DavidWJ
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A 1960s white Tonka firetruck with rollup hose and working water pump.
What Did You Own As A Kid You Wished You Still Possessed
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THE PILGRIM
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Once I had a Rooster named Booster.
This may not the right thread to bring him up.
This may not the right thread to bring him up.
My innocence.
zzzippper
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There was a line of toy soldiers called Warriors of the World. They had soldiers from all over the world with names and bios. They were hard painted plastic and were larger than the green and gray junk. I never knew if they were real people. But they were real to me. I can't find them anywhere. Not even on ebay.
All the pocket and sheath knives I have lost, It is a bunch and some good ones in there too!
Steve W
Steve W
RobertJ.
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My first rifle, an 1891 Argentine Mauser in 7.65x53mm. I killed my first two deer with it when I was 12. Sadly, it's long gone.
italiansport
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The loss of the sense of freedom and safety we had back them. I could go out anytime of the day or night without worry and my parents didn't even bother locking the door. Unfortunately my grandchildren will probably never experience this.
Jim
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Lots of good memories re-lived reading this thread....only thing I could add....a Schwinn Fastback Stingray...Bonus for the Apple cart edition....
Apparently you are right both times. Abebooks has both Volumes, 1 and 2, and the book was published by both Macdonald and Doubleday. Double day seems to have been first in 1965, and the Macdonald that they have listed in 1968. Could be an American and British publishing house??
Best Regards, Les
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Gulfecho
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I had an Orange Crate. What a 5 speed ride!
Two youthful Mistakes
I traded my 1958 Gibson ES-225 electric guitar for a fancier one and I traded my M-2 Springfield, .22RF for something I didn't need.
Too bad I can't get you guys to kick me in the butt as punishment!
I traded my 1958 Gibson ES-225 electric guitar for a fancier one and I traded my M-2 Springfield, .22RF for something I didn't need.
Too bad I can't get you guys to kick me in the butt as punishment!
A Bonanza mini-bike with a 3 1/2 horse Briggs and Stratton engine, my brother and I would race down the driveway. Even did some hill climbing with it, fell a lot. Foot brake was a joke, though. Lucky for us, it was a quiet street. Also, my 1961 Ford Falcon two door station wagon, my step-father and I rebuilt it and got it running, sold it to my barber for $200. I was an idiot at 16.
Consider yourself kicked in the butt...but I've done dumber things in my life, so we're square.
shouldazagged
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When I was twelve (sixty-seven years ago) a family friend who had been a WWII infantry office gave me a virtually immaculate Walther PP in a military flap-over holster with the owner's name penciled inside the flap. It had checkered wooden grips, a light-colored wood like beech. He had taken it from a German officer who, he said, "no longer needed it". I think that was in Italy, could have been North Africa.
When I was fourteen someone who knew I had it broke into our house and tried to steal it. My mother took it to a pawn shop and sold it for fifteen bucks.
Man, I wish I had that nice pistol back!
When I was fourteen someone who knew I had it broke into our house and tried to steal it. My mother took it to a pawn shop and sold it for fifteen bucks.
Man, I wish I had that nice pistol back!
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carpriver
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My Grandfather, my friend, teacher, great story teller. taught me to eat smoked fish, liverwurst, Limburger cheese, drink coffee and how to sharpen a knife and roll a cigarette from Bull Durham tobacco. I miss the time with him.
Amp
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Not that I owned it but I would like more time with both sets of grandparents.
This comes to mind:
I bought it at 16 1/2. My first car. I've shown in in various other threads on this forum.
I still have a fair selection of my childhood treasures. Some stuff is just too good to part with.
LTC
I bought it at 16 1/2. My first car. I've shown in in various other threads on this forum.
I still have a fair selection of my childhood treasures. Some stuff is just too good to part with.
LTC
cmort666
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I believe you could be right. Going on the dust jacket art, I assumed they were MacDonald. I got all of mine from the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry bookstore.
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