Monday, September 30, 2019

IN THE NEWS: HATE ATTACK MEDIA TRIED TO LINK TO VP'S WIFE WAS A HOAX

Why it is important to take a deep breath first before reporting alleged hate crimes....

Sixth-Grade Girl Admits To Fabricating Hate Attack That Media Linked To Mike Pence’s Wife, School Says...An alleged anti-black hate incident at a Washington, D.C.-area middle school that media outlets tried to link to Vice President Mike Pence’s wife was a hoax, the school said Monday. Amari Allen, 12, accused three white classmates earlier in September of pinning her down and cutting off her dreadlocks during an attack at Immanuel Christian School, a private school in Springfield, Virginia.“They said my hair was nappy and I was ugly,” Allen, a sixth-grader, told NBC Washington in an emotional interview. The story received national attention not just because of the attack, but also because the school has a high-profile faculty member: Karen Pence. READ MORE AT https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/30/sixth-grade-hate-attack-hair-pence/


YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN....MANHATTAN INSTITUTE: HATE CRIME HOAXES ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK....A political scientist found that fewer than 1 in 3 of 346 such allegations was genuine.

Jason L. Riley The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2019

When I asked Wilfred Reilly about last week’s appointment of a special prosecutor in Chicago to take up the Jussie Smollett case, he was cautiously optimistic. Mr. Reilly is author of a new book, “Hate Crime Hoax,” in which he details how the initial publicity for supposed hate crimes tends all but to disappear if the allegations are exposed as fake.

So does the sustained press coverage of Mr. Smollett—the television actor who was accused of staging an attack on himself back in January, only to have all 16 felony counts against him abruptly dropped for reasons that prosecutors have never made clear—represent progress of sorts? READ MORE HERE. 

2021 UPDATE: SMOLLET GUILTY  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/12/in-news-smollett-guilty-ny-post-opinion.html

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

AS ALWAYS, some oldies but goodies, special requests and more. Click on the photos ad links.

Another great piece of tinplate from a previous auction @ Croton's own SeriousToyz.com: the Animated "Elephant Bank", 1930s, J. Chein, 5", tin; trunk flipped up to deposit coin; it sold for $196.

We're always pleased to help identify a piece of vintage Christmas when we can.


For reader, Cathy L, who discovered a batch of these Christmas light birds in the bottom of a box at a tag sale.


You have 1940 Glo-Lite Yule birds! Lucky you! With thanks to collector MarkP for the info.

And finally, Lynn's manger ornaments revisited; go here for more.

Again, click on the photos and links.

And from 32 Degrees North: what's new--spun cotton beads, teddies, florals, paper goods and much more; click here


Check out this amazing house--the Heck Andrews House from Raleigh, S.C, constructed shortly after the Civil War http://bit.ly/1Jpa3rF

In case you missed it-from Pete and the Golden Glow of Christmas Past Convention 2019; GO HERE

AND MORE HERE

One of our favorite faux flatties from Howard: a Skating Couple: more here

AND HERE'S THE LATEST HE'S WORKING ON https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1773


One of our fave "tiny towns", courtesy of Tom; MORE HERE 


VICTORIAN/PAPER LACE/ENGLISH TRIM, FOIL TOO, FROM  BLUMCHEN; CLICK HERE

AWESOME GRAPHICS ON THIS VINTAGE CARDBOARD HOUSE; BUILT-RITE? NOT SO SURE; MORE HERE

 
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105-TWENTY...AND NOW A REVIEW FROM CROTON'S OWN TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY

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105-TWENTY...A REVIEW FROM CROTON'S OWN TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY  https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2019/09/finally-ate-at-crotons-105-twenty.html

WHAT'S WITH ALL THE "CONSTRUCTION" ON CROTON POINT AVENUE?

