1002/strangely%20enough%20paperback.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="650" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMZqAZtrgRCMO_7pj8q4j-D41WK3BQVEpEvlc8XiiSyRJi2_02YJrz_RQ6Et8Q-Ax9fnrFgooGRSsMAQKWl7lJT2NHv61iv7r1Sxno-BQ_YqoUmp4zrgBrShDdtVLpVxTtDt2cpQKr1iYoufPCgZtLYQb-d1v978jEKJPqeyT6V9h19iyryDOTIMyY2Qa/s600/strangely%20enough%20paperback.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Margaret Ronan was a house writer for Scholastic. She wrote many paranormal books for them as well as stories for Dynamite magazine (where R. L. Stine got his start).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K6D7EOrWij7GSMN-3f6D1C657jJ64FWTYaPhQe0wgEsP_RBVJHMWlQJmCoUWp1e8BR9GAT5AQ1T3gV_h7uLZrHrgaFpJOtUpyyN20rfh54MWacM7EWTkCEC4YTUp7auM7l4uB16tKGG3pdI52q9TeaHal4VMaAGB1XFDaj5aggF8wIQMr9ttq7ztQ5cx/s1061/House%20of%20Evil.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1zBr4GrW4hEtOA4dNmM0fG1EKwAJA9CQHvd9vxdw8fZxMMqgD8HxQB1Wi_XT9antlJOh53ollhjz4UWw3B0MQ7ahJdS57GVUsvkjKmUCxiKiKoRZd9pz30MM38LbPvy5nNjNGEf0HFDuIpnqBJfG2WITtAYV0jhOV1daBrruKSyNoXUYdpyGx_yfDHdq/s500/astrology%20and%20other%20occult%20games.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="311" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1zBr4GrW4hEtOA4dNmM0fG1EKwAJA9CQHvd9vxdw8fZxMMqgD8HxQB1Wi_XT9antlJOh53ollhjz4UWw3B0MQ7ahJdS57GVUsvkjKmUCxiKiKoRZd9pz30MM38LbPvy5nNjNGEf0HFDuIpnqBJfG2WITtAYV0jhOV1daBrruKSyNoXUYdpyGx_yfDHdq/s600/astrology%20and%20other%20occult%20games.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K6D7EOrWij7GSMN-3f6D1C657jJ64FWTYaPhQe0wgEsP_RBVJHMWlQJmCoUWp1e8BR9GAT5AQ1T3gV_h7uLZrHrgaFpJOtUpyyN20rfh54MWacM7EWTkCEC4YTUp7auM7l4uB16tKGG3pdI52q9TeaHal4VMaAGB1XFDaj5aggF8wIQMr9ttq7ztQ5cx/s1061/House%20of%20Evil.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="664" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K6D7EOrWij7GSMN-3f6D1C657jJ64FWTYaPhQe0wgEsP_RBVJHMWlQJmCoUWp1e8BR9GAT5AQ1T3gV_h7uLZrHrgaFpJOtUpyyN20rfh54MWacM7EWTkCEC4YTUp7auM7l4uB16tKGG3pdI52q9TeaHal4VMaAGB1XFDaj5aggF8wIQMr9ttq7ztQ5cx/s600/House%20of%20Evil.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht68oYxA_sfuHcgWmhMOv6jktCIi4sKGQeeYaRJRu1qd95MKoBBYXlNg0Nyttgo7Yz75Pw7-rac2BVUtXGjlqnjicAt8JZRI_BjtP3O2rYLoHQq97OyfqM_uzhupqIZS8jwS6o7XBdXRmhp_rXUml-tJP2Iz-PGI6Po1ihYmo0TDqQUMB7mFI5FYvIhsWi/s1117/masters%20of%20the%20dead.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="668" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht68oYxA_sfuHcgWmhMOv6jktCIi4sKGQeeYaRJRu1qd95MKoBBYXlNg0Nyttgo7Yz75Pw7-rac2BVUtXGjlqnjicAt8JZRI_BjtP3O2rYLoHQq97OyfqM_uzhupqIZS8jwS6o7XBdXRmhp_rXUml-tJP2Iz-PGI6Po1ihYmo0TDqQUMB7mFI5FYvIhsWi/s600/masters%20of%20the%20dead.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQfxZqTk9Y50iKjjrVMNvBklJ98yeDy3fmHsra4LeNEulR0rGMtb5-kPqM32AXALkcmX6MIKeGC05R_oMvmnimBfGiOihkBeBQed5VExRSdWCJWp3MskfIF-9-2cH8ut0jmSVz3BmlkKtWaTUF0MPugBDLQd6YqfqQhHN9O26q0-DUz8bHXqxm8J0HPw/s1127/Strange%20Unsolved%20Mysteries.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQfxZqTk9Y50iKjjrVMNvBklJ98yeDy3fmHsra4LeNEulR0rGMtb5-kPqM32AXALkcmX6MIKeGC05R_oMvmnimBfGiOihkBeBQed5VExRSdWCJWp3MskfIF-9-2cH8ut0jmSVz3BmlkKtWaTUF0MPugBDLQd6YqfqQhHN9O26q0-DUz8bHXqxm8J0HPw/w390-h640/Strange%20Unsolved%20Mysteries.jpg" width="390" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some of these "landscape" format books are Troll books, but not all. Those with the 2-letter and 4-digit number code are Scholastic Books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTykaggn53Gr0rh7WJOHvOcCI55PzNY8O0cUEgR2OnY90p_Qj8McyhW7UAAETTjyyFDyxKGyPB1DZ52L_jslHkTD5TabMORFADyq5WaeGujjb_7UQEJiYpcdft8xM4PyZiD20HxRWAcZheyfcqfuUjlBwS43ej3ppUxWUmNcjh51e2mPQC48eEuhgNhA-/s1429/Georgie%20and%20the%20Robbers.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTykaggn53Gr0rh7WJOHvOcCI55PzNY8O0cUEgR2OnY90p_Qj8McyhW7UAAETTjyyFDyxKGyPB1DZ52L_jslHkTD5TabMORFADyq5WaeGujjb_7UQEJiYpcdft8xM4PyZiD20HxRWAcZheyfcqfuUjlBwS43ej3ppUxWUmNcjh51e2mPQC48eEuhgNhA-/s600/Georgie%20and%20the%20Robbers.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLqqMIyiqQjXokmeMwu6L8L6hejEIF7XlFN_HBPq8g1gNgXBC75ZrD97QOh2GkJJivFL8425aZhEuZsehSjHtvvDTjjvEzMbEm65vIRKMIuc3U75F612IgQFi95qUplDtagXl8B11XOIIpsQf0KIY16wdhB2pLSGwDW-gawZRupfM4o1k5ysBf4Nwkmjr/s1434/Georgies%20Halloween.jpg" style="display: block; 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Monsters and Magic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSPRVlg5E4gyrbEiQ3B9CFjSjI9Nh_sQkCjTwX45KYk6A7lVJq0wXnOWeopJwECoR-tC8dQKt7RR5wfmlxFmF8aLJN8RtsTabMlALGMs9XVtj4TulYzcqooyMnRNOegeXIFzoOyFqbmJMA-y7ATXmXTk2IVl-PI4NUj0y-ISfGfIlANLv8MdsgxjRozRK/s1459/Movie%20Monsters.