Every once in awhile I like to do a little reminiscing about a time that was less frenetic,maybe a little more innocent (at least it seemed to us) and to be a little saddened to think our children and grandchildren will never know how good it once was.
Some of these were pulled from Facebook,some I just remembered from an earlier time. You’ll recognize some of these,but some you may not unless you’re REALLY old.
We couldn’t afford these,so my granny split the seams in my dungarees and sewed a triangle of cloth to them to widen them.I was the coolest kid in school.
Fireworks in our state are illegal. These were not.
If you remember this you’re REALLY dating yourself. It was the first interactive TV show and aired on CBS from 1953-1957. The kit included a piece of vinyl to press on the television screen and crayons. They would draw lines on the monitor and you traced them on the sheet. Then you could peel it off and color it. There was also a magic cloth to wipe it clean so you could be ready for the next week.
Who didn’t try this on a hot day before you let the water run awhile?
These came in Kellogg’s cereal. Put some baking soda in the bottom and drop them in the tub……magic.
I had a hard time finding this
It is not healthy to live in the past,but it seems a good place to visit once in awhile.
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I must not be quite as old as I thought because I never hear of a Winky Dink kit or magic black snakes. The rest of them, though…..
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Me also … but I’m quite sure I’m older than Tink! LOL
I was puzzled by the foot sizer so googled “how do shoe stores measure feet?” and learned the Brannock Device (pictured above) is the end all and be all in foot measuring.
“Designed in 1927, The Brannock Device® foot-measuring device is a must in all retail footwear stores. Our device’s measuring accuracy, quality construction, and simple, yet completely functional, design is what has made genuine Brannock measuring devices the standard in the footwear industry.”
I love it that something designed that far back is still the best thing available. 🙂
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Well, this is completely off the wall, but my son is getting married in November in another town in VA. The town was once known for manufacturing shoes. The shoe business left town many years ago, but the factory, which is downtown on the banks of the James River and also right next to the train tracks, has been re-purposed as a hotel. We stayed there a few weeks ago to check it out when celebrating with the bride’s family. They only have 40 rooms, all luxurious, and they really pay tribute to their shoe history. There all kinds of old shoes of various sizes (can’t believe how big some of them were!) and different pieces of equipment, including one of those Brannock devices, used for decorative objects. You get your free breakfast delivered in the AM in these really cool old wooden shoe shine boxes, and you get a free shoe shine, too. The factory used to make Buster Brown shoes, and they have a resident terrier dog named Buster Brown who is “on duty”. So cute!
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Okay, now I DO remember Buster Brown! :)))) I’m glad he’s being honored.
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I remember vividly going to the shoe store,sitting in a chair and the salesman would sit on that stool with the incline board,measure your foot for length and width then bring out several pairs and help you try them on until you found something you were happy with.Service was important to businesses back then.
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