Hinterland Who's Who

This is one of the few things on eBay I actually wanted to bid on and buy. When I was growing up Hinterland Who's Who "ads" would come on tv. The muskox, the loon, the grizzly and other animals found in Canada were profiled in these tv spots and the best part was you could send away for free brochures about the animals. We sent away for them a couple of times. You never knew what ones you would get and we read them many times. You can see many of the original ads on YouTube.

Canada Games Badge

The 1977 Canada Games were held in St. John's. I remember this badge/button from then.

Reindeer

My aunt had flocked "velvet" reindeer like these that she put in her window each Christmas. They were cute!

Cat Clock

We didn't have one of these but I remember seeing one at the house of a distant relative we visited one year. My sister and I loved it.

Sock Monkey

When I was in high school one of my aunts taught my sister how to make sock monkeys. Then she made several for her friends.

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

I haven't seen this game in ages, but I suppose they still make it. This was the version I played at many birthday parties when I was a child.

Moose Rug

We had a moose rug like this one on our living room wall. It was there for years until we got another one, of a bear (I blogged about it here already). That's my older sister in the photo, it was obviously her birthday, and what better place to take a birthday portrait than in front of the moose rug?

Tiny Seal

My oldest sister had a tiny seal like this, it was no more than 3 or 4 inches long. She kept it on the dresser in our bedroom. I am not sure if the fur was real seal fur or not. But it was cute.

Angel Fish

We had 2 angelfish like this one on our living room wall. They were made of plaster, I think collectors call it chalkware. Why you would want to collect these is beyond me. Dad must have painted ours, in the early 70's they were pink and gold and later on they were yellow and grey, as you can see in the photos. Fortunately they disappeared forever in the 80's.

Bear Wall Rug

This was the 2nd wall rug we owned, before this we had one with 