admin- April 3, 2019
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Remember This? Coin operated rides
Dorri Partain Northeast News Giddy-up! Young, aspiring buckaroos looked forward to the weekly trip to the grocery store to insert a coin and gallop away, for a few minutes, at…
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- March 27, 2019
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Remember This? Kansas City’s 1979 Mayoral Election
Dorri Partain Northeast News In the 1979 Mayoral election, Democratic candidate Bruce R. Watkins faced Republican candidate Richard Berkley. Born in 1924, Watkins was adopted by his step-father Theron B.…
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- March 20, 2019
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Remember This: Potato Chipper
Dorri Partain Northeast News How many chips can the potato chipper chip when the potato chipper chips potatoes? This mid-century kitchen gadget could quickly produce 25 long slices, uniformly cut,…
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- March 13, 2019
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Pizza Hut Pete Puppet
Dorri Partain Northeast News Putt putt to the Pizza Hut so the kids can take home this bag puppet featuring Pizza Hut Pete for hours of fun long after the…
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- March 6, 2019
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Mold-A-Rama
Dorri Partain Northeast News Insert your coins and watch as a unique toy is created before your eyes- the novelty of Mold-A-Rama vending machines appealed to all ages. First introduced…
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- February 27, 2019
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ARMCO Steel promotional items
Dorri Partain Northeast News People, price and productivity make America great, according to this hefty bolt produced by ARMCO. With its weight and gold-toned finish, it makes a handy paperweight,…
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- February 20, 2019
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President Trading Cards
Dorri Partain Northeast News Do you know your presidents? Can you tell Franklin Pierce from Benjamin Harrison? While never as popular as sports trading cards, the first set of U.S.…
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- February 13, 2019
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Homemade Girl Scout Cookies
Dorri Partain Northeast News America’s largest cookie sale began with one Girl Scout troop in 1917. The “Mistletoe” troop of Muskegee, Oklahoma had a successful cookie sale as a service…
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- February 6, 2019
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Chinese Checkers
Dorri Partain Northeast News Despite the name, Chinese Checkers is truly an international game. The concept of a board game where players use markers to move from one side to…
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- January 30, 2019
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Vending machines
Dorri Partain Northeast News Vending machines made to dispense canned soda became more popular once the ring pull-tab for easy opening was patented in 1963. Prior to that development, canned…
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