One for the over 50 crowd please

[markn]

Great Thread, full of memories but it was such a long walk down Memory Lane, I'm going to need a nap and a sandwich before I can head back home..

[okiechoochoo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jaabat

I'll bet it was a Marx set, Roger. They also made a French Foriegn Legion set like that.

Jim

The French Foriegn Legion set. Yes, I had forgotten about that one. I remember it from being on display, I believe at Sears. Probably more valuable than the Revolunary War set.

[Anonymous]

Kbester,it wasn't a sub I was asking about,it was a pleasure speed boat.We all started talking about subs when we all started to take a troll down memory lane.Wolverine & Njal both hit on it.Great shots & manual sketch! Stevend great shots of those cereal boxes,you guys are great. Easter

[Jumijo]

I'll bet it was a Marx set, Roger. They also made a French Foriegn Legion set like that.

Jim

[Roger Bielen]

One of the sets I always remember is a Space Fort back in the early 50's. It was litho tin plate interlocking walls and, I think, a couple of buildings and a whole bunch of little space rangers and aliens. I'm not sure what ever happened to it. Probably was passed on to a younger cousin like many of the toys I outgrew.

[ChiefEagles]

Had the frogmen and the subs. Had a big aircraft carrier and small planes. Use to fly them off and on. Had a set of Civil War soldiers and etc. Guess who always won in my battles? [;)]

[Jumijo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by easter

Dennis,don't know about you,but I couldn't aford the cost of living up there anymore.Hey Jim,talking about woolworths,and birds. Do you remember that bird with the bobbing head,that you would put in front of a glass of water,& the head moved up & down as if it was drinking???? Easter

I do remember those drinking birds. I was always fascinated by them. I was also fascinated with the guy who could spin all those plates on the Ed Sullivan show too.

Keith, Corgi made a die cast Beattles Yellow Submarine just recently. It would look great on a flatcar.

I had the Fort Apache set. Also had Gen. Custer and Billy West figures by Marx. Same size as G.I. Joes, but with molded on clothes.

Jim

[njalb1]

Here is pics of the 1962 model[:D]

[kblester]

Nice Lionel #6501 Jet Boat - No Reserve Item number: 6066301550 Jet boat on the Bay.
Ken

[Anonymous]

Easter,

As far as I can determine, in 1962-63, Lionel made the #6501 Flat with Jet Motorboat. It was powered by "pellets" which were "a compound of sodium bicarbonate," and under ideal conditions (still water) could propel the boat as much as 10 feet!

There were also two flatcars with submarines #3820 and 3830, produced between 1960-63. At least some were powered (by rubber bands) and at least some were sold as kits.

So there is a train connection here, albeit a tad flimsy.

Sources:

Complete Service Manual for Lionel Trains, by K-line, 1982 Ed., p.370

Illustrated Lionel Checklist, 1929 to 1970, Ladd Publications, 1970, p.82

wolverine49

[njalb1]

Prices for 1952:
House: $16,800
Average income: $3,515
Ford car: $1526-$2384
Milk: $.96
Gas: $.20
Bread $.16
Postage stamp: $.03
Hen Turkeys: $ .53 lb
Pkg of 6 Bran muffins $.21
1 lb pkg of M&M’s candies: $.59
Gillette Blue Blades, pkg of 10: $ .49
At Sears - - -
Ladies Corduroy Jackets: $4.99
Cotton knit blouses: $1.98
Men’s Rayon Sport Shirts: $3.66
Men’s cotton flannel shirt: $1.79
Red "Radio Flyer" wagon: $8.75
Westinghouse Open-Handle steam iron: $19.95
Men’s T-shirts and briefs - - -
T-shirts, 2 for $.59
Briefs, each : $.59

1958

[Anonymous]

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Larger picture:
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8233/kelloggsubmarine4ar.jpg

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[okiechoochoo]

I also remember the subs and the frog men. Seems to me that I had all the frogmen and both the subs. They went out to trash way back then. It is interesting they can still be bought. I used to have a Marx Revolunary War set and several years ago I walked into a train show and a Marx train dealer also had reproduction soldiers for that set along with the indians that came with it. Seems he also had the Ft Apache soldiers and indian also. I was really surprised that there was a market for such. I had sold the Revoluntary War set about 1990. It was complete, still had all the soldiers, indians, accessories and fort pieces. It was just missing the cannon balls. Excellent shape. Got $400 dollars for it with original box. I never knew if I got taken or not.

[1688torpedo]

Hello All! Njal- If you paint your Sub Yellow & put pictures of John,Paul,George, & Ringo on it. Then, you can duplicate the Beatle's "Yellow Submarine" [;)][:P][:o)] It would make a neat load for a Flatcar.[;)] Take Care.

[Anonymous]

Haven't found the boat yet, BUT.

easter:

http://www.plumcreekmarketing.com/articles/15drinkingbird.html

wolverine49

[Roger Bielen]

Easter - I grew up in Bloomfield, N.j. and spent my summers at my Uncles place in Belmar. Friday night was usually the races at Wall stadium and Sat. night was Asbury Park.