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1100" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSPRVlg5E4gyrbEiQ3B9CFjSjI9Nh_sQkCjTwX45KYk6A7lVJq0wXnOWeopJwECoR-tC8dQKt7RR5wfmlxFmF8aLJN8RtsTabMlALGMs9XVtj4TulYzcqooyMnRNOegeXIFzoOyFqbmJMA-y7ATXmXTk2IVl-PI4NUj0y-ISfGfIlANLv8MdsgxjRozRK/s600/Movie%20Monsters.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSPRVlg5E4gyrbEiQ3B9CFjSjI9Nh_sQkCjTwX45KYk6A7lVJq0wXnOWeopJwECoR-tC8dQKt7RR5wfmlxFmF8aLJN8RtsTabMlALGMs9XVtj4TulYzcqooyMnRNOegeXIFzoOyFqbmJMA-y7ATXmXTk2IVl-PI4NUj0y-ISfGfIlANLv8MdsgxjRozRK/s1459/Movie%20Monsters.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcETMHdDmxk1Zy08fV8HD7t95U-iENazyUZIya5n1edpfJBpVW3jiTMGngeLGxuqPfc4LDa7KW0X2wnwM-fw-2nE5BV1xNqPeuc4-MIcSijmK5wia_u9Ns4i7kyFg5ajtUNuXLP-ei00E3tMQJ82fsHWrWRBE1xGdm9rst6eSoEf2I9GRXODXQiPHVBt0/s1259/spooky%20magic.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="905" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcETMHdDmxk1Zy08fV8HD7t95U-iENazyUZIya5n1edpfJBpVW3jiTMGngeLGxuqPfc4LDa7KW0X2wnwM-fw-2nE5BV1xNqPeuc4-MIcSijmK5wia_u9Ns4i7kyFg5ajtUNuXLP-ei00E3tMQJ82fsHWrWRBE1xGdm9rst6eSoEf2I9GRXODXQiPHVBt0/s600/spooky%20magic.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did you buy from Scholastic Books? Did you have any of these?</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-37246716125596467362023-10-24T00:00:00.002-05:002023-10-26T07:28:35.783-05:00Rubber vs Latex - A Vintage Halloween Crisis<p>It's always heartening to find vintage rubber or latex masks and accessories at garage and estate sales these days. Not only are the values climbing for these, in some cases, the supply is diminishing at an accelerated rate. But I'll get into that.</p><p>I found these giant-sized rubber monster(?) feet at a recent sale.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU1nH9by_Qw44VasYJ5sFmdHfT2RsGshxjk_H2WtNX05D14bdhw1SmUcIxIZd_apSvR3hf0nkDZ-ERy-h6ZaPBSeh0VSwscR0BOZF-1GxVU0agChtpPhJtv7HZ1-k7QEFhyH7Gad5SRjWMMiyIE1y5GPKBNk_mQBXA0WyABV4Zq0mpPLYS6yLtMQ-9nvu/s2737/IMG_20231017_193647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2737" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU1nH9by_Qw44VasYJ5sFmdHfT2RsGshxjk_H2WtNX05D14bdhw1SmUcIxIZd_apSvR3hf0nkDZ-ERy-h6ZaPBSeh0VSwscR0BOZF-1GxVU0agChtpPhJtv7HZ1-k7QEFhyH7Gad5SRjWMMiyIE1y5GPKBNk_mQBXA0WyABV4Zq0mpPLYS6yLtMQ-9nvu/w640-h600/IMG_20231017_193647.jpg" width="640" /></a><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: left;">They were made by the César costume company of France in 1982. I previously wrote about <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2022/10/i-come-to-praise-cesar.html" target="_blank">this César mask</a>. By the way, since that post, I've found 2 more of the identical mask.</div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHmWq9GQZ2zfWTGAsantGK8zUmupo02ReazJMCjfjy1cqBzVa0WT9YB-9-t5uZkLiiBghruFtUbwvJxAZMBjmiKPU6j3m0r7XReylfLVW9U0ucIZlVoqE_sZm8UILjFNzJwLU8rQhCCIYEGLqZE-ugfeB5lr_X3AmumApQ6uNAN0sYCVeYWOx5-Z7OaiE/s3530/IMG_20231017_193740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHmWq9GQZ2zfWTGAsantGK8zUmupo02ReazJMCjfjy1cqBzVa0WT9YB-9-t5uZkLiiBghruFtUbwvJxAZMBjmiKPU6j3m0r7XReylfLVW9U0ucIZlVoqE_sZm8UILjFNzJwLU8rQhCCIYEGLqZE-ugfeB5lr_X3AmumApQ6uNAN0sYCVeYWOx5-Z7OaiE/w640-h400/IMG_20231017_193740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your host modeling the feet. I like the blue varicose veins and various boils and blisters. Not unlike my own feet. Kidding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2J2D1qHJtNgaCPDENv7Z5VVBKJWreEK6rZLWxqXmsX0AKHvV6h01KUA2ZoPSOJqHhvlTnI4U0iEwtGSBZrwaWzM9xNCTGKkKi1JYwNaO4bwkp9V4sI93_3QgE0V_9Ykv_m6A5PXAEkAwY-z5YRm-z7UGxs5Dja96gPj2GHDubWGN7CPvNvBjtjuWUe30/s4608/IMG_20231017_193931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2J2D1qHJtNgaCPDENv7Z5VVBKJWreEK6rZLWxqXmsX0AKHvV6h01KUA2ZoPSOJqHhvlTnI4U0iEwtGSBZrwaWzM9xNCTGKkKi1JYwNaO4bwkp9V4sI93_3QgE0V_9Ykv_m6A5PXAEkAwY-z5YRm-z7UGxs5Dja96gPj2GHDubWGN7CPvNvBjtjuWUe30/w640-h360/IMG_20231017_193931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found this pair of rubber monster gloves at the same sale. They are unmarked other than "Taiwan" so they likely date from the late 70's to early 