Heath kits....along with Allied and Laffeyette Electronics.
Also Olvatine, Hires Root Beer, pretzels sold in cardboard boxes, Hardy Boy books, and metal buckle snow boots.
Best of all, free range kids...bike all over town just be home by the 530 train whistle. Also kids were allowed to talk to adults so there were no strangers.
Also Olvatine, Hires Root Beer, pretzels sold in cardboard boxes, Hardy Boy books, and metal buckle snow boots.
Best of all, free range kids...bike all over town just be home by the 530 train whistle. Also kids were allowed to talk to adults so there were no strangers.
TV stations went off the air at night and ended the day with the national anthem and the flag flying.
The knife sharpener came to your house every once in a while to sharpen mom's knives.
The knife sharpener came to your house every once in a while to sharpen mom's knives.
Carter's Little Liver Pills
Hula Hoops... wait they are returning.
Phone Booths... Superman's change closet
Cuss words like... Heavens to Betsy, Geeee Whizzzz, I'll be darned
Mecurachrome ... Mom's blowing on the "Strawberry" to stop the burn.
See ya later, alligator!
Jim...
Hula Hoops... wait they are returning.
Phone Booths... Superman's change closet
Cuss words like... Heavens to Betsy, Geeee Whizzzz, I'll be darned
Mecurachrome ... Mom's blowing on the "Strawberry" to stop the burn.
See ya later, alligator!
Jim...
"You've got more excuses than Carter's got little pills." Mom's favorite saying.
ha!....used to walk to the corner drug store, use their "tube tester", plug in your suspect tube to the appropriate socket, push some buttons to test. Reach below in the inventory for a new one...
Been there ; done that..... most of us were faster than the automatics and it sure kept you in good shape!
An old book that today's parents should read and give to their children: Where DidYou Go, Out; What Did You Do, Nothing.
Ah, now we are getting into the nitty gritty. My parents grew-up on the McGruffy Reader. I grew-up on Fun with Dick and Jane. I have no idea what first graders are reading in school now a days, if anything.
I always told my wife that we were never going to allow our kids to read Misses Pigglewiggle and give away all our parenting secrets.
- Will (Dragonfly)
ahhh, forgot #1 (damn purple ink), and #5
...think they paid 25 cents per "line"?
The purple ink was the ditto machine, the mimeograph was the black ink that smeared all over you when tried to run a mimeo.
Before the ditto machine, there was the hand pulled gel ditto.