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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 18, 2020 17:43:10 GMT -8
When I was a young kid (ages 5-7) I probably owned 5 or 6 of these so that I could capture and admire all those 6-legged wonders that I was catching in my Dad's flower garden. I still have a couple of these which I keep as mementos of those early beginnings so long ago now...  |
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Post by Paul K on Nov 18, 2020 18:01:40 GMT -8
Nowadays kids they also have the bug jugs, but 21st century version, it’s called iPad or smart phone or what ever as mentioned in other 3D thread.
They can keep their virtual insects 🤮
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 18, 2020 18:16:22 GMT -8
Well, for me there is nothing quite like "Old school"
ways of doing things...
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Post by kevinkk on Nov 18, 2020 19:45:31 GMT -8
trehopr1,
a veritable antique. Neat you still have something like that, I don't know how many I had as a kid.
Pretty cool, authentic plastic plant, scientifically designed air holes. The best part is the picture of the butterfly
about to fly into the thing.
Possibly, now, a dangerous toy. Not like the electric toys with ovens we had as kids...burning your fingers will teach you something.
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Post by Paul K on Nov 18, 2020 20:14:36 GMT -8
Well, for me there is nothing quite like "Old school" ways of doing things... I totally agree, kids are now imprison to their gadgets. |
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Post by kevinkk on Nov 18, 2020 20:42:10 GMT -8
Now I want one. I stopped what I was doing and checked Ebay, yours could be a rarity. I found everything from volkswagen parts,
Star Wars toys, silk..bottoms. How you get Star Wars from Empire Bug Keeper?? I know episode V, but really.
No Empire Bug Keeper.
That's what makes things rare, all mine were broken or thrown away.
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 18, 2020 22:21:45 GMT -8
kevinkk, you have me "crack'in-up" right now. My sides hurt...
I'm sure there is one out there to be found. Sometimes toy shows offer these sort of one off things.
Also, try different categories or topics of similar meaning. One could show up there.
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Post by leptraps on Nov 19, 2020 3:09:31 GMT -8
Growing up in the City of Cleveland, Ohio, along the shores of Lake Erie, there were many places to collect insects. However, some of the best places to collect were 15 or 20 miles from home. We rode bicycle.
I was a junior in High School when I got my first car (1952 Ford Fairlane). It opened a whole new area to collect. My last summer in High School I collected all over northern Ohio and into Eastern Kentucky. I still have some specimens in my collection from those early years of collecting. I still have several Graphium Marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail) Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtails) and Polites mystic were considered real rarities in North East Ohio.
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Post by bandrow on Nov 19, 2020 6:29:46 GMT -8
Trehopr1 - Thanks for the 'blast from the past' - I had a few of these in my early days and had totally forgotten about them! I think I had the same haircut as that kind on the label too!  Kevinkk - and thank you too for reminding me of the "Creepy Crawlers" and "Incredible Edibles" machines! Gritty homemade candies that tasted like something halfway between a gumdrop and a gummy bear. There was also a machine that made rubberized plastic soldiers - as my brother and I got into our early teens, we used the plastic mix in the Creepy Crawler molds to make our own fishing lures... fun times!!! And I agree - those things got really hot, and I doubt they'd make it past the safety standards for toys these days. But back then, I also remember riding around in my grandfather's VW beetle, laying on that scratchy upholstery behind the back seat under the back window - I must have only been 4 or 5 at the time - I don't think there even were seatbelts in the car, and no child seats... and we managed to live through it all!! Cheers! Bandrow
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 19, 2020 8:15:26 GMT -8
I remember building plastic models of bugs. Revell had a kit called "Butterflies of the World", which featured a monarch, a giant swallowtail, and a luna moth. It came with pretty accurate decals that covered the plastic wings. I also remember building a plastic model of a stag beetle. It was about 8 or 10 inches long.
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Post by kevinkk on Nov 19, 2020 14:09:39 GMT -8
Aurora also made a Butterflies of the world kit, sounds identical to the Revell. Electric toys- also the Mattel Strange Change Machine where you
can put molded plastic squares in a "time chamber" and they unfold into dinosaurs, and other creatures, Topper Toys made the most difficult one-
the Motorized Monster Maker, where you use plastigoop in a mold and can assemble a walking toy of different monsters. I've got them all, old toys
are my other hobby, and there is a devoted following, like there is for any other interest, and all those goops can still be purchased.
The Mattel Thingmaker, had a variety of mold groups, including soldiers, bugs, superheros..
Lots of old things, gone but not forgotten, when play was a bit different, when the sun was shining, outside, when it rained, inside, unless you
liked splashing in puddles.
Well, Empire Toys Bug Keeper is now in my saved Ebay searches.
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 19, 2020 15:19:59 GMT -8
I think you're right, Kevinkk. It was Aurora, not Revell, that made the "Butterflies of the World" kit.
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Post by kevinkk on Nov 20, 2020 16:25:37 GMT -8
I think you're right, Kevinkk. It was Aurora, not Revell, that made the "Butterflies of the World" kit. I'm sure Aurora made one, because I've seen them listed on Ebay, and they're in my book of Aurora kits, however, you may be right as well, many model kit companies made copies of Aurora kits using the same molds, there's a lot of interesting information kit collectors know about concerning Aurora, it's demise and what became of the original molds. In fact- copies are still being made of the old kits, I've got a number of them, and a lot of originals, but if you want to build one, it's cheaper to build a copy. There's a lot of money hidden away in attics, barns, basements and closets. Just by chance, I found out that there is a market for vintage firecrackers, complete and just the artwork, my Dad had a dozen or so packs of "Santa Claus" crackers from the 40's, and there is an interesting story about why they're called that. Anyway, for a number of July 4rths, we lit a package or 2- boomity boom. Then, I found out they were valuable, I sold with a little work, because it's prohibited, the remaining packs for 400.00 bucks each. I have a similar story about military memorabilia, I got an amazing amount of money for something that sat in a box since 1944, that meant little to us, or anyone but the person who bought it, and it went to a very appreciative person, who researched the item and passed along his findings to me. Check your old boxes, you never know. |
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