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just found this link to vintage Radio Shack catalogs. I used to LOVE going to the store just so I could look at all the light-up switches in the parts shelves. I think i wanted to build something resembling a start trek console. Lots of lights blinking and switches switching. Glorious. Never did get to do that project - but for my boy scouts hobby show in 8th grade - I had the brightest table. 25 different kinda of Christmas lights - all blinking and bedazzling. Just mesmerizing I tell you. Other kids brought baseball cards and stamp collecting crap. BORING! no electricity!

What

Was

The

Point?

Christmas was the best, while my hobby was stunted at home by a family that did just not appreciate making everything light up.. jeeesh. Dad had ~some~ issue with bedecking the entire outside of your house in electric splendor. All we got was electric candles in each window.

[ I got to pick the bulb color usually and it was my job to go around at 5:00pm every evening to turn them all on......] I loved the smell of hot plastic and a bit of dust burning. HEAVEN I TELL YOU.













































I would love driving by the super spectacle houses . One on the way to my grandparents in Pennsylvania was amazing. They had EVERY blow-molded figure you could think of. The nativity, 14 different santa's [ including a sleigh with reindeer on the roof..] 7 snowmen, candy canes, caroler's, drummer boys, angels, some elves - all lit up! I do not remember them being in any particular arrangement. So any given Christmas - you might see Joseph jivin' with a snowman or Mary talking with Santa. Chalk one up for diversity!

And not an ounce of snow within 50 feet of the house. Go figure.

Of course - all the photon- based joy blinded me - I never noticed the broken down cars in the driveway, nor that the roof decorations seemed to be covering openings in the roof. But nevermind the details! I am sure a few aircraft were a bit confused.

Of course - the house is now abandoned [?] Did not see that coming. And I am sure the whole kaboodle, along with jesus, mary and joseph are in the bottom of a landfill now..... [ sigh]

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Vintage Sears Wish books