Residents have asked about all the construction on Croton Pont Avenue lately.  (Click on the photo).  There's a small backhoe digging a hole in bottom of the hill (not shown) and what looks like a new hydrant/additional work being done by the village water department.  Residents should direct their questions to village staff at https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/

A SAD COMMENTARY ON OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A letter from this week's Gazette for your consideration. Also mentioned: Croton's alleged steep slope laws, the Katz property, clear-cutting and more. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

TUNNEL TO THE TOWERS 2019, ONCE AGAIN CROTON WAS THERE, NY NEWSDAY

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TUNNEL TO THE TOWERS 2019, CROTON WAS THERE, NY NEWSDAY: Race honors those who made 'ultimate sacrifice' on 9/11--For some dressed in full firefighter gear, the 3.2-mile annual Tunnel to Towers race was a chance to retrace the steps of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter and former Rockville Centre resident, who ran through the tunnel on Sept. 11, 2001, to the towers wearing 60 pounds of equipment. He died that day.

“We’re a little dirty, we’re a little sweaty, but you gotta support the brothers,” Lt. Dan Bennett, 36, a volunteer firefighter from Croton-on-Hudson, said after passing the finish line. Bennett came with about 15 firefighters from Westchester and New Jersey who wore their gear because that’s what Siller did. MORE AT https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/tunnel-to-towers-race-1.36982994


YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN:
---CROTON WELL REPRESENTED, TUNNEL TO THE TOWERS 2017; MORE HERE  
--AND FROM 2018; MORE HERE

REMEMBERING THE AMAZING SIMONE SIGNORET

Who died this date in 1985...and one of our favorite actresses--click on the photo. She was amazing in Room at The Top with Laurence Harvey, one of our favorite actors. AND NOW MORE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS:

SIMONE SIGNORET: French actress Simone Signoret (1921-1985) was given the ‘star build-up’ in the postwar years, and in the following decades she developed into one of the grand legends of the French cinema. Signoret won three times a BAFTA Award, an Oscar, an Emmy, a Silver Bear at the Berlin Festival, a Golden Palm at the Cannes Festival, and many, many more awards. READ MORE HERE

And if you are a fan of Laurence Harvey, READ MORE HERE.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

A LETTER FROM THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE

"In The Music Man, Professor Harold Hill warns, “Ya got trouble! Right here in River City!” Well, we got trouble right here in our own river village.....read more here.

Friday, September 27, 2019

OCEAN HOUSE MAKES THE LIST OF OYSTER BARS THAT ARE SO "SHUCKING" GOOD

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These Westchester Oyster Bars are So ‘Shucking’ Good--Break out the mignonette, September is the start of oyster cooking. WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE---CROTON'S OCEAN HOUSE MAKES THE LIST---see the complete list and more at http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Blogs/Eat-Drink-Post/September-2019/Westchester-Oyster-Bars/

p.s. BREAD AND BRINE ALSO MADE THE LIST--former Croton HS Alumni Jeremy McLellan--https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2019/01/bread-brine-by-but-first-beer-croton.html

OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR ROSEMARY (ROSE) THERESA (SNIFFEN) UNDERWOOD

Rosemary (Rose) Theresa (Sniffen) Underwood of Croton-on-Hudson, NY passed away on Sept 25, 2019 at the age of 57. Rose was born to Donald James and Georgianna Elizabeth (Beardsley) Sniffen on October 19, 1961 in N. Tarrytown, NY. Rose recently retired from a lifelong career with two school districts and was able to finally travel and enjoy retirement. 

Rose joins her mother, Georgianna; her father, Donald; stepfather, Bob Sloat; sister’s, Holly Rodriguez and Geraldine Sniffen; brother, Joseph Sniffen and lifelong friend, Lucio LaForgia, in heaven. Rose is survived by her husband, David Maglin; children, Erika Miller (Charles Moncion), Crystal White (Dennis) and John Carlos; grandchildren, Kiara, Isabella, Charles, and Olivia Moncion; siblings, Donald, Miracle, Frances, Alfred (Barbara), Robert (Mary) and Charles (Marie) Sniffen and many nieces and nephews. 

