This Is Just Wacky!

 Hello Atticites!

This week I'm featuring something that I've had for about 25 years and still haven't done what I was going to do. Here it is!

Ok, there really wasn't a good way to get a decent picture of this, but what it is is a 28 3/8 inch by 42 and a half inch uncut sheet of Wacky Packages!

You remember Wacky Packages, don't you? In the early 70s they were packaged with gum (I think) like baseball cards. There were 66 in the first series and they made fun of all sorts of products. In addition, they were stickers! So, you could paste these little suckers all over town if you wanted to, just to show your raw, untaimed, rebel kid self! Most people either collected them or stuck them on book covers or notebooks. 

This sheet isn't from the early 70s, though. It's from 1979 when they were rereleased. For some reason, a lot of these uncut sticker sheets got out to the general public. So many, in fact, that you may still be able to pick one up for fairly cheap. I think I paid less that 20 bucks for this one, but that was 25 years ago. 

Now for the problem. The sheet is so cheap that paying to get a custom frame for it seems silly. The frame would be several times what the sheet cost! Still, it needs to be done, and I (maybe not so much Mrs. Stu) think it would look great on the wall!

So, I might check into it again. Until then, it's gently stored away.

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!

Teaing Up a New Post

 Hello Attic Folks!

Today I have a little item that I didn't even know what it was when I picked it up at a flea market. All I knew was that it was marked "Walt Disney World" so I figured, "What the heck. Why not?" Here it is...

And here's the back...

As it turns out, it's a spoon rest! It could also be a tea bag holder.  Either way, the teapot shape makes sense. It turns out it's from the mid 1970s, which is (shockingly) about 50 years ago!

I don't use it as a tea related item, I just put misc. small items in it. It seems to work well for that.

Umtil next time, keep searching for treasure!

Ornaments in 3D

 Sorry for the delay, but the week got away from me!

Today we'll look at a couple of cardboard box ornaments that I picked up at an antique mall years ago. Here ya go!

These are foldable cardboard box buildings that were sold flat and then folded into shape by the purchaser. There were a variety of buildings, but these are the only ones I have

These could be used as either a "snow village" or hung on the tree as ornaments. I don't use thread with mine, I just put them in the branches. 

These were made in the 1940s and early 1950s. They were popular in a post war America that was still gearing up civilian production for goods such as ornaments. I have them next to my Hallmark Nostalgic Homes and Shops ornaments, which stylistically is totally wrong, but thematically works!

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!

The Happiest Book on Earth

 Today we'll take a look at the book my daughter got me for Christmas this year. Now I know that a lot of folks already got this one, but I put it off until asking for it for it for Christmas made sense. Here it is!

Yep, the new Disneyland coffee table book, written for Disneyland's 70th Anniversary! 

Here is a look at the book without the dust cover, because you never really see that view...

I will say that this is a very high quality, highly interesting book. Even the end pages are fun!

And here is a look at the contents. Now I've only read a couple of chapters so far, but I can say that it is definitely a good read for Disneyland lovers of all knowledge levels. I consider myself fairly knowledgable in the subject, but there are a lot of details in the book that I wasn't aware of. But, it's also an easy read that doesn't get lost in the weeds (too often). The hundreds of pictures help with this, of course.

Speaking of those pictures, if you take a look at the image credits, you can find a few names that you may know! Some of whom actually read this blog as well!

Here is a page that features photos fro. Lou Perry, whose daughter we all know!

So I'd say this book is a definite winner; well written and very well illustrated. I think it was well worth the wait until Christmas!

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!