CELEBRATING EASTER WITH A 1979 EGG DECORATING KIT

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Here's something neato cool for your Easter basket today! We all have fun memories of decorating eggs and probably most of us used PAAS kits to color eggs. The other day I found an uncommon kit that was available back in 1979 and was created by Current, a company that's still in business and has a neat origin going back to 1950. You can read their story here.

Now check out what kids were using to dress up Easter eggs back in 1979. Enjoy!  

As a fun bonus, I turned this image into a desktop wallpaper. Kinda fun for Spring!

CELEBRATING EASTER WITH IDEAL'S 1955 EASTER CATALOG

Happy Easter, everyone! Here's an eggcellent goodie for your Easter basket; Ideal's Easter Catalog from 1955. Enjoy!

WISHING ALL A NEATO NEW YEAR

Here's to a fun-filled new year with lots of laughs, happiness and joy! Happy 2014 everyone!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! Now let's all go flea marketing bicentennial style!

JOSIAH FLINTABBATEY FLONATIN SAYS HAPPY CANADA DAY!

Happy Canada Day to all of our Canadian Neato Readers! To celebrate, I've scanned this old postcard of the legendary adventurer Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin. This famous roadside statue was designed by Al Capp in 1962 and is located in Flin Flon, Manitoba!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Ma's out there! Moms are special and I'm blessed to have one that's always been a shining light in my life!

FOUND PHOTO: EASTER BOYS

Happy Easter!  Hopefully everyone will have a nice Easter just like these unknown boys did back in the 1960s!

IMITATION FLY PIN: AN EXACT IMITATION OF A LIVE FLY

Happy April Fools' Day!  Were you a victim of a prank today or were you the prankster? Maybe you got pranked by an imitation fly pin. Let's take a look at an old fly prank still on the original card.

I believe this fly pin was produced by Adams, the #1 maker of jokes and pranks. Not sure on the age, but I noticed the artwork was used in a 1957 Adams catalog that's pictured in Life of the Party: A Visual History of the S.S. Adams Company Makers of Pranks & Magic for 100 Yearsby Kirk Demarais.It looks older than '57 and it's interesting that it is marked Japan.

Yep, that's a convincing looking fly alright.  I had planned to do as the card suggested and stick it in some butter or on a sandwich. Unfortunately the stickpin is too rusted and I didn't want to take a chance and tear the card.

Years ago I was given a realistic looking fly that could be controlled with a magnet.  You could put the fly on a piece of paper and use the magnet to control it.  I used it a few times and tried to prank family members by putting the fly in a bowl of chips or on top of a hamburger bun.  Also, I had a giant rubber fly that I tied in a tree in hopes to get double-looks from neighbors walking by.  Ah, you can have a lot fun with a fake fly.

A SUPER SALUTE TO ALL VETERANS

All of you are neato cool! Thank you!

WASHINGTON & LINCOLN COMIC PAGES FOR PRESIDENTS DAY

Let's celebrate Presidents Day with these two scans from the 48 Famous Americans comic book that was a give away by J.C. Penney in 1947.

HAVE A NERDY VALENTINE'S DAY

I collect old Willy Wonka packaging and I was thrilled last year when I found this unused Nerds Valentine Candy & Card Kit from 1995. Besides Gene Wilder, this is the Willy Wonka I remember the most from when I was addicted to Wonka candy in the 1980's and early 90's!







For some more Wonka candy fun check out the vintage packaging from these flickr photostreams here, here, here and here

HAVE A NEATO COOL THANKSGIVING

Here’s something tasty for your eyes to feast on! It’s an awesome Thanksgiving themed cover from the November 1964 issue of The Golden Magazine. Artist unknown.


And better than your Aunt Mildred’s oyster mushroom dressing is this fine looking calendar page by Richard Scarry.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA

Wishing everyone a POW-BANG-BOOM 4th of July! To help celebrate here's a few choice scans from the July 1964 issue of The Golden Magazine.

1970'S EGGHEAD DRESS-UPS!

Happy Easter!