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,I love this tread,but geting back to the original topic. I was sort of looking to see if anyone has the Lionel boat I was talking about & if there's any pictures of that. Easter

[dwiemer]

I think I could afford to live up there, but would have a lot less and retirement would be a big struggle when I get there.
Dennis

[traindaddy1]

NJAL: I remember, now! It's the gray one. Thanks for the photo. PS. Don't have it any more but I still have a green volcano. Don't know where that one came from. Maybe it just fell off the local freight train coming through town.

[Anonymous]

Dennis,don't know about you,but I couldn't aford the cost of living up there anymore.Hey Jim,talking about woolworths,and birds. Do you remember that bird with the bobbing head,that you would put in front of a glass of water,& the head moved up & down as if it was drinking???? Easter

[dwiemer]

Easter,
I too grew up in NJ, by Hackensack. Went to Manasquan every summer. Funny how we both end up in GA where the train stores are limited and the food is likewise. Married me a souther bell, so I doubt we will head north for more than a short visit.
Dennis

[Jumijo]

I remember the ads for sea monkees and all those army men for a buck on the backs of comic books. I also remember seeing ads for some newspaper you could sell to make money - GRIT. I never bit for any of it. It was more fun to go to Woolworths with my mother. We'd have lunch at the counter, then she'd let me head over to the toy section and walk the isles while she shopped. It seemed like everything was 99 cents back then. I remember Matchbox cars were 49 cents, and I ended up accumulating quite a few. That particular store had a big black bird with a yellow beak named Midnight who's cage was right near the toy section. He'd talk too. Who ever thought of putting the pet products right next to the toys knew what they were doing. Midnight was a popular little fellow.

I did have the diving frogman way back then. He came in a pie (Table Talk brand) a local kiddie show host, Major Mudd promoted.

Getting back to the comic books. We'd usually only get them when we went on trips, like to the Cape or the mountains. We'd go down to the drug store the night before and buy a bunch of them so we'd have something to keep us quiet on the drive. My tastes leaned toward all the Walt Disney titles as a little guy. Casper the ghost, Little Lulu, Richie Rich, Archie, those were all good too. As I got older, Batman and Superman, then those fantasmagorical horror tales.

Life was so incredibly different back then. It's like living on an entirely different planet today.

Jim

[palallin]

How many of you ordered the Charles Atlas body-building program?

[palallin]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw1995

Good memories. I remember ordering things from the back of comic books - got a gigantic set of teeny tiny plastic toy soldiers once I had to save up for seemingly forever.

I once ordered the "HUGE" set that had troops, aircraft, tanks, ships: over 100 pieces for just $1!!!!!!! Of course, they were all badly molded from a brittle plastic and only about 1/8" thick. Even the ships were Olive Drab, and I was very disappointed. I ran across a complete set on eBay last year, but, nostalgia notwithstanding, I managed to restrain my impulse to buy this time.

[cnw1995]

Good memories. I remember ordering things from the back of comic books - got a gigantic set of teeny tiny plastic toy soldiers once I had to save up for seemingly forever.

[Anonymous]

"I waited three to six weeks for this???" My first thoughts after charging my long awaited submarine from the cerial offer. All it did was sink, then rise to the surface, then tip on it's side and the bubble would escape, then it would sink again until the baking powder was gone!
Baking POWDER reacts with water, Baking SODA reacts with vinegar, and much more violently I might add.(for the post above)
Amazing what a comic book add, or cereal box can get a kid to do.
I remember:
World Stamps for 10 cents!(got you on an approval list for lots of money)
Get rich by selling Cloverine Salve, the wonder healing agent of the decade!(nobody bought it except my mom who ended up paying for the whole thing)

[Anonymous]

Hey all,thanks for sharing all the memories. As we get older & our future gets shorter we can draw on the wealth of the past good memories to bring back the smilesSay "warburton" my wife gets those catologs all the time. I know she has a Betty's Attic somewhere,I'll check it out. There was a lot of good info on this tread. Thank you,Thank you.Ken I used to live in Asbury Park NJ. I remember good pizza. you can't get good pizza here in Tunnel Hill GA. I remember the convention center going up in flames every other year,so they could collect the insurance money & build a new one. Easter

[Anonymous]

We are going down next week. First stop---Mack & Manco. I don't know what it is about their pizza---maybe it's the salt air, ocean, whatever---it's the best.

[Anonymous]

Hit 50 on the second of June but just had to include this link to my favorite childhood corporate premium... The Johnny Quest Decoder Ring offered with a new pair of P. F. Flyers sneakers:

http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/misc/PFring.shtml

Johnny Quest was my favorite prime time show in the mid 60's and Race Bannon my hero. I needed that ring so I could be just like Johnny. Managed to talk my parents into a pair of the Flyers and was so proud of that ring I could'nt wait to show it off at my Cub Scout meeting the next day. Managed to loose the green and silver cardboard signal mirror during the meeting and was devestated. I felt like I had let Johnny and Race down. 40+ years later and I still think that was the coolest prize ever. Wish I had it still. No telling what happened to it. It looks like one sold on the Bay for $63.50 but I don't think I'll persue one. I love the memories of mine and am afraid my now 50 year old eyes will see it for what is just a bit of plastic and paste board. The ring I had was "special."

One thing I did for my now 11 year old son when he was a toddler was give him a "treasure box" to keep his treasures in. It has filled and grown over the years. Maybe when he is 50 he will find his "decoder ring" in it.

Thanks to all for reminding me of my ring.

Steve