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Son of My 50 Year Junk Obsession
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25 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Bought these two toys from the original owner at an estate sale.  Just after I paid, he left for a few minutes and came back with this photo of him and his twin brother. He said, he thought I ought to have it. What a haul these kids got. Look at all the empty toy boxes in the background. Circa 1958.

If you look real close in the photo...

 

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Wow! Can you think of a better take-along than a photo like that?? Total context and provenance.  (thumbsu

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4 hours ago, Robot Man said:

More days of Christmas' of long ago. Check out this little girl's haul. Circa late 1920's-early 1930's

I guess they wanted to get her a bike she could "grow into"...

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Great picture. Christmas morning then doesn't look too different than Christmas morning now. Kinda comforting in a way. 

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