80's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37jp6DeEWRFVKkDnn2R15QmU2JdXupehHVlEGCHnBQ_Embj6lh1R4JSIu9_NUXLmYtxssKrLNcumeGCW8J9WiuOs7p6X69Bok5Hgwfd9Zp514xSI5hwkG1RxBGjUe77Rm-BZZALQfUnFjaucDOr_5e0W_SoPSYRRdBtOXTDJhzAYfN0215YLJ-0ohyphenhyphenKUh/s3041/IMG_20231017_194009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3041" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37jp6DeEWRFVKkDnn2R15QmU2JdXupehHVlEGCHnBQ_Embj6lh1R4JSIu9_NUXLmYtxssKrLNcumeGCW8J9WiuOs7p6X69Bok5Hgwfd9Zp514xSI5hwkG1RxBGjUe77Rm-BZZALQfUnFjaucDOr_5e0W_SoPSYRRdBtOXTDJhzAYfN0215YLJ-0ohyphenhyphenKUh/w640-h516/IMG_20231017_194009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTNk-hGIEiNtglIubelI2XGyvVCnj1MTKV_Wk6b4RZitJUbM4OWW95O9KKX3rmA7vR0mIhlMGkc5-nGGQglTiVNJLKes7iVA9NA6_VNK54vPodVq4w3hZR9KktoWO56An0d1lhGjSFRK5gvNKXufLqzZ8_rGqpoc084go4Zkke8JVTplC1L9IGQ1BxsAM/s3223/IMG_20231017_194028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="3223" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTNk-hGIEiNtglIubelI2XGyvVCnj1MTKV_Wk6b4RZitJUbM4OWW95O9KKX3rmA7vR0mIhlMGkc5-nGGQglTiVNJLKes7iVA9NA6_VNK54vPodVq4w3hZR9KktoWO56An0d1lhGjSFRK5gvNKXufLqzZ8_rGqpoc084go4Zkke8JVTplC1L9IGQ1BxsAM/w640-h514/IMG_20231017_194028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past weekend, I found this sole latex monster hand at a sale. I couldn't leave it behind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iI2tB5e3MUGBWM9TEJ6Zlu7VGhKRBr6LMv2IjA0N62zFrxvyYyIaCzilZWqYIXrpzVyRhsP8SibrnT8rYP69wnIjujO53qU1XmjGHMGCy2IlwwPcz_bwPA-7cP2HW1oMuJ6VUNB-6JxDHLPRlTUIpyBUfLQyS18I6LjLbyr0dAHOW4G1BEEguk07RGxE/s4247/IMG_20231023_143138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="4247" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iI2tB5e3MUGBWM9TEJ6Zlu7VGhKRBr6LMv2IjA0N62zFrxvyYyIaCzilZWqYIXrpzVyRhsP8SibrnT8rYP69wnIjujO53qU1XmjGHMGCy2IlwwPcz_bwPA-7cP2HW1oMuJ6VUNB-6JxDHLPRlTUIpyBUfLQyS18I6LjLbyr0dAHOW4G1BEEguk07RGxE/w640-h336/IMG_20231023_143138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPyarAvf_BXiJq_SQL05n5RwLskKqPHXsgX7C16PqADIpdviA9SuIxYA20NvckMTUwVpynWnelWNYo7lb_SRWLn5EEXyofawGIzSFATbVE8E1FAafk3H5oKhuWlmvKr3w5JBLCMj76lUdFhvJtnP2XRUpMJITiZNYTDdDcc1aHt12omNo1eZanI074Uxf/s3864/IMG_20231023_143111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3864" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPyarAvf_BXiJq_SQL05n5RwLskKqPHXsgX7C16PqADIpdviA9SuIxYA20NvckMTUwVpynWnelWNYo7lb_SRWLn5EEXyofawGIzSFATbVE8E1FAafk3H5oKhuWlmvKr3w5JBLCMj76lUdFhvJtnP2XRUpMJITiZNYTDdDcc1aHt12omNo1eZanI074Uxf/w640-h352/IMG_20231023_143111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here lies the topic of this post: Latex rot. You'll notice that discolored and cracked section of the glove below along the edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0sa61ObMGcgMsdphwku9S_C0VyCyOjU-QmvKEXe6ju9LG5imsP8VWRkCC1WQVqv40LNzj5yBr-A8kozggv1xh3ANaO90zErxsZC5_HWWFRBpQAP-CFD_p2kHrhEmb6qHsub4wQ88M2ElLMbPTtDPMZKShAeyGophl_neIQNGNAIwAQihrwxB9YiSAARu/s3992/IMG_20231023_143144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="3992" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0sa61ObMGcgMsdphwku9S_C0VyCyOjU-QmvKEXe6ju9LG5imsP8VWRkCC1WQVqv40LNzj5yBr-A8kozggv1xh3ANaO90zErxsZC5_HWWFRBpQAP-CFD_p2kHrhEmb6qHsub4wQ88M2ElLMbPTtDPMZKShAeyGophl_neIQNGNAIwAQihrwxB9YiSAARu/w640-h364/IMG_20231023_143144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Latex has a lifespan. It's duration is debatable and storage conditions affect the rate, but there is a finite life for latex products.</p><p>I've seen it in masks I've found over the years, including <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2019/10/creepy-crispy-critter.html" target="_blank">this Topstone mask</a> I wrote about.</p><p>Some collectors are taking action to delay the decay including "foaming" masks, hands and feet. "Foaming" essentially is the use of a 2-part expansion foam such as <a href="https://www.amazon.sg/Polymer-Planet-Liquid-Urethane-Soundproofing/dp/B079H225XM" target="_blank">Polymer Planet Urethane Pour Foam</a> to fill a mask (or other accessories), shaping it properly, then allowing it to harden, mounting it on a rod for display. It's advised against to use a construction expansion foam like "Great Stuff". It's questionable whether foaming will stop the rot entirely, but along with proper storage, it should delay it significantly.</p><p>Rubber doesn't seem to suffer the same fate as latex, particularly the thicker rubber items such as those produced by César, although they will deform and harden if stored in non-climate controlled areas.