Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Detroit Rarities: More Wonders from Yesteryear


"I know this guy..." Don't we all? Well, you should. I know this guy that deals in all sorts of "Odds & Sods"...mostly the flotsam & jetsam of the past. The good stuff. The stuff you don't seem to find at either the estate or garage sale. I don't often get the chance to catch up with "the Guy", but it always pays off when I do.
1st up....the "Liar's License"....

As you can see....you can fill in the date yourself...starting with 1890....an old piece for certain. 
M. B. Curtis was an actor & self made man. Hopefully he found the humor in this "license"....
Next, a J.L. Hudson's plastic "Charge Plate" in store credit card



Plastic case with "Hudson's Detroit"....and the tin "card" belonging to somebody from A2.
 Next....and Vintage Channel 50 Sgt Sacto autographed card
For those of us too young to remember a mid-1960's kid show host....it's Sgt Sacto aka Detroit radio DJ Tom Ryan. Better known to genX viewers in Detroit as Count Scary! One of my best college friends Mother was his childhood neighbor! Harkens back to the glory day of Channel 50!
and lastly...a vintage bit of Coca-Cola advertising 
A cardboard Santa Claus toy....toss the circle onto Santa's manly mustache. If you can find one of these the mustache is usually broken off!

Made to be given out as gifts around the holidays.....
Santa has brilliant color and is virtually spotless!
My source has set me up with some other impossible to find artifacts....truly "one-of-a-kind"....but that'll be for another day...perhaps, if I'm ever so inclined....

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