HAWKS " LEAKY BOAT LOUIE " WEIRD-OHS 1960's MODEL

Another strange but cute model from the 1960's. This was a phenominal decade to live through and watch the changes in our world. Things were a bit simpler as this model implies. Enjoy "Leaky Boat Louie" as he races around in his drunkin stupor.

Trivias: One of every three insects in the world is a beetle. "Let it be. Let it be."

Did You Know? Why do we say people have "skeletons in their closets" if they hide their past? The expression comes from a fairy tale about Bluebeard the pirate, who, legend has it, he murdered all his many wives. When he gave his new wife the keys to the house, he forbade her to open a specific closet at the end of a long hall-which, of course, she did the moment he left on business. When she unlocked the door and looked inside, she was horrified to find all the skeletons of Bluebeard's previous wives.

VINTAGE 1950's RENWALL BUICK @ CHEVY DELIVERY TRUCK, HARD PLASTIC TOYS

These two old hard plastic toys with white wheels were a mainstay in most sand boxes when I was growing up . They bring back good memories of those times when us children would make roads to drive our toys around on. They are in pretty good shape for being about 60 years old. Enjoy.

Trivia:  Zagazig is a city in Egypt; Wagga Wagga is a city in Australia.

Did You Know?   A giant panda consumes about 120 pounds of bamboo per day. ( Good ruffage)

1960's WEIRD-OHS MODEL, "FREDDY FLAME-OUT" THE WAY OUT JET JOCKEY

Another interesting creation from the early 1960's. This is Freddy trying his best to keep his airplane flying even though he probably forgot to top up his fuel tanks.

           The engine coughed and stopped;
            The overcast could not be topped
           A mountain suddenly arose,
            Into it went Freddy's nose

           The 'copters went a 'searchin'

            For our friendly little urchin

           But alas it was no use

            Poor Freddy had cooked his goose

           The fire lit the rocky scene

            The sudden stop was awfully mean

           Fred had forgot to check his tanks

            Now he's joined the angel's ranks

                                             Anon

Trivia:  A mirage can be photographed.

Did You Know?    Costa Rica has no army.

HAWKS " SILLY SURFERS " MODEL, HODAD MAKIN' THE SCENE WITH A SIX PACK, 1960's WEIRD-OHS

This is another cool model from the early 1960's. They were fun to paint and add your own inventive touches to them. The hardest part of the process was waiting for the paint and glue to dry so that you could complete the next step. Enjoy. 

Trivia:  There are 41 references to dogs in the Bible.....and most of them are negative.

Old Russian proverb:  " Do not spit into the well--you may have to drink out of it."

EDISON BLUE AMBEROL RECORD, 1913, (THE REASON WHY WE HAVE ROCK AND ROLL)

This record is what helped to start the music world we live in now. Thomas Alva Edisons inventions have made a HUGE impact on our world of today. This is just one of his many inventions. This record revolved on a turntable with a needle going through the grooves making the sound just like future record players would (remember those?). This round disc would play a song for just over 4 minutes at a speed of 160 RPM. The number on this song is 1538 and played the tune," I Will Love You When". It was manufactured in December of 1913.Other inventions by Edison are : the incandescent light bulb, kinetoscope, phonograph, motion picture camera and many more. He had over 1300 patents. Born in 1847 he died october 18, 1931 on the anniversary of the invention of the light bulb.


Trvia:  Scientists say that you have more nightmares when your bedroom is cold. (And that's the cold truth)

Did You Know?  Lobster was so plentiful in the 1800's that it was considered a
"poor mans" food. In Maine servants often wrote into their contracts that they would not be fed lobster more than two times per week.

HAWKS " SILLY SURFERS " MODEL , (HOT DOGGER HANGIN' TEN) 1960's, WEIR-DOH MODEL

Here is another silly model from the 1960's. It was cool to own one at that time and they were a "blast" to paint and put together. Enjoy

Ttrivia: A day on the planet Mercury is 1400 hours long. That is over 58 days in time. Can you imagine what the nights would be like? Loooooooong

Did You Know?  Son Weiguo of Jiangyan, China, has preserved his amputated leg in formaldehyde for more than 20 years to warn others of the perils of drunk driving because he lost his left leg in a motorcycle crash in 1989 due to his driving intoxicated. He puts it on display every year on the anniversary of his mistake.

VINTAGE, OLD HARPERS WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1865

Here is an item you do not see very often. This a newspaper that is original and is over 146 years old. This edition was printed three months after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. The pictures are artist renderings since the camera was not widely used yet. The reading of this print is interesting as the way they spoke was a bit different from the way we communicate now. Their humor was also unique in its own way as it was mildly amusing. No George Carlson or Richard Prior back then. ( Example: When can a donkey be spelt with one letter? When it's U. Nothing personal meant.) One page even shows Paris Fashions for July. The only skin you can see are the faces and hands. The last pages are reserved for advertising. Examples :( Derby's Sure Cure For Piles), (Beautiful False Mustaches 50 cents and $1 per pair. Sent Free) ( Whisker and Mustache Potion to make it grow in 3 to 5 weeks on the smoothest face) ( Gold Rings $3 to $25 Each) (European Pocket Timekeeper $1)( Harpers Weekly Newspaper subscription for one year $4) (Paper Collars) (Old Eyes Made New , without spectacles, doctors or medicine, pamphlet mailed free upon receipt of 10 cents) Very interesting articles and scams as you can see. This was a period of time when the country was still in turmoil after the Civil war. It would take a long time before the country came to be what it is today.

Trivia:  Minimum wage in 1950?   75 cents an hour

Did You Know?  Trinidad's paradoxil frog starts as a foot-long tadpole and grows into an inch long frog.