</p><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-74979205172006978452023-10-23T00:00:00.001-05:002023-10-23T00:00:00.147-05:00Mondays are to Die(cut) For - Dennison Witch<p>This huge Dennison Witch diecut was another find at the Halloween collector estate sale. She's a little worse for wear, but vary rare to find. She stands a whopping 67" tall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uOZg1Qz4kvfGk6p5xGwzMSKrAzlnRwjWHDD1IdNoLxnpaoP_GfW-DpJ9FM0ZKCkiVIKKCKhkyQ0Te_Vzon8kDJvtQcOgL6lDi0J3csVizdmFqSm9SNtiU1t_GqfqEveuhRsTWkEGgroQpIdl_UylJHq-X_b8dtbF-ytCNJwJy0PUDRLRO_A_wGQbCI9I/s4608/IMG_20230811_201716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uOZg1Qz4kvfGk6p5xGwzMSKrAzlnRwjWHDD1IdNoLxnpaoP_GfW-DpJ9FM0ZKCkiVIKKCKhkyQ0Te_Vzon8kDJvtQcOgL6lDi0J3csVizdmFqSm9SNtiU1t_GqfqEveuhRsTWkEGgroQpIdl_UylJHq-X_b8dtbF-ytCNJwJy0PUDRLRO_A_wGQbCI9I/w360-h640/IMG_20230811_201716.jpg" width="360" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div>She wears a corset to keep her ghoulish figure.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yBfnHolYHhURbOa1jfjkPfZtERVQfQcWgpbxkzLewckPy5yb1qZGO1sctqvxC-kBIBtcbslGvakP8rWEhiPHIlkh2F4bRCwhOqcYUKNJ-DR8rLO8Xh-pbYEOcxPjYceub7dlV4y6X1MYNhsn4ZrzCCmD9LMSaXy8JmYyO9pDydUGaqRURmPUuXmOeRj7/s4608/IMG_20230811_201602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yBfnHolYHhURbOa1jfjkPfZtERVQfQcWgpbxkzLewckPy5yb1qZGO1sctqvxC-kBIBtcbslGvakP8rWEhiPHIlkh2F4bRCwhOqcYUKNJ-DR8rLO8Xh-pbYEOcxPjYceub7dlV4y6X1MYNhsn4ZrzCCmD9LMSaXy8JmYyO9pDydUGaqRURmPUuXmOeRj7/w360-h640/IMG_20230811_201602.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An owl spies from her satchel, wondering what horrors she'll commit this night, his eyes bulging at the thought.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFU0XqoS8e4gCtnq5L_VxzIQ-blfzAT19HHdJKyN_G3kSiLg7vjihzdxauywFLhw3qeh3NF2zgncTmljScp8MhbUbXBOrAhVqpgT-zfwyG2cXG1tR4fEIT_B3dkD41JdqDoK8OvWdwqkUzzUumv-EzkpjEvLQulZC3Y-d2vgeqRSv6QsP6pDu-zlJMQ-M/s4608/IMG_20230811_201441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFU0XqoS8e4gCtnq5L_VxzIQ-blfzAT19HHdJKyN_G3kSiLg7vjihzdxauywFLhw3qeh3NF2zgncTmljScp8MhbUbXBOrAhVqpgT-zfwyG2cXG1tR4fEIT_B3dkD41JdqDoK8OvWdwqkUzzUumv-EzkpjEvLQulZC3Y-d2vgeqRSv6QsP6pDu-zlJMQ-M/w360-h640/IMG_20230811_201441.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shoes too small to encase her moldering feet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fy3z6Z7RNBmp7IFs97DG0oayA_LtGUEG4Fx9wcWztEqcKd-UUcN_k30xL21g5vcmk5jZvt14ylHdz1JIJAKFOGbHm7z_uvojqn7CJP9m_H4ZXdEPFN1C-vxCBGOPoz8orTih5-cfMLWGE2LXsYEmHMVJVi7zvIMF9K4kF0JKsD1e4BRtORAaQU5JPZoc/s4608/IMG_20230811_201447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fy3z6Z7RNBmp7IFs97DG0oayA_LtGUEG4Fx9wcWztEqcKd-UUcN_k30xL21g5vcmk5jZvt14ylHdz1JIJAKFOGbHm7z_uvojqn7CJP9m_H4ZXdEPFN1C-vxCBGOPoz8orTih5-cfMLWGE2LXsYEmHMVJVi7zvIMF9K4kF0JKsD1e4BRtORAaQU5JPZoc/w640-h360/IMG_20230811_201447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do like her skirt pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-9h9nfpTALosJnoihoXymIo6lrbLwD6ObFEIjiRksxZxGJnSSbid9Io4fRrUv1OfxXsr4XXh5OnUuSJjn7i9ku_-0ZMS3bRDJ1PVH0jso3GS3xnHK67sVhWAiNt-zhI7x9MDmMPhXZABxhZmqNj_x106MaxyOhksREsraASF4FDtoxt7MMZM_GzyexbJ/s4608/IMG_20230811_201500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-9h9nfpTALosJnoihoXymIo6lrbLwD6ObFEIjiRksxZxGJnSSbid9Io4fRrUv1OfxXsr4XXh5OnUuSJjn7i9ku_-0ZMS3bRDJ1PVH0jso3GS3xnHK67sVhWAiNt-zhI7x9MDmMPhXZABxhZmqNj_x106MaxyOhksREsraASF4FDtoxt7MMZM_GzyexbJ/w360-h640/IMG_20230811_201500.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The diecut comes with a separate broom diecut, which while cool, makes for difficult display.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnFqAoJLkR3zFRLC3svwYxBXv6oMJkYKkg_modohHz8ff8u68po-y70ZjyDfBkTPJTfqtjZ_E9tC2vBqVslZv0qpoWg7qXU34ZTg17qJdmuo1TrVhmdE7M6803Bula-ejKYCvrMUmqz9zp7fP6VoSpWMfXtqnGsLN-E1TZFk-9YnFxWz5CMuosXSQ7_Y9/s3596/IMG_20230811_201529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnFqAoJLkR3zFRLC3svwYxBXv6oMJkYKkg_modohHz8ff8u68po-y70ZjyDfBkTPJTfqtjZ_E9tC2vBqVslZv0qpoWg7qXU34ZTg17qJdmuo1TrVhmdE7M6803Bula-ejKYCvrMUmqz9zp7fP6VoSpWMfXtqnGsLN-E1TZFk-9YnFxWz5CMuosXSQ7_Y9/w204-h640/IMG_20230811_201529.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This diecut makes an appearance in one of my favorite Happy Days episodes, "Haunted". I even did a <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2017/10/happy-days-diecutssected.html" target="_blank">post on the episode</a> a few years ago, showcasing the various diecuts used in it. At the time, I thought it was a Beistle, but based on the artwork, I'm now convinced it was Dennison.