Halloween Comes Early

It's Labor Day weekend and the unofficial end of Summer. Something consistent I've noticed over the years about garage sales at this time of the year; it's generally the only time I find Halloween-related items. This weekend was no exception. I picked these up at various sales on Saturday.

Empire Plastics Lighted pumpkin on hay shock - 1967. I have one of these almost identical to this one, except the pumpkin is atop a black cat. That was also a garage sale find. I'll profile it in an upcoming post. I love the vintage blown plastic Halloween displays. I bought this one from an elderly lady (exactly 75, it was her birthday.) She said she was getting too old to put out her decorations. I told her I'd put them out for her.



Here's a pair of flashlights. Not too old I don't believe, but still cool.



A classic pumpkin candy carrier. I have several, but this is a larger version -- guaranteed to hold lots of Trick or Treating booty this year.


And finally, a couple of masks. These were sold at Walgreens a few seasons ago. They were originally only 99 cents. I picked these up for a dime a piece. Soft foam face mask reminiscent of the old Ben Cooper masks. Classic Frankenstein and Skull face.