Sally’s Minneapolis Halloween 1957 Catalog

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Sally’s Minneapolis Halloween 1957 catalog cover shows #135 deluxe masquerade costumes including Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Hawkman, and Green Lantern. #P2599 Transparent Plastic Masks. #M900 Luminous Might Masks. #M304 Plastic Space Masks.  Vinyl plastic Halloween Masks come in animals, people, and assorted scary characters. Gauze masks and hooded masks! …

Mr. Boogedy

Halloween Special: Mr. Boogedy

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While Mr. Boogedy was originally a pilot (a failed one), it became a favorite Halloween seasonal made for TV movie for so many kids and families. It did not air at all near Halloween, though, on April 20, 1986 as part of “The Disney Sunday Movie.” The Move: Carlton and …

Bland Charnas 3900 Clown

Bland Charnas 3900 Clown

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Here’s a cool boxed costume (missing the mask, sadly) by a company I’ve never heard of before, Bland Charnas. This clown is called Bland Charnas 3900 Clown. It is a typical size for a boxed costume. Bland Charnas’ logo is a little witch on a broomstick. Her body makes up …

19th Century Halloween Fortune Games

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Throwing a vintage Halloween party? Looking for some fun and authentic games to play? Dig into 19th Century Halloween Fortune Games now! Kale Stalks Young women and men would proceed to the garden, sometimes together forming a line. There they would close their eyes, and reaching out, pull a stalk …

Even the competition knew how cool McDonald's Halloween Buckets were

1994 Hardee’s Halloween Buckets

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Even the competition knew how cool McDonald’s Halloween Buckets were. Enter 1994 Hardee’s Halloween Buckets. These buckets are definitely not a rip off of the McDonald’s buckets, which clearly have the most character. Hardee’s Halloween buckets came with food and held candy. These happen to also glow in the dark …

2004 TPI Halloween Blow Molds

2004 TPI Halloween Blow Molds

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2004 TPI Halloween blow molds catalog: TPI sold the company in 2004 and none of its designs have been produced since then. That makes the 2004 TPI Halloween Blow Molds catalog the last one. They were incorporated in 1986 and began producing products in 1987. TPI stands for Tucker Products, …

A Disney Halloween

A Disney Halloween

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Remember “The Wonderful World of Disney”? Tons of great programming ran under this series, and a favorite of mine first aired October 1983 and was called simply, “A Disney Halloween”.  Hosted by a narrator and the Magic Mirror, the special is made up of the following segments: “Night on Bald …