</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-50254959541588124312023-10-22T00:00:00.001-05:002023-10-22T00:00:00.143-05:00Imagineering Second Skin<p>There's something disturbing about something called "Second Skin". Almost lycanthropic, like that scene I recall from a werewolf movie (possibly one of "The Howlings") where they shed their human skin as they transform. Someone help me out here.</p><p>Anyway, this is just a make-up kit from Imagineering. <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2016/10/fangs-for-memories.html" target="_blank">I've written before</a> of my love and memories of their products.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz0uETA1HPDnJ-mRvIXlgcbG0GttCcoctn80fsT2B7pB022wc22TydXCsH7sU82_A9L9lhyphenhypheneJa46apLjcqw9DOGS5wygrCnD0qVaEMJe9rTwufRtmGkrdW9HCzEUNHuvVEhgKRKhzBVSGY953-Kz8sohG73oe-IRAL7Nsoy-3scztnaXWk47g2Uh0W5j0/s2914/IMG_20230811_195513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2914" data-original-width="2555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz0uETA1HPDnJ-mRvIXlgcbG0GttCcoctn80fsT2B7pB022wc22TydXCsH7sU82_A9L9lhyphenhypheneJa46apLjcqw9DOGS5wygrCnD0qVaEMJe9rTwufRtmGkrdW9HCzEUNHuvVEhgKRKhzBVSGY953-Kz8sohG73oe-IRAL7Nsoy-3scztnaXWk47g2Uh0W5j0/w562-h640/IMG_20230811_195513.jpg" width="562" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While this is later in their production years (1989), it still bears the mustachioed Imagineering logo. Not long after, Imagineering was bought out by Collegeville and the logo was replaced with a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8tlE-n9SNjGm5kj8eY_amFOk_nQNj9zhJW7GpCezrZeBLa2IJuAU51muI1JYYVNYK7bZbPC3_1As8TPIyP7S9dEwT6wjN33xhITVRDPVcMq0EkLe3bg6rqf_JBTnAFI21hRdmVAff42wFRYSUwRcouk6wzeNDuoYy6RrCRZUNNrIUnBfvaR5qXxf6g/s1025/IMG_20220925_162318%20-%20Copy.jpg" target="_blank">Ronald McDonald knockoff logo</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD4V6OIEXvhBIA2x_03kreXDbQUId1fwtc1S_C1Jd1FITGYac5BKF-__KG7D9HvDEInDyCQ4RHugXQLPiIoPZCXC1WPc2_VsCEFvPSMwwyhkcCFFtpSUsiqa2MxHCfDntOdKYCLGDTHZYojJn2cW-_wYf83o0JRwA7jBwd9BUGe90w5x_OhJ_IcWZJfs0/s3812/IMG_20230811_195517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3812" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD4V6OIEXvhBIA2x_03kreXDbQUId1fwtc1S_C1Jd1FITGYac5BKF-__KG7D9HvDEInDyCQ4RHugXQLPiIoPZCXC1WPc2_VsCEFvPSMwwyhkcCFFtpSUsiqa2MxHCfDntOdKYCLGDTHZYojJn2cW-_wYf83o0JRwA7jBwd9BUGe90w5x_OhJ_IcWZJfs0/w436-h640/IMG_20230811_195517.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Venture stores price sticker brings back "the feels", as the kids say. I have fond memories of shopping there as a kid and it's probably where I bought my Imagineering products.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT4_eJJ3wluayvZm31CNvcmOpUDf34geUKoqZQpB1VkGHFZz6PynwJBxILklHI1X0vOxxgzokkEQZw9MD3WIB32zhalgNWyPFQi_39odadMoowcdMP9_JGosTYYgEVgCprnGq4URJFDlw5xNPVzzjSVADDzJ-6fwnmUIq5CQO0M8uJK4yqBOKRpXX_haw/s4305/IMG_20230811_195521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4305" data-original-width="2581" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT4_eJJ3wluayvZm31CNvcmOpUDf34geUKoqZQpB1VkGHFZz6PynwJBxILklHI1X0vOxxgzokkEQZw9MD3WIB32zhalgNWyPFQi_39odadMoowcdMP9_JGosTYYgEVgCprnGq4URJFDlw5xNPVzzjSVADDzJ-6fwnmUIq5CQO0M8uJK4yqBOKRpXX_haw/w384-h640/IMG_20230811_195521.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm trying to wrap my head around this product being offered in four colors, yet all drying clear. Maybe for contrast when applying to different skin tones?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JU21J7mJxzI1gSOzHX_4BWazHTVDHRaZzC5mTW9snu8UI_MrVyGPJat1FRLJ12sj5SbSC-yRJMhonnKJUwJLRrXhuSw-b5_bYfuyGwggpjR3xaPBto0kDuDeMEUHYFG2Z2GsalG4UstI-6BGBusmuzWBtEtlrjS7Z3AkjCDPs3egWc1J8m3VPtwC9R0U/s4608/IMG_20230811_195526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JU21J7mJxzI1gSOzHX_4BWazHTVDHRaZzC5mTW9snu8UI_MrVyGPJat1FRLJ12sj5SbSC-yRJMhonnKJUwJLRrXhuSw-b5_bYfuyGwggpjR3xaPBto0kDuDeMEUHYFG2Z2GsalG4UstI-6BGBusmuzWBtEtlrjS7Z3AkjCDPs3egWc1J8m3VPtwC9R0U/w360-h640/IMG_20230811_195526.