No, they’re not action figures, they’re Sport Star Statues. Eight inches tall, they feature such sport legends that only last names are needed for identification. (Apparently, the guy selling them was also equally famous for you send your $2.98 to “Manny”.)

Wooden Polly Dolls: Reproductions of an antique doll — for a whopping $15! (This has to be for the ritzy folks!)

Christmas shelf-sitting trolls. Like those elves we all love, only more for the bingo-going crowd. At just $1 for a pair, I wonder why I haven’t yet had the pleasure of seeing such dolls at thrift stores…

What could be more luxurious than putting cocoa on your face? Hershey’s cocoa and all-vegetable oil! I don’t think they should have sold this in a box and called them ‘cakes’ of soap… Me thinketh quite a few of these were mistaken for a box of chocolates…

Ah, pocket handwarmers. I spy these in huge numbers at rummage sales & given my cold mid-west climate, I’ve always wondered why I don’t grab one… Oh yeah, the notion of pockets full of lighter fluid which are supposed to keep you warm - without a flame? My (cold) tukus! Well, then again, you can burn $5 without a flame buy purchasing one of these babies and warm a heart at holiday time. (Incidentally, they run about the same price at thrift stores, yard sales and even antique shops now.)

Put your own photo on a puzzle — in the 60’s?! Hey, if the technology’s been around that long, why doesn’t it still only cost us a buck or two?

Gads, my BFF in high school, Mary, her dad had one of these. Green foam with lines, yippie! Boy we made fun of that. …Or maybe it was the white patent leather shoes and matching belt? If this game helped improve skill and wit, I wonder how much her dad started with?

I knew folks were drinking plenty of wine in the 60’s (you had to wash your uppers down with something), but making it themselves? I thought only hippies did that — and with their feet yet. But for less than $10 you can get this kit and make 25 bottles of wine. I have no idea if that’s cheaper than the 25 bottles of store-bought wine… But hey, if it’s a gift, they got it for free.

Can you really put a price on what mom does? Well, at holiday you need to, so spend $1.25 and get her this rooster kitchen gadget. The rooster egg timer is a thoughtful gift which reminds mom that she’s best stop ironing now and bring you your egg, damnit!

For some reason, there are far more dolls and girly ads in the classified section. Perhaps it’s because moms can scan and shop while the egg timer’s running? Here are two gems for girls.

An advertisement for Barbie and her “crew-cut boyfriend” Ken. Somehow, that just sounds mocking. But hey, Babs did eventually dump the dude. This ad tells the shopper to find the “Fashion Paks” at major stores. (Hey, mom needs to get a refill of doctor approved uppers at the pharmacy anyway.)

The next girls toy ad is for Singer’s Trimhandy. This toy looks like a sewing machine, but cuts paper instead. I don’t know if it will “stir” and interest in sewing or not, but it should teach any member of the nursery set to keep their fingers clear of the up-and-down thingy on any similar looking item.

These duck decoys are for decorative purposes only & it is advised that you turn them into “lamps, bookends, etc.” I guess that’s the company’s way of saying they won’t fool anyone, let alone a duck. But, when you’re desperate for a gift for Uncle Simon, well, here ya go.

I saved this one for last because it surprised me. The Sound Conditioner by C. P. Electronics is a “transistorized, batter-powered electronic instrument which creates a tranquil environment for the subconscious mind.” Dude, that’s a white noise machine! Or maybe it sounded like ocean waves or something… Anyway, it’s an ad for something I didn’t think existed until the 80’s — and in true psychedelic 60’s fashion, it uses the word “subconscious”. Dude! Psychedelic + Subconscious + Transistorized = $88. In 1965 dollars that must have been mind blowing all on its own.

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