Rose was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, playing cards, and watching tennis. She loved, most of all, animals, including her cat “whiskey” and spending time with her grandchildren, at the Hudson River and the lake in New Hampshire. She opened her heart and her home to many over the years and will be truly missed by family, friends and all that knew her. Always in our hearts.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10AM on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Holy Name of Mary Church, 110 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Flowers are being accepted or in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the World Wildlife Fund (www.worldwildlife.org) in Rose’s memory.

THE NETHERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL 2019, CARICE VAN HOUTEN, NEW FROM EFSP

New from our friends at EFSP: The Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) starts today. From 27 September till 5 October, Utrecht is once again the capital of the Dutch cinema. Like every autumn, EFSP provides you during the festival daily with postcards of Dutch films and stars from the past. 

The NFF opens with Instinct (2019), the directing debut of actress Halina Reijn, in which Carice van Houten plays the leading role. She plays the character Nicoline, a psychologist in a TBS clinic who becomes entangled in a power game with a client (Marwan Kenzari) who is about to go on unaccompanied leave for the first time. Van Houten also has been nominated this year for an Emmy Award for best guest role in Game of Thrones (2012-2019) with her interpretation of the character Melisandre. So we start this year's Unofficial Dutch Film Star Postcards Festival with Carice.
 

Read and see much more at  https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/2019/09/carice-van-houten.html

Thursday, September 26, 2019

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful finds, oldies but goodies and more....click on the photos and links.

First up, a reminder that there was once a time when Christmas lights were manufactured in many different countries.  These "jewel lights" were made in Italy, circa mid 1960's--and really come into their own when lit.  They're followed by an outstanding collection of very early, vintage Halloween noisemakers.  Really neat graphics.

And finally a wonderful old French postcard.

Again, click on the photos and enjoy.

So worth looking at again - making a log cabin putz by Howard Lamey - Click here


A question about GLITTER! The sizes--A.K.A. THE "GRIT"--the types, and more--neat video too--go to https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1769

Yabba dabba do--Fred and Pebbles cookie jar; click here

You are in for a real treat--an old promo photo for G.E. Christmas lights; click here
 

 
CHRISTMAS FEVER; CLICK HERE


HOWARD'S WORKING ON A NEW FLATTIE! A horse drawn carriage; more here 

3 pages of WEE WONDERs! CRITTERS from Tiny Things Are Cute! Click here

And hey train people: Lots of photos! Foam scenery; more here 


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THE AMERICAN WEEKLY, COVERS FROM THE 1950'S

Your editor thinks that The American Weekly had some of the best illustrated covers around...click on the photo to see just one example...oh for the days of the old drive-in!

For those who don't know, The American Weekly was a Sunday newspaper supplement published by the Hearst Corporation from November 1, 1896, until 1966.

Check out this amazing collection of covers from the 1950's--assembled into a neat Flickr album by Erik Johnson--click here


SPEAKING OF DRIVE-IN THEATRES, A LOOK BACK AT CROTON'S "STARLIGHT" DRIVE-IN......CLICK HERE.

WHEN CELLOPHANE WAS STILL NEW AND EXCITING!

Yes it's true. There once was a time when cellophane was new and exciting...

Click on the link to see a Flickr scan of a great vintage booklet--"33 SECRETS OF GIFT WRAPPING", 1934--to see exactly what we mean. 


Courtesy of our dear friend and master restorer of all things vintage Christmas, Mark P:  http://bit.ly/2DZtVEy

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY ANOTHER BLASAT FROM THE PAST---1950, TRICKS WITH SCOTCH TAPE! CLICK HERE.