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYf-0zJqznmEqooN7DoG4MDMDzpedsoql0s33OCWwakMY0Qk5Rk10YTsTcukGLgitaEqKR2kRbVd3GkDV6K-4nBHJQTIz8fQFEFprxZsCTAmBEGunAS_2uv4Q9UfOWKwyChwHnpmTMNxkmLIahHtnE5IWpyZlFSBxOaEnDIVpGZHXQnv4WfD3yQTNf6yQ/s3048/IMG_20230811_195541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYf-0zJqznmEqooN7DoG4MDMDzpedsoql0s33OCWwakMY0Qk5Rk10YTsTcukGLgitaEqKR2kRbVd3GkDV6K-4nBHJQTIz8fQFEFprxZsCTAmBEGunAS_2uv4Q9UfOWKwyChwHnpmTMNxkmLIahHtnE5IWpyZlFSBxOaEnDIVpGZHXQnv4WfD3yQTNf6yQ/w520-h640/IMG_20230811_195541.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrqr8nKNaDSQSbpOv3v9ydfA4SsCjEf-yjAKN5tI-FBXg1reRFAhtBraN8OGrEop4DUMXICZDKb86CuGtEV5H5ib1PCMGkv5oZLCDMuEWyDgotMB1oa3sixSFF8c0p6bq0Kz_yndt_37rVanrex-v4uNQYzuoNqOlbNlhECzN8oOw6iefBCs-gWqNdjNt/s4608/IMG_20230811_195546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrqr8nKNaDSQSbpOv3v9ydfA4SsCjEf-yjAKN5tI-FBXg1reRFAhtBraN8OGrEop4DUMXICZDKb86CuGtEV5H5ib1PCMGkv5oZLCDMuEWyDgotMB1oa3sixSFF8c0p6bq0Kz_yndt_37rVanrex-v4uNQYzuoNqOlbNlhECzN8oOw6iefBCs-gWqNdjNt/w640-h360/IMG_20230811_195546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Liquid Latex that has been allowed to dry in hair can only be removed by removing the portion of hair it is in." BY REMOVING THE PORTION OF HAIR IT IS IN?! I know they mean cutting the hair with a scissors, but I have much more horrific visions of ripping hair from your scalp.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCdGnNyqNnRnACnddUIJYvB4IMK4fTx6EpPUC_4NHTzUq7Gno4K6ryOkZHgVaYcBK6UnAFIOwJfyYaL-W9EhWJD8YVpkuNbtgVtGObCmxbTVFhPdrphOReY1cyeY-HuBkJgLzz5QEOOa-7cF4_aXH-OzQbvCysRol3Byo1xBKUtINnCzD00DopaegtOmZ/s4608/IMG_20230811_195555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCdGnNyqNnRnACnddUIJYvB4IMK4fTx6EpPUC_4NHTzUq7Gno4K6ryOkZHgVaYcBK6UnAFIOwJfyYaL-W9EhWJD8YVpkuNbtgVtGObCmxbTVFhPdrphOReY1cyeY-HuBkJgLzz5QEOOa-7cF4_aXH-OzQbvCysRol3Byo1xBKUtINnCzD00DopaegtOmZ/w640-h360/IMG_20230811_195555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The card backer boasts if applied thick enough, the product can be removed in one piece and reapplied later. I have to say, the model looks pretty proud of himself for accomplishing this, as he should. I liken it to peeling a hard-boiled egg successfully without destroying half the egg and leaving bits of shell to clinging that you crunch on as you eat it.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-12930930388107652592023-10-21T00:00:00.002-05:002023-10-21T17:39:20.699-05:00Giant-Headed Skeleton Jiggler<p></p><div style="text-align: left;">I found this jiggler in box lot of Halloween decorations at an estate sale. He's unusual with his disproportioned head and painted eyes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSUpKCzbf55aJXm1gNvFUsG_I6znz3AwGpIm2efyral7JNPQ8emcWFBcMm4pA-lhOSp2zs1kR662ZNNSjZXzLrADkLQJikL_wT-5DoleAhIdZ2iilxhdP5bvDmcefyzrL_qT4U8Oj-q_PmR9sQvfzuJGfTC3i7G9oHCkX42Jf5HZB4EQuiLQtOOaSlLax/s4108/IMG_20230526_130232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4108" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSUpKCzbf55aJXm1gNvFUsG_I6znz3AwGpIm2efyral7JNPQ8emcWFBcMm4pA-lhOSp2zs1kR662ZNNSjZXzLrADkLQJikL_wT-5DoleAhIdZ2iilxhdP5bvDmcefyzrL_qT4U8Oj-q_PmR9sQvfzuJGfTC3i7G9oHCkX42Jf5HZB4EQuiLQtOOaSlLax/w192-h640/IMG_20230526_130232.jpg" width="192" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure if the paint is original given the drip and general sloppiness, although, it's hard to say with these mass-produced pieces. Some were hand-painted at the factory and quality assurance wasn't exactly in mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklUSUBzxnosrvkkku8-jgrQK1zO2kT0a0onul-tGV7yo5lu6R-rDkZElMss5-rcFkl56nDHDk64MGKZ8qiZcLbcgOj5GBiIle-65HhwDl3l27yQiwzltI6cLN1CnlQKopRQfDiRFBnKSBN4yHW9xs2NcuCSuBcmdgdCaAf202sj_n7Vtg0nPevpOE6Wy5/s4300/IMG_20231021_064113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4300" data-original-width="2500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklUSUBzxnosrvkkku8-jgrQK1zO2kT0a0onul-tGV7yo5lu6R-rDkZElMss5-rcFkl56nDHDk64MGKZ8qiZcLbcgOj5GBiIle-65HhwDl3l27yQiwzltI6cLN1CnlQKopRQfDiRFBnKSBN4yHW9xs2NcuCSuBcmdgdCaAf202sj_n7Vtg0nPevpOE6Wy5/w372-h640/IMG_20231021_064113.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe the red-dye bleed on his arm is due to being in the box with and lying against the <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2023/10/zombie-sneppy.html" target="_blank">red-headed skull jiggler</a> I wrote about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ym7JA2KWNJNBbmKcQHj_VhjBpeSzM0bionD32l8Ndc4ephQjIVrQyMkKUxDivPSjmw7d3XkXwpR_S9T-RA7Ptp4U81kLM8CXb3HxMXpUM-YHDt7m2drRfbuZDQkjSEHrRF4vQg1KPr_VXJ4CY-iCqPBVZdC4XHtr3FICKfVVd7Pc8hQY_AN5mHOVQF_C/s4061/IMG_20230526_130244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4061" data-original-width="1171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ym7JA2KWNJNBbmKcQHj_VhjBpeSzM0bionD32l8Ndc4ephQjIVrQyMkKUxDivPSjmw7d3XkXwpR_S9T-RA7Ptp4U81kLM8CXb3HxMXpUM-YHDt7m2drRfbuZDQkjSEHrRF4vQg1KPr_VXJ4CY-iCqPBVZdC4XHtr3FICKfVVd7Pc8hQY_AN5mHOVQF_C/w184-h640/IMG_20230526_130244.