Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[fretter]

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I can just about hear somebody say how they won at the track and won't be getting the 60c fish special, instead opting for the $1.20 steak dinner.

 

[Winslow]

Looks like Avocado Burst... could be interesting to see a Bass in that color

We can do that...

And it looks like someone did it for real to a guitar:

 

[drummer5359]

I’m sure all that “hardware” never gave cops as much cause for concern back then as it would today.

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My brother and I each got one of these for Christmas, At the time I didn't think that anything could be cooler.

 

[tubedude]

I had this one:

 

[tubedude]

The cool factor was high if you had this in the early 1960's:
Johnny Seven One Man Army.

 

[StereoPlayer]

The cool factor was high if you had this in the early 1960's:
Johnny Seven One Man Army.
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I’m one of seven kids. Someone of us broke a leg off the tripod on a Christmas morning...

 

[StereoPlayer]

We had the Secret Sam Spie briefcase complete with hidden camera.

 

[tubedude]

I’m one of seven kids. Someone of us broke a leg off the tripod on a Christmas morning...

Oops, Johnny Six One Man Army.

 

[tubedude]

We had the Secret Sam Spie briefcase complete with hidden camera.
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Reminds me of the HK briefcase for room clearing.

 

[StereoPlayer]

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That looks nice. I’m very sure we got the cheaper one.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I remember back when they first made toy manufacturers make the tip of the barrel orange, and people were upset because the toys no longer "looked realistic".

 

[roccobass]

 

[phangtonpower]

Avacado appliances

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Ovens in general. They're really rare in Japan.

 

[tubedude]

That looks nice. I’m very sure we got the cheaper one.

Yeah, this one is expensive, but it covertly spits out 9mm rounds at a prodigious rate.

 

[FilterFunk]

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For some reason, this made me think of Price Club:

 

[roccobass]

For some reason, this made me think of Price Club:
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Another to add to the parade....

 

[Richland123]

 

[notJaco]

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Looks like a pacifier in his mouth

 

[Pops OB]

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Interesting... both a modified Robbie the Robot and a modified Lost in Space robot (whose name was “Rodney” (though his formal name was much longer).

 

[Richland123]