I have a half dozen or so older (probably 60's / early 70's vintage) boxes of .22 ammunition. I shot some so it still works. Before I shoot it all up I was wondering if this ammunition might have some collector's value to anyone.
On box top it reads: Hawthorne HIGH SPEED .22 LONG RIFLE Also has the warning: Keep out of reach of children. It has an ink stamp marking the box at $.79.
On box bottom it states: "These cartridges will not rust or corrode rifle barrels. If other cartridges have been used in your rifle, clean barrel with boiling water and dry thoroughly."
Then it says: Sold Exclusively by MONTGOMERY WARD
Chicago, Illinois Made in U.S.A.
Both sides of the boxes have the Hawthorne logo and these three statements:
* Copper Coated - Wax Lubricated
* Non-Corrosive
* Superior Accuracy
On both end flaps the boxes are marked:
Art. No. 60-905
50/RIM FIRE CARTRIDGES
.22 Long Rifle
The box colors are a combination of black, white and Carolina blue.
The detailed description is in lieu of a picture. The boxes look as if they were just taken off the shelf.
From that same era I have two boxes of Winchester "SuperX" Western 22 Winchester Magnum Rim Fire Full Metal Case 40 Grain. I just shot some rounds from one box so know they work.
The yellow and red box still has the sticky label from the hunting store where they were purchased by my Uncle -"Grayson's" in Keyser, West Virginia on 10-65 for the sum of $2.60 a box.
I remember that store well. I cobbled together $40 to buy myself a double barreled shotgun - Lefever 12 ga. Nitro Express. I used to keep that shotgun in my dorm room and some days after classes would take it up on the mountain to shoot squirrels. The folks that lived in the little shack tucked back in the hillside used to gladly accept the squirrels. I still have that gun, took lots of game with it when I hunted. With its 30" barrels choked F/M I downed a number of Canada Geese from the pit blinds of Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Sorry for being long winded. Sometimes early morning I like to think of fond memories hunting. That's what got me to start purchasing these S&W revolvers last summer. After not pulling a trigger for 20+ years I decided to shoot some paper targets.