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Submitted by drm on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:26am.
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One of grandpa's slides from the 50s or 60s, probably somewhere in Indiana. He setup displays for Ace Hardware - a travelling merchandiser. Can you spot the River Boat Kit? View full size.
Ebay Bonanza
Submitted by Crosley62 on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 1:30pm.
There is a fortune to be made on Ebay with all those toys. If we only knew!
Riverboat
Submitted by JohnHoward on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:01pm.
That was a TV series from 1959 to 1961 starring Darren McGavin. That Riverboat model likely was tied to the series.
Hey Diddle Diddle was a board game dating from the early 60's
Rock-A-Stack was a toy that Fisher Price first came out with in 1960
I cannot figure out what 'Pougi' (as it reads to me, anyway) could be.
The black/white box immediately to the left of 'Pougi' looks like it could be a Colorforms package
There is one corner visible of a Visible Man (or Woman) also dating to 1959 (1960) from Renwal
Going strictly by color, the 3 blue/turquoise boxes on the bottom shelf (with red marking on the side) may well be a Sorry! boardgame.
And I bet those red/white candy-striped boxes at back of the top shelf contain plaster of paris.
There are several tank kits and what seem to be jet plane kits on the middle shelf -- oh for a bit more clarity!
"For faster service"
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 7:59pm.
"Please bring purchases to the checkout counter."
Well that would seem the logical thing to do, I suppose you could just dash out the door with them but that might take longer if you get caught.
I'd say late 60s
Submitted by HarryBeard on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 6:00pm.
Hard to be sure, but those car model kits look like the ones I was buying the late 1960s. This hardware store could have been any one of thousands back in those days. I absolutely loved them.
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