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This fellow dates from the 1970's and was made in Hong Kong (barely legible on the back of his skull.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sBYtMz_WVEUJLH8PxV2FFwiiXuqR-KJBSKbWxUX8iGmkkuO1VYoysRWPOFsIya3H-yUVhM2kO3yCdDtZ8GPYEUYBb8evgqEhRogSnkmZX8Akzi-UMJNfjEusDPPCB2tDHxJS_cn-aeMdvqPEgZc3OSM5tTog-7cL4QgcWegtSFtitYQS08T_laEwsHIo/s2776/IMG_20230526_130310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="2776" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sBYtMz_WVEUJLH8PxV2FFwiiXuqR-KJBSKbWxUX8iGmkkuO1VYoysRWPOFsIya3H-yUVhM2kO3yCdDtZ8GPYEUYBb8evgqEhRogSnkmZX8Akzi-UMJNfjEusDPPCB2tDHxJS_cn-aeMdvqPEgZc3OSM5tTog-7cL4QgcWegtSFtitYQS08T_laEwsHIo/w640-h598/IMG_20230526_130310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-20457003015101802032023-10-20T00:00:00.002-05:002023-10-20T09:28:17.199-05:00Halloween (and 80's) Wizardry<p>I've had this witch for a number of years and thought I'd written of her <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2019/10/witch-candle-company-is-which.html" target="_blank">prior</a>. But it was a Gurley candle that strongly resembled it, which affirms my statements made in that post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kWTFfbFItDfhTr9xG_XCalGqVBf159PhFGO7QDGCdZas32nTshzGXFTCbLTfaw6onBkNksC5Simqo4q5gMhfSmX2tUf6eYucqUORro0UBZi2oY5PDGoChglVdFCswNa5a9RD_zzhJMchcdqg0apDcFteqfcwxHlR1zuUVoV2dlNEVXzo5rlq9o56mgmx/s3780/IMG_20231019_152737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="1740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kWTFfbFItDfhTr9xG_XCalGqVBf159PhFGO7QDGCdZas32nTshzGXFTCbLTfaw6onBkNksC5Simqo4q5gMhfSmX2tUf6eYucqUORro0UBZi2oY5PDGoChglVdFCswNa5a9RD_zzhJMchcdqg0apDcFteqfcwxHlR1zuUVoV2dlNEVXzo5rlq9o56mgmx/w294-h640/IMG_20231019_152737.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The reason I thought of her was due to these finds I made at the <a href="https://garagesalin.blogspot.com/2019/10/witch-candle-company-is-which.html" target="_blank">bus driver estate sale</a>.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOesjAt9eebAogzC7qAoEhD3Xw27_83_VYJpniGct5WttUiPYpSVbiPiFx1-8NESlaUEfbqovyRNGq_LJlYt9_y0ZvePu5kLOlCQYvIAa-LVX9pU7nkHznRoqPPn1m6RKpcJYRa9h67NdTtTnFOmNgGMTM1R-0amIXvVxv10ASADl-z_CcL2V19vE2yOrt/s2584/IMG_20230909_204237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="2554" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOesjAt9eebAogzC7qAoEhD3Xw27_83_VYJpniGct5WttUiPYpSVbiPiFx1-8NESlaUEfbqovyRNGq_LJlYt9_y0ZvePu5kLOlCQYvIAa-LVX9pU7nkHznRoqPPn1m6RKpcJYRa9h67NdTtTnFOmNgGMTM1R-0amIXvVxv10ASADl-z_CcL2V19vE2yOrt/w632-h640/IMG_20230909_204237.jpg" width="632" /></a><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I found those two mixed with other Halloween decorations. Then on the second day of the sale, I found this guy hiding amongst a box of Christmas decorations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoshKxfFbvnsFMy87LmyABKY4VJN6kY0yy5HBhQqNEApUiUAV4CNtCkfOj5-w5Mwv72DG_N_Gua-QXuf5RnznU-U0VKaWTqkWlvsfuCOnKHLrIaPpAN97f-JCLtjJePCy3THdP_Lem6SOUWAty5EgMjITB5dWhJsq64wxslTdlTX4FytfDuL3g0f_brEAB/s3473/IMG_20230913_082635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="1617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoshKxfFbvnsFMy87LmyABKY4VJN6kY0yy5HBhQqNEApUiUAV4CNtCkfOj5-w5Mwv72DG_N_Gua-QXuf5RnznU-U0VKaWTqkWlvsfuCOnKHLrIaPpAN97f-JCLtjJePCy3THdP_Lem6SOUWAty5EgMjITB5dWhJsq64wxslTdlTX4FytfDuL3g0f_brEAB/w298-h640/IMG_20230913_082635.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might have thought these were candles, but as indicated on the box, they are actually air fresheners made by Wizard in the 1980's. The '80's were crazy, dude, and I love them for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLHLDdXPBEtFdjNDf9BkLcY-S7TxEO-i0V0r9sHTABsdoWtBIQqYF45vafQRe25nar8Z1Spv-JDXfHODaqPeN8gMuLNkhEtfQgNJVsRWVRT2wipqcVwneL-YuOTqN8fs98QVBMiNPLfP6rypefcEU-IXLM0n6fB40AUP415U6Zn__C3uLRijs7SrJBvSy/s3829/IMG_20230914_200635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="1664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLHLDdXPBEtFdjNDf9BkLcY-S7TxEO-i0V0r9sHTABsdoWtBIQqYF45vafQRe25nar8Z1Spv-JDXfHODaqPeN8gMuLNkhEtfQgNJVsRWVRT2wipqcVwneL-YuOTqN8fs98QVBMiNPLfP6rypefcEU-IXLM0n6fB40AUP415U6Zn__C3uLRijs7SrJBvSy/w278-h640/IMG_20230914_200635.