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Posted on 12/20/25 at 4:50 pm to Kafka
There was one of these outside NO
Posted on 12/21/25 at 3:38 pm to Kafka
The debut ad of the new, morbidly obese Coca-Cola Santa Claus, painted by illustrator Haddon Sundblom.
This was during the lean depression year of 1931 - any connection?
This was during the lean depression year of 1931 - any connection?
Posted on 12/21/25 at 4:02 pm to Kafka
Posted on 12/22/25 at 6:25 pm to Kafka
Smells Like Cold Sweat
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:48 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
We use to always hang those silver icicles on our Christmas tree when I was a kid. Not even sure if they still make them.
We called those 'tinsel'. When I was a kid (1960's), they were made of tin (or maybe aluminum?), but the name 'tinsel' came from when they were made of tin.
Back then, we'd wrap a plastic green Army man in tinsel, then throw him on the tracks of the Lionel train. It would spark, and we'd all laugh that we electrocuted him.
Being a 'good' father, I tried to pass this sick, morbid humor onto my own boy in the 90's, and the damn 'tinsel' was non-conducting Mylar. No sparks. Huge disappointment. What's this world coming to?
And you can still buy them: LINK
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:51 pm to Kafka
1977
Posted on 12/25/25 at 1:06 am to TigerZeke62
Posted on 12/25/25 at 11:31 am to mauser
Posted on 12/25/25 at 11:35 am to mauser
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:24 pm to mauser
Posted on 12/26/25 at 6:54 am to PowerTool
Posted on 12/26/25 at 6:59 am to MidWestGuy
Baton Rouge La 
Notice the new state capital building isn't there yet so it's pre 1930. Construction was completed in 1932.
Notice the new state capital building isn't there yet so it's pre 1930. Construction was completed in 1932.
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 7:14 am
Posted on 12/26/25 at 7:00 am to MidWestGuy
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the damn 'tinsel' was non-conducting Mylar.
Real tin (or lead alloy) tinsel was discontinued primarily due to health concerns over lead poisoning, especially for children, leading the FDA to convince manufacturers to stop production in the U.S. by 1972, replacing it with safer, though less weighty, PVC plastic . The old lead tinsel was heavy, hung beautifully, and didn't tarnish, but it posed risks if ingested or if the lead dust spread, prompting the shift to plastic alternatives.
It never looked as good either, was too light to hang correctly.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:08 am to Kafka
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:17 am to mauser
My parents had that same lamp. We us to put colored lights in it and pretend we were a band with a light show...
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 10:18 am
Posted on 12/26/25 at 8:18 pm to Kafka
Woolworth Cafeteria, December 26th, 1974 - Buffalo, NY
I liked cafeterias as a kid. Sort of our version of the automat. But FF drove them out of biz.
I liked cafeterias as a kid. Sort of our version of the automat. But FF drove them out of biz.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 8:59 pm to doubleb
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Mom made sure we did it one at a time!
And when she took the tree down she made us save the tinsel and put it neatly back in the box so it could be used the next Christmas...Several years ago I asked her why we saved the tinsel that was probably 15 cents a box back in the 50s-60s. She said, because back then there was times before your late father got his paycheck we didn't have 15 cents between us.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:28 am to gladchiefisgone
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