Last Halloween countdown I posted about these crazy 1953 Kraft caramels plastic bag masks. Here's the original 1953 ad.
I mentioned that only the Space Helmet and the Toto the Clown masks have been found. I'm glad to report that I now own the Old Witch mask.
So if this is a trend, I'll find the Pumpkin Head mask sometime next year just in time for the 2009 countdown.
The great thing about my post last year is that it sparked a childhood memory for my mom. She's not sure if she mailed away for one of these or a friend had one, but she remembers trying one on and feeling claustrophobic. She thinks it was Toto the Clown.
Nothing says 'Halloween' like trying to breathe through a plastic bag mask! Unless, of course, it is bobbing for rabid weasels or playing pin the tail on the rabid hellhound. Well, that's how Vlad rolls...
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many parents it didn't occur to that these masks were very bad ideas for something to put over a child's head.
ReplyDeleteRemember kids... plastic bags are not a toy! Unless you wear them over your heads as you're wandering down the street in the dark asking strangers for candy!
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