I remember "H. R. Pufnstuf" playing on Sunday mornings when I was kid. Being around 1974, it was in syndication. I always thought it was kind of weird and wasn't one of my favorites, but when you're a kid and it's Sunday morning, pickings are slim. Now, when it came to Sid & Marty's Krofft's later offering "Land of the Lost", I was completely in. Dinosaurs, Sleestaks and Pakuni monkey men; what more could you ask for?
A few years ago, I discovered (via another garage sale find) that Six Flags once had a Krofft Puppet Theater and mascots dressed as Pufnstuf characters. It didn't last long as the Kroffts attempted to open their own theme park, The World of Sid & Marty Krofft, in 1976.
But I found this odd remnant of their association with Six Flags at an estate sale a few months ago.
Back in 2015, I posted about a collection of coverless comic books I picked up at a garage sale. This past year, I encountered just the obvious. Covers without books. In this case, they were Saturday Evening Post covers. Obviously, the original owner liked the covers, but for space consideration, didn't keep the magazines. They date from 1953 through 1961 and feature a variety of Saturday Evening Post artists, although Norman Rockwell is notably missing. That could be because at the same sale were full copies of Norman Rockwell-covered Saturday Evening Posts. I picked those up as well and may post them at some future date.
I've posted any interesting ads that appeared on the reverse side as well. Enjoy!
This 1951 Silex syphon coffee maker joined the collection this past weekend. I got it for 50% off at $5, plus the estate sale cashier threw in the rest of my items (mostly ephemera) for free, so I was happy.