WHAT THEY MAKE: THE EMPIRE CENTER REPORT, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PAYROLLS IN NY, INCLUDES CROTON

AVERAGE PAY by employer, 2017-2018--see the report at https://www.empirecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WTM18.pdf

Read an interesting analysis of the report from THE YONKERS TIMES 9/25/19: The Empire Center recently came out with its annual report on overtime costs and the highest earning public servants in NYS.  If one member of your local communities’ local police, fire or other department lands on the list, the question that you should be able to ask someone in your government is: Why are we paying this person $150,000 for overtime in one year? And why are we helping that person inflate his or her future pensions by maxing out overtime in their last three years of employment?  READ MORE AT https://yonkerstimes.com/top-salaries-in-westchester-for-public-employees/

IN ADDITION, YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN:

--AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM DAN OSBORNE, FORMER CHAIR OF THE CROTON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE; read more here

AND from Bob Anderson, former Deputy Mayor, CROTON'S DEBT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE; read more here

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

CIRCA 1960'S, A LOOK BACK AT THE CROTON GARDEN CLUB

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By special request and courtesy of the archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society, a quick look at the CROTON GARDEN CLUB, CIRCA 1960'S. Click on the photos.  LOTS OF OLD CROTON NAMES here. Enjoy.


YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: A LOOK BACK AT THE BUSY BEE CLUB IN CROTON; more at  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-look-back-at-busy-bee-club-of-croton.html  

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful finds, oldies but goodies and more.....

First up, you've seen this before—but we couldn’t resist posting it again...The world’s BIGGEST PUTZ ON WHEELS!!!

Click on the photo--from the very clever and creative minds of Heather and her husband Mark—see more at http://bit.ly/2kWOWEx and here


NEXT UP, A FAB TUTORIAL FROM PAPERGLITTERGLUE-THE BEST CARDBOARD FOR YOUR PAPER CRAFTS; CLICK HERE. 

KEYSTONE—TOYS THAT LAST 1929--go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/6106196644/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/6106197038/in/photostream/ 

PICTORIAL GUIDE TO ORNAMENTS AND CHRISTMAS COLLECTIBLES at Blumchen http://www.blumchen.com/craft_shop_bk001.html 

AND BY SPECIAL REQUEST, COURTESY AGAIN OF PAPERGLITTERGLUE: Here is the Candy Corn Putz House based on the iconic Candy Corn shape and colors. There are two patterns for this little house on my blog - a PDF printable version and a SVG version for automatic cutting machines.All the instructions are on my blog - https://paperglitterglue.com/candy-corn-putz-house-free-pa…/ 

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--JOLLY JOLLY VILLAGE, PUTZ HOUSES WITH AN INDUSTRIAL TWIST; CLICK HERE
 
TRAIN TIME, Custom Marx Army Commodore Vanderbilt Clockwork Train https://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2019/07/train-time-custom-marx-army-commodore.html 


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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

FROM THE EARLY 1950'S--RCA'S "LITTLE NIPPER RECORDS"

Courtesy of Flickr friend AI Q,"Little Nipper Records"--scans of a little (6.5" x 6") booklet that details RCA's kiddie records in the early 1950's. There's Christmas offerings, including Rudolph, Roy Rogers, Snow White and much more.

Click HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY TURN ON THE TV 1950-1959; CLICK HERE.

9/23/19 WORK SESSION, SUMMARY OF THE KAYAK RENTAL, CONTRACT PORTION

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9/23 SESSION, SUMMARY OF THE KAYAK RENTAL, CONTRACT PORTION

The Board did not make a decision on renewing the contract last night.   Only one Board member appeared to be totally against having the rental enterprise on the river. As always, residents are encouraged to listen to the meetings themselves. Those with an interest for or  against the contract should contact the board directly.  Residents appear opposed to the village issuing a five year contract with no new or few restrictions. You can listen to the work session when published at https://view.earthchannel.com/Archive.aspx?PGD=crotononhudson&aID=1#eciWrapper_2

SOME MORE MID-CENTURY LIGHTING FUN 1957, 1958

More Mid-Century Lighting Fun with select scans from the Globe Catalog, circa 1957, 1958.  Click on the images below.

 And if you can't get enough mid-century modern lighting, you may also enjoy:

--MORE MID-CENTURY MODERN FUN--LIGHTING, 1960 http://bit.ly/26C2HKm

--AND PART TWO MORE MID-CENTURY LIGHTING, 1960 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/08/part-two-more-mid-century-modern.html

Monday, September 23, 2019

A LETTER FROM THE 9/19 GAZETTE: GRETA, CROTON, CLIMATE CHANGE & MORE

The following letter appeared in the 9/19/19 edition of THE GAZETTE.

