Talking Bovine

Here is a follow up to the Tickle me Pickle post. I came across a picture of the Talking Elsie the Cow display I was talking about so here it is. From what I remember about the description there was some sort of tape recorder inside the figure and a pressure sensitive floor mat attached to the player. When a person would pass by and step onto the mat Elsie would talk to them. I was once in the basement of a antique store and came across a large bust of Elsie from the waist up. The head was made of wooden supports for a thin rubber Elsie mask which fit over it plus there was a motor driven mouth for speaking. I would have loved to get it but one major problem was the rubber was almost all deteriorated so she looked more like a graveyard corpse than Elsie the Cow. That girl should have been put out to pasture! Good day ya all !!!!

Taco Sauce

Before those semi-handy hard to sometimes open packets of condiments Taco Rancho used these little containers for the stuff. This is made just like the old sour cream and cottage cheese tubs with the waxy coating on the outside, The one thing that is different is the size, it is only about 1 1/2 inches tall. I have a small version from Bob's Big Boy also in my collection. They were just another throw away container then so not many were saved. Thanks for dropping by today have a great week.

Space Cadet

One other small collection I have is Space themed greeting cards so I thought I would post one of them today.

Got Away

When collecting there is always a few things you wished you had gotten but did not. The price might be too high or you get outbid a the last moment or did not realize what it was till later. This octopus wall display is one I wished I had bid higher for when it was on Ebay probably 5 years ago. He is the mascot for the Octopus Car washes and some still have a giant 3 dimensional versions on poles above the place. This one was much smaller so it probably would have been used as a inside display. I have yet to see another one like it but hope one day to get another chance are one. Sorry for the late post today hope your Saturday is going great.

Tickle me Pickle

Tickle Tim the talking Pickle, say that one 3 times fast. Years before Ebay I had a postcard dealer that would send me whatever advertising cards they would come across in the mail ever so often. This must have been some sort of promo card but it has no information on the back. I have yet to see one of these out there and may never since these kind store displays were never meant to be sold plus they take up a lot of storage space. I have seen or heard of other speaking display figures like a Elsie the cow, The Fritos Kid at Casa De Fritos in Disneyland, The Squirt soda Boy and one of my all time favorites a giant Speedy Alka Seltzer. I wonder what Tickle Tim would say when you made him speak? Thanks for stopping by have a great Friday.

Flying Saucers

The only Disneyland photo I found in a old album a few weeks ago. What a fun time evveryone is having on the Flying Saucer ride. Check out the cool Daddy-O with his dark sunglasses.The picture is dated 2-26-66 on the back.I was luck this time to get this photo. Usually the sellers at the Junk Swap won't sell me just 1 picture. When I ask on the whole album I get some huge price so I have to leave it. This time he (for some unknown reason) sold me it for 3 bucks. Thanks go out to the nice swap meet vendor for todays tikiranch post.

Mighty Mallory

Just the kind of Superhero your engine ignition needs,
Might Mallory !
Great automotive ad figure found on a matchbook cover for today's post.