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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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The D.E.W.! Nothing like a toy simulating incoming Russian missiles starting doomsday! 
Oh yeah...we knew all about the DEW Line in second grade.The D.E.W.! Nothing like a toy simulating incoming Russian missiles starting doomsday!
These did not work.Cassette Tape Ant-Theft Cases
Thieves would take Nail Clippers and cut the middle of the back strip and out they came. CDs came out much easier.
Every few days I would find piles of them empty all over the store.
Band-Aid tins:
...and a whole lot of other tin product containers:
...and a whole lot of other tin product containers:
My wife saved her last metal Band Aid container. Wow. Maybe it’ll become a collector’s item.
I've got a couple of them around here somewhere, storing small stuff like matchbooks, etc. They were produced in such volume, for so long, I doubt they'll have any real "antique" value during our lifetimes. Of course, there's no shortage of them being re-sold as collectibles on various websites across the internet all the same.
It only just occurred to me this week to "retire" one I had, still in the bathroom, still holding band-aids. Looking at its production date, only then did I notice that it was 30 years old.
I do kinda miss them, and certain other tins.
