Stu's Attic

 Ok, I'll admit it; I just wanted to use the word "platz" in the title. This week we have an item that I found at an antique m...

 My hometown is Denison, Tx. Now, to be clear, I wasn't born there (I was born in Garland, Tx and lived in both Dallas and Tyler Tx befo...

 In 1968 Mattel released Hot Wheels. The little die cast cars got their name from the wheel system that used piano wire and special ridged w...

 I was going to post something different this week, but I didn't like it. So, last night I called an audible and wenr in a completely di...

 Years ago, I picked up a bottle opener shaped like a lady's boot from my home town of Denison, Texas. It has the name "Ike's S...

 The year was 1995. It was Disneyland's 40th Anniversary and McDonalds was helping to celebrate in a big way!  McDonalds and Disney woul...