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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Okay, do you remember my best friend husband Cary's Grandpa Jimmy? If you don't, please click here to read about my post with him and NASCAR driver Bob Ross: NASCAR Driver Bob Ross
I know that you Sepia Saturday folks will really enjoy that post.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Here are a few of Grandpa Jimmy's things:
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Jimmy took the photo of this oil rig when he was working in Indonesia in 1970:
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
He was a member of the AOSC:
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Grandpa Jimmy was also a jokester. Among his things was this gag gift that from The Leister Game Co., Inc., Toledo 4, Ohio, Copyright 1962, No. 61-128, Made in U.S.A.:
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
I covered up the places that might insult anybody, but I thought this whole gag gift was kind of interesting.
The apples say:
"Easy to clean ... needs little or no ironing"
"You can dance all night in your Adam original"
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"Have fun in this exciting Adam creation"
"Have fun in this exciting Adam creation"
I just looked up The Leister Game Co., and they are still in business. Here is a blurb from their website:
"Leister Game Company was first started by Reginald S. Leister in the basement of his home in 1933. He created Unique Golfer Novelties that are World Famous for over 75 years & some of the Funniest Novelty Gag Gifts Ever ! ! ! ! !"
Well, there you go for a blast to the not so distant past. I hope that you enjoyed it.
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11 comments:
What interesting photos and he does sound like a cool guy. Loved that retro gag gift...lol...
What a wonderful vintage post today. I enjoyed seeing and hearing all about each thing. I never saw so many spools of thread except in a store. Job well done!
Thank you, Donnie and LV. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. It took me a while. Is Blogger being slow for anybody else but me?
Wow, what a great post. I am glad you linked in today and offer such great vintage goodies!! I love the photos...those were great. Happy VTT!
Jimmy looks like he was a fun guy with a great sense of humor...and a nice collection of memorabilia. And imagine working on oil rigs in Singapore!
I've seen a few oil rigs like that but from the 1980s and 90s in the North Sea.
I believe I've see a set of the 'underwear' give an I seem to remember that some were edible. Allegedly!
Nice tribute to Grandpa showing his humor as well! I saw similar underwear items when we cleaned out my Mom's house but tossed them as they belonged to her 2nd husband, and no one wanted them. His oil manual and rig photos are very intersting. Historical I think.
The designer's name didn't mean anything to me until I saw the inside of the gift.
Thanks for stopping by everybody, and for leaving your thoughtful comments. I'm so happy that you enjoyed this post. Now, I'm off to visit each of you.
God bless, and have a wonderful week!
I don't know if they make these sort of silly gag gifts anymore. They are probably for sale somewhere, but not around here. Last time I remember seeing a bunch of them was in a Stuckey's alongside a freeway in Georgia. The place was full of junk, but then I was only in there to buy the pralines. I do recall my folks having a variety of joke items that were brought out for parties in the '50s. Still have some of those around here. Thanks for the reminder of those oddities.
I know I am late, but nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed the post.
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