Edgerton, WI
Star Wars Toys
Red Ryder BB Gun
Plastic army men
Fiberglass recurve bow and arrows
Italjet 50 mini bike
Green Machine
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Quoted from electricsquirrel:I would have sold my soul for one of those, when I was a kid!
It was a blast. I remember I would constantly get it stuck trying to blaze my own trail. I'd shuffle up to the house and tell my dad I was stuck. He would say, ok I will get it out but this is the last time. He'd end up saying that about 10 times in an afternoon. He was great. 
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Quoted from SteveO:I got one of these as a Christmas present and found my brother playing it before it was wrapped.
I have a 1952 arcade game that is based on the same principle.
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Quoted from dothedoo:Funny.....I used the same photo 5 posts before.
No idea what that thing is but it looks like it might be fun?
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We lived on a farm when I was in my early teens. We had a pond and my dad would let me drive his truck down to go fishing. Sometimes after I was done I'd like to rev the truck up and drop it in drive to see how big a tire mark I could leave in the grass. Eventually the transmission went out on it. I'm not sure it was all my fault but probably contributed to it. We were pretty poor back then and looking back I feel a little sick about it.
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Quoted from cottonm4:I have never heard of Eldon brand slot cars before.
I'm kind of new to this myself but seems to be a fairly well known brand from the early 60s. There are parts available and nice video online on how to tune-up/refurbish them. Pretty excited.
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Quoted from onemoresean:I’ve always loved these old barber chairs. I just found this one for free.
1901 Koken
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Wow! That's an early one. And for free!?
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Quoted from bonzo442:Remember these from the late 60’s. My older brother had all of the monster models except this one cause I had it. They all glowed in the dark or certain parts of them. This was my favorite. The forgotten prisoner that I had also forgotten about till now
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I think I have the box for that one but sadly no model.
Quoted from cottonm4:Ebay.
Look what some are paying for empty Swanson TV dinner boxes !
ebay.com link: itm
ebay.com link: sch
It's crazy, but also crazy they didn't get tossed years ago.
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. This thread is all about re-living happy memories.
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EvelScrambleVan (resized).jpgIsn't it funny how our memories can play tricks on us? I recently bought this Evel Scramble Van as a neat piece of nostalgia. I was sure I had this as a kid but was kind of puzzled that it didn't have the camp fire like I remembered. Then I saw one of these Canyon Rig toys on Ebay and realized that must actually be the one I had. Funny how I specifically remembered that one piece but not the rest?CanyonRig (resized).jpg
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Quoted from Azmodeus:I had extra images to add of her, too. But I held back.
I was going to add about how barbi benton then later attracted me. You can see the almost see the taste forming in my under ten brain.
I discovered Patti Mcguire in my dad's Playboys when I was six. Formative years indeed. 
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Quoted from cottonm4:Stereotypical caricature type items with sinister purposes of putting down on an entire race of people. Offensive to many.
Last year my niece was playing my Frontiersman. She is one of the few family members that always enjoys playing a few games over the holidays. She's like 63% Native American. I pointed out the drunken Indian on the backglass and ask if she was offended? She just laughed and said hell no, kept playing away. Of course she had a few drinks in her at that point so maybe she wasn't thinking critically. 
Edit: Not trying to make statement with this post, just thought it was funny and ironic.
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Quoted from Azmodeus:I Would sure enjoy a trip to cedar pointe!
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Reminds me of Fort Dells as a kid. I loved it. They would have a mock shoot out and kids could help arrest the villain Black Bart. Was pretty cool.
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My wife and I don't smoke but have been buying vintage packs of cigarettes when we see them. They are for display in our old 1940s cigarette machine. We like to have the brands that our parents/grandparents smoked. Realistically we should probably hate them because contributed to quite a few family members deaths. It's funny though because seeing these brands around the house growing up are also a part of childhood nostalgia.
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Quoted from DennisDodel:This was my first record player growing up in the 50's. Obviously played only 45's and was connected to a GE clock radio for the speaker. Worked pretty well.
I still have some of the 45's including Bill Haley and the Comets "See You Later Alligator and "Shake, Rattle and Roll".[quoted image]
Got one just like it in my gameroom.
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Quoted from mbeardsley:There are still A&Ws around in some places...this one is just a couple of miles from my work.
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A friend of mine took this photo of our hometown A&W a couple months ago. It's the only business that I can think of that has been there since we moved to Edgerton in 1981.
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Mmmn. Creme soda was good too. Tasted different then non a&w creme soda. Haven't had since I was a child. Too sweet for me now.
When the drive in restaurants fazed out the waitress they had a speaker to order and someone would run out to your car with your order. I also remember a tray that would attach to the driver's window? Maybe that was when they still had the waitress.
Ours still has the waitresses that run out if you want to do the drive-in. No trays anymore unfortunately. They hand you a bag. It worked out well during Covid. They closed the inside seating but could still pull up and eat.
We like Dog N Suds too when we can. There are are fewer of them around it seems. There is one just across the border in Richmond IL that we usually stop at a couple times a year.
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Quoted from Molon_Labe:I used to really like that show. I was always into 18 wheeler toys when I was a kid for some reason. Speaking of which, anyone remember this tune/movie?
Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon?
Ah, yeah, 10-4, Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sure
By golly, it's clean clear to Flag Town, c'mon
Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Pig Pen
Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy
Mercy sake's alive, looks like we got us a convoy
Speaking of childhood memories... When I was kid we would go on snowmobile trips in Northern Wi. The placed we rented a cabin from had a lodge. We would go there for breakfast and hang out at in the evening. My parents would sit at the bar and my dad would hand my sister and I handful of quarters to keep us busy. One of my first memories of playing pinball and EM arcades.
They also had a jukebox. And at the time I thought "Convoy" was a badass song. I discovered it on there and played it repeatedly. After a couple times some of the bar patrons started to groan. By about the fourth time someone said something to the effect of "who keeps giving that kid quarters?" Ha ha. My dad told me to cut it out and play pinball.
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Quoted from Oldgoat:I remember a number of years ago, we took a vacation to Alaska. First day in Juneau it was "Wow!, look a bald eagle!" "I see an eagle" "Look, there's another eagle" By about day three, you hardly notice them. So, while there were certainly some nice views at times, it plaled in comparison to the previous week.
My wife and I went to Alaska a few years back. Like you say when we see an eagle in Wi it feels like a big deal. A special treat that elevates your day kind of thing. In Juneau we drove past Home Depot and they were a bunch just chilling on the dumpster. Ha ha.
Here's one hanging out on a big whale statue fountain in town.
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