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvsyNI75nNngF_47TewcQRpn1JbChLGelUnszSAfX_0tzyKLnBb_3j9cTjMeXkKRLLurjwozU89zd3yT7BZsK_q6gboHZu7OgG67Tw70jmuQxTRiV8X5_GiGO3Ab7XwEsqqHQ78eGkn26iH82fQNx8Fq1XdFR_ATYhENG9nywl9fIQObL2g6fpEb0QE8s/s2515/IMG_20230914_200709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="2023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvsyNI75nNngF_47TewcQRpn1JbChLGelUnszSAfX_0tzyKLnBb_3j9cTjMeXkKRLLurjwozU89zd3yT7BZsK_q6gboHZu7OgG67Tw70jmuQxTRiV8X5_GiGO3Ab7XwEsqqHQ78eGkn26iH82fQNx8Fq1XdFR_ATYhENG9nywl9fIQObL2g6fpEb0QE8s/w514-h640/IMG_20230914_200709.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to be eaten. Tell the kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were quite a few of these made, more than I realized. Here are some others found for sale on eBay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-RWnK_rglR2LHw4JHSMyeUBTjg3rvIm-m_N2cIr1uzs0arTv_7UFArsJVFkYlwpnjlbkJm2nH3EhLm62oCU-7O9HLyPCtdGdydjJPjUwAXfhK6z7FftabhX_0cEakmeFM8YGtNIlgluOMMpzVQVjUPD_4Op_lBXiZY08AZRp05AOjh7V85yPSK04c5dZ/s794/il_794xN.5343705985_fbgc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-RWnK_rglR2LHw4JHSMyeUBTjg3rvIm-m_N2cIr1uzs0arTv_7UFArsJVFkYlwpnjlbkJm2nH3EhLm62oCU-7O9HLyPCtdGdydjJPjUwAXfhK6z7FftabhX_0cEakmeFM8YGtNIlgluOMMpzVQVjUPD_4Op_lBXiZY08AZRp05AOjh7V85yPSK04c5dZ/w640-h640/il_794xN.5343705985_fbgc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPt3bJ10EvndF3crDurslI1-KXFi0osOY_2GO-xb4JXkOx_vBDK2fy-vrYyK2Ykc-qzzdbUFlQv_halTKr31JWqkmmxRsC6ie3A3go-jVlhTsw1lD0NEqKdaTpuL7N5HcrCRRhKeAUuMyyR3Vl0g4LiKQ73OitQptuwEGwju1qWcGPmPz0PbauSe9ZsRP/s1200/s-l1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPt3bJ10EvndF3crDurslI1-KXFi0osOY_2GO-xb4JXkOx_vBDK2fy-vrYyK2Ykc-qzzdbUFlQv_halTKr31JWqkmmxRsC6ie3A3go-jVlhTsw1lD0NEqKdaTpuL7N5HcrCRRhKeAUuMyyR3Vl0g4LiKQ73OitQptuwEGwju1qWcGPmPz0PbauSe9ZsRP/w480-h640/s-l1200.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir68rb3T_bfZRfkiFGEOC2pmHR8h923Q0pGU7suqiZzjVrRmnHvUbp0ZdCzNcV7CQkISYECGecxklHA0FgFN-9icMGEWwKrexVYuy016TCRwcsSESt6K6tQipAGENfhXBk1ChhRLswkfgfqHwcPzwzyKRj3o9oTFI86-iG6It_9BaQnHxAnRwLmTXb09Nz/s1171/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1171" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir68rb3T_bfZRfkiFGEOC2pmHR8h923Q0pGU7suqiZzjVrRmnHvUbp0ZdCzNcV7CQkISYECGecxklHA0FgFN-9icMGEWwKrexVYuy016TCRwcsSESt6K6tQipAGENfhXBk1ChhRLswkfgfqHwcPzwzyKRj3o9oTFI86-iG6It_9BaQnHxAnRwLmTXb09Nz/w640-h619/s-l1600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AktTIlBsTrrB2ei0-pO65Kt8vqg65fqbk9pio3cLwSEdzh6Jc4HZ-2kiEhXHQ-PNFUE3eMB00_kkRsCONiSWXx47MElUBWlimNpumvqLKBWVUUnIPANk2cr70fZALLitQQUSGdQK5HD59QeUk_5R19rpHrSDarpw1UoC6X6jNk2HIk9vh9vuKhIwihOc/s1370/tumblr_o4hjmnv9rr1sdkeh4o1_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AktTIlBsTrrB2ei0-pO65Kt8vqg65fqbk9pio3cLwSEdzh6Jc4HZ-2kiEhXHQ-PNFUE3eMB00_kkRsCONiSWXx47MElUBWlimNpumvqLKBWVUUnIPANk2cr70fZALLitQQUSGdQK5HD59QeUk_5R19rpHrSDarpw1UoC6X6jNk2HIk9vh9vuKhIwihOc/w292-h640/tumblr_o4hjmnv9rr1sdkeh4o1_1280.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLHoJy7bi2dhigszySh3Z3NIEB5m99uEdaiPu0MdwXmZnbFyteumzylWjNPBIr5l8zVbFuwlXfPTkay5qlz-p659fHmUgutQGJTYjRsEFJDCvGxFkaVNRW5RI7XGK5IO0eb4JOTNoPKHURfBKxwQ8-w0cfTBoqQebOhkNGl4tzkVvlC7QtL8rZwLBPvSF/s1075/1_7e1b6161a9fbed3d4d0d95dcfd76bd21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLHoJy7bi2dhigszySh3Z3NIEB5m99uEdaiPu0MdwXmZnbFyteumzylWjNPBIr5l8zVbFuwlXfPTkay5qlz-p659fHmUgutQGJTYjRsEFJDCvGxFkaVNRW5RI7XGK5IO0eb4JOTNoPKHURfBKxwQ8-w0cfTBoqQebOhkNGl4tzkVvlC7QtL8rZwLBPvSF/w538-h640/1_7e1b6161a9fbed3d4d0d95dcfd76bd21.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I should mention, the wizardry wasn't that strong though. After all these years, there's nary a scent left in these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wizard is still around, but they only dispense scents via can now. The only Halloween-themed air fresheners I could find online are those <a href="https://trickortreatstudios.com/collections/air-fresheners" target="_blank">flat, hanging ones for your car</a>. I told you the '80's were crazy.</div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.com3