Click the picture to see a large detailed image. Vintage 4" tall bag contains a double sided rubber suction cup with directions. Says "Stik-Trik Double Suction Cup" "Guaranteed to wear down the funny bone" "Aply the suction cup to the bottom of a coffee cup and saucer. When the coffee cup is picked up..... watch the fun" "Made in Japan". Unsold old 1950s store stock that we recently recovered from a warehouse in Northeast Ohio. Excellent condition. This type of humor with wonderful crazy illustration harkens back to a time when things were simpler.

 

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Click the picture to see a large detailed image. Vintage 3 1/2" tall sealed paper envelope contains a rubber lizard. Says "Imitation Lizard" "An exact likeness of a real lizard - will surely cause a big surprise" "Made in Japan". The lizards are made of rubber and have a small tin pin you could use to tack it where your unsuspecting victim might notice it. Unsold old 1950s store stock that we recently recovered from a warehouse in Northeast Ohio. Excellent condition. This type of humor harkens back to a time when we were more easily entertained.

 

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Vintage 5" wide package contains a thick metal nail with flat end with a small point on it. You stuck the point in something and it looked like there was a thick nail embedded in whatever you stuck it in. Says "Auto and Hat Nail" "Plant this nail in the tire of someone's car. They'll be all set to fix a flat!" "Nail a hat or coat fast to the wall etc. A great fun maker" "Made in Japan". The fake nail is heavy duty and surprisingly well made. Circa 1950 or earlier. These are the old paper packages they used before plastic bags. This is the first we have seen of these in many years. Unsold old stock we found in the remote storage area of a store in Northern, Ohio.

Hippies were stringing big hole beads on rope back in the day and these had the earthy look that was popular. They are in unused condition, and are very uncommon. They were sold as hippie beads in the late 60s from a bead store near the Haight Ashbury area. In 1967, the hippie phenomena dominated the area and the demand for beads was huge. The owner of this store put out the call that he wanted all types of beads that were either colorful, large, earthenware, or had mystical significance. The hardcore hippies wanted glass or ceramic or earthenware, so that is what most of these items are. The demand started slacking as the hippie phenomena died down and by the mid 1970s, they started selling gold chains and disco related items instead. The hippie items were taken from the front shelves, and stored in the back. The newspaper they were wrapped in was dated 1977, so that's when they put them back there. The most striking thing in the store was an old display of huge African Trade Bead necklaces from the 1800s. They were even selling those sort of beads to the hippies. One of those necklaces will run you about 2 grand now. That place is a real time warp. You could still smell incense around some of the boxes and I kept hearing Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in my head. Just amazing.

Hippies were stringing big hole beads on rope back in the day and these had the earthy look that was popular. They are in unused condition, and are very uncommon. They were sold as hippie beads in the late 60s from a bead store near the Haight Ashbury area. In 1967, the hippie phenomena dominated the area and the demand for beads was huge. The owner of this store put out the call that he wanted all types of beads that were either colorful, large, earthenware, or had mystical significance. The hardcore hippies wanted glass or ceramic or earthenware, so that is what most of these items are. The demand started slacking as the hippie phenomena died down and by the mid 1970s, they started selling gold chains and disco related items instead. The hippie items were taken from the front shelves, and stored in the back. The newspaper they were wrapped in was dated 1977, so that's when they put them back there. The most striking thing in the store was an old display of huge African Trade Bead necklaces from the 1800s. They were even selling those sort of beads to the hippies. One of those necklaces will run you about 2 grand now. That place is a real time warp. You could still smell incense around some of the boxes and I kept hearing Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in my head. Just amazing.

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. You get 5 for $1 (that's 20¢ each). Vintage 12mm tall translucent rose quartz colored glass scarabs. Deeply embossed lines form the scarab (Egyptian beetle) design. The underside is covered with embossed Egyptian symbols. These were made in Japan around 1950 and are in like new condition. It's hard to see the scarab embossing in the picture due to light reflections. They are in excellent unused condition from a warehouse way up in the northeast.

Click the picture to see a large detailed image. Vintage 3 1/2" wide sealed paper envelope contains a rubber worm. Says "Imitation Worm" "Looks Real" "A wondeful fun maker wherever it is placed" "Made in Japan". Unsold old 1950s store stock that we recently recovered from a warehouse in Northeast Ohio. Excellent condition. This type of humor harkens back to a time when we were more easily entertained.

 

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Hippies were stringing big hole beads on rope back in the day and these had the earthy look that was popular. They are in unused condition, and are very uncommon. They were sold as hippie beads in the late 60s from a bead store near the Haight Ashbury area. In 1967, the hippie phenomena dominated the area and the demand for beads was huge. The owner of this store put out the call that he wanted all types of beads that were either colorful, large, earthenware, or had mystical significance. The hardcore hippies wanted glass or ceramic or earthenware, so that is what most of these items are. The demand started slacking as the hippie phenomena died down and by the mid 1970s, they started selling gold chains and disco related items instead. The hippie items were taken from the front shelves, and stored in the back. The newspaper they were wrapped in was dated 1977, so that's when they put them back there. The most striking thing in the store was an old display of huge African Trade Bead necklaces from the 1800s. They were even selling those sort of beads to the hippies. One of those necklaces will run you about 2 grand now. That place is a real time warp. You could still smell incense around some of the boxes and I kept hearing Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in my head. Just amazing.