This happy Buddha carving made in Hong Kong is another treasure from my parent’s time living on the Hawaiian Islands in the seventies. The sitting carved figure features a big, toothy grin and a round belly to rub for good luck.
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This happy Buddha carving made in Hong Kong is another treasure from my parent’s time living on the Hawaiian Islands in the seventies. The sitting carved figure features a big, toothy grin and a round belly to rub for good luck.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1986 and 1987, each guest would get a ticket when they entered which could award a prize. Every 15 seconds, a 12-foot-high Mickey Mouse alarm clock at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom and a giant flashing clock at Epcot Center announced birthday prize winners.
These are vintage paper napkins available to park guest during the 15th Anniversary of Walt Disney World. Who saves napkins, you ask? Disney nerds like my mom, dad and me. :) The paper napkins feature the 15 Years graphic and the old Walt Disney World logo in red and blue surrounded by red and blue Mickey balloons, confetti and streamers.
For me, this vintage Walt Disney World Merchandise Catalog from 1986 is a walk down memory lane. I can pick out at least a few things I used to have as a kid (My Figment hat and stuffed animal!) and many things I desperately wanted (anything from Epcot Center).
This vintage Treasure Craft Florida souvenir was most likely sold as an ashtray, but it could also be a fun decorative dish to store keys, change or other little things. The ceramic dish is shaped like a fish with a “Florida” plaque on the bottom of the bowl area.
This is a vintage parking permit from Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom date January 30, 1982. The front of the blue ticket with black printing features the old Walt Disney World logo on top with a graphic of The Contemporary Resort, Cinderella’s Castle and a sailboat on the lower half.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1986 and 1987, each guest would get a ticket when they entered which could award a prize. Every 15 seconds, a 12-foot-high Mickey Mouse alarm clock at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom and a giant flashing clock at Epcot Center announced birthday prize winners.
This is a vintage, original copy of The Arizona Republic published on July, 4, 1976 celebrating the US Bicentennial. The front page headline “Nation celebrates birthday” is in large bold type above a graphic of George Washington in front of the original American Flag and Gerald Ford in front of the current flag.
This is an original vintage copy of The Arizona Republic published on November 23, 1963, the day after president Kennedy was shot. The headline above the masthead reads “Pro-Castro Marxist Arrested, Charged as Assassin”.
This is a used Walt Disney World ticket stub. It is dated January 30, 1982. The white paper ticket features the WDW Tencennial logo with a bubbly “10” with a castle in the center of the 0.
This is a vintage Magic Kingdom Guide Book and Park Map from 1986. The front cover features a full color photo of Mickey, Minnie and Goofy around a cake with the 15 Years anniversary logo.
This adorable ceramic turtle bank is decorated with silver glitter and colorful shells. The fun Japanese made ceramic coin bank is glazed in shades of brown while the shell has been decorated.
This ashtray made by Haeger in the late 1930s or early 1940s in would look great on your coffee table. It is fairly large and could easily accommodate a few smokables.
For me, this vintage Walt Disney World Merchandise Catalog from 1985 is a walk down memory lane. I can pick out at least a few things I used to have as a kid (My Figment hat and stuffed animal!) and many things I desperately wanted (anything from Epcot Center, stuffed animals from The Wuzzles).
This little ceramic squirrel family was made in Japan, around the fifties or sixties. Three glazed ceramic brown squirrels with painted accents on the eyes, head and tails.