To the editor:

In adopting 16 year-old Greta Thunberg as the inspiration for the Climate Strike this Friday, activists have accepted the conclusion of Ms. Thunberg while conveniently ignoring the rest of her message. Climate change is real. The question is what each of us is doing to solve the problem.

Ms. Thunberg herself is a vegan, believing that meat and dairy are significant causes of global warming. Not only does she not fly, she convinced her mother to stop flying. Her mother is a renowned opera singer, and not flying has meant that her mother has sacrificed both financially and professionally.

By contrast, here in Croton we drive SUVs to the ice cream shop in order to plan a demonstration. We will travel to a politician’s office in Peekskill and march around waving posters, demanding that somebody “do something.” We are told that a “climate emergency” must be declared since the world only has 11 years left until the problem is unfixable and we will be headed for extinction as a species.

After stomping our feet and yelling at Senator Schumer, we will return to Croton for some ice cream and start planning to fly the band to Disney World.

Whatever happened to schools and parents teaching personal responsibility? Say what you will about Ms. Thunberg, the fact remains that she practices what she preaches. She and her family have made changes negatively impacting their personal quality of life in order to promote what they see as the greater good. You may disagree with what Ms. Thunberg says, but you have to respect her integrity.

Some of us are old enough to remember when high schools taught science, including the rudiments of thermodynamics. But anyone with a pulse knows that meat and dairy is a contributor to climate change. While there is argument for at least some protein in our diet, ice cream is a completely frivolous item. Even Ben & Jerry’s acknowledges that ice cream contributes to global warming. Earlier this year, scientists at the University of Manchester said that ice cream accounted for 3.8 percent of food sector energy consumption in the UK and 1.8 percent of greenhouse gases.

If a child shall lead us, then at least the child should not be licking an ice cream cone and planning a trip to Disney World.

Croton is sufficiently wealthy that the usual answer is to throw money at the problem and not only feel guilt-free but indeed to feel morally superior. The ultimate example of this is the famed Sustainable Westchester electric plan which most Croton households subscribe to (since it is mandatory for all except those who specifically demand to opt-out). We give a fraction of a penny to a company which owns a hydroelectric plant (leaving aside the environmental damage done by dams) and brag that we in our four bedroom houses with blasting AC and three television sets and are not only carbon neutral but are saving money in the process: guilt-free kilowatts, all you can eat.

This is obviously nonsense, but that is a story for another day. Let us assume for the moment that by paying some factory owner in China to put in a smokestack scrubber (or at least tell us they installed a scrubber) we somehow expiate our sins of consumption: is this the lesson to teach the next generation? That Croton’s children are so privileged that they can jet off to Disney World while climate change melts the icecaps and causes famines and war in Syria? And all they have to do is buy a cheap carbon offset and march in Peekskill demanding that someone else “do something” to save the planet?

The reality is that the United States creates a large amount of greenhouse gases. Much of the damage we do is not even reflected in the US numbers since we have off-shored manufacturing and chemical production to foreign countries and so their numbers look worse, ours look better, and their citizens suffer the consequences while we reap the benefits of cheap electronics filled with toxic metals made in cities choked with smog from factory emissions.

Senator Schumer is not forcing you to live a profligate lifestyle, nor is President Trump. There is no government requirement for you to drive a huge SUV, eat ice cream, or fly to Disney World. These are choices each of us make, and we should own those choices. Throwing a tantrum outside a politician’s office may be emotionally satisfying but it does not save a single polar bear. If you believe that the planet is facing an existential crisis, then at very least you could give up your vanilla fudge with sprinkles.

Not all of us are going to become vegan, and not all of us are going to stop flying on business and sacrifice our career advancement. Not all of us can be Greta Thunberg. All of us can start to reconcile our pious principles with our daily actions.


--Paul Steinberg, Croton-on-Hudson

AND THE WINNERS WERE.....

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CROTON ROTARY CAR SHOW WINNERS & CHILI CONTEST TOO/2019


WINNER OF THE CHILI CONTEST: FRANKI'S GRILL---SEE PHOTO HERE.

SEE MORE CAR SHOW WINNERSAT THE CROTON ROTARY FB PAGE

--WINNERS! Congratulations to our Auto Show Winners! Best Paint: 1991 Corvell, Best Interior: 1937 Cadillac, Best Engine: 1970 Chevelle, Best Hot Rod: 1931 Ford, Best Unrestored: 1989 Pontiac, Best of Show: 1957 Chevy! #carshow #autoshow #westchester #rotary

WINNERS! Congratulations to our Auto Show Award Winners! Mayors Cup went to Ed Gemmola's 63' Corvette, Supervisor's Pick went to James Picciano's 59' Corvette, Future Drivers Cup went to Vincent Flynn's Ford Roadster Pickup, and People's Choice went to James Picciano's 1959 Corvette #carshow #autoshow #westchester

Sunday, September 22, 2019

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CROTON ROTARY CAR SHOW 2019 AND CHILI COOK-OFF

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Well another Croton Rotary Car Show (and Chili Contest) has come and gone. Picture perfect weather--stay tuned for more about all the winners soon.  By the way, this year's Chili contestants were
Mex To Go, Black Rock Kitchen, 105-Twenty Bar & Grill, and Franki's Grill.
 
In the meantime, see some photos from earlier today---your editor stopped by in the wee hours to check on the preparations---it takes a lot of hard work to bring you one of the area's best car shows... Click on the snaps below to see assorted members of the Croton Rotary---Cynthia Lippolis, Chris Fuentes of the Westchester Balloon Company, Mark Franzoso---and far too many others not shown here.  Congratulations one and all on another successful fundraiser.


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MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON


As always, some wonderful finds, oldies but goodies too....click on the photos and links.

Worth looking at again - The 1941 ad to the right was a bear to salvage at the time--the page was moldy, the colors faded, and restoring it took almost an hour! It was for an an insurance company and had lovely scrollwork as well--but this was all that we could get--the message made all the hard work at bringing it "back" worth it.

It's followed by---a special request---one of our favorite toys from a past auction at Croton's own SERIOUSTOYZ.com: the City Dairy Milk Horse Drawn Wagon", 1937, Rich Toys, 20", tin litho & painted wood--in super mint conditon.  Definite faux flattie potential!


And finally, a "giveaway" from Prudential insurance, circa WWI; on the last page was a Windmill paper "toy" to cut out. 

We love this!

It's also available as a high res. pdf upon request....in the meantime, for space limitations, it's provided here as a two part jpeg. Again, click on the photos and links.

In case you missed it, a 1947 article on NOMA BUBBLE LIGHTS http://bit.ly/2qXowYQ

Some mid-century modern Christmas ornaments--for a Coca Cola free give-away from 1966--tucked away in cartons of Coke--See the entire set here, courtesy of Scottg http://bit.ly/2wcngmt 


For the reader looking for well made, old-fashioned crepe paper nut cups--a.k.a. party favor baskets, Blumchen has them at https://www.blumchen.com/craft_shop_party_nut_cups_sale.html

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--PETE OEHMEN AND TEACHING WORKSHOPS & LECTURING GOLDEN GLOW CONVENTION 2019 

SOME GREAT POSTS FROM PAPERGLITTERGLUE:
-- POP UP HOUSE CARD WITH HOLIDAY VARIATIONS https://paperglitterglue.com/pop-up-card-holiday-house-variations/
--PATTERNS, TEMPLES, THE BEST TOOLS FOR MAKING PUTZ HOUSES AND MORE https://paperglitterglue.com/best-patterns-make-putz-or-paper-houses/ 

A COLLECTION OF FUN AND FAMILY ORIENTED HALLOWEEN LINKS  https://familychristmasonline.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=44&sid=1bf3a8a8935df8dc0c0eb69c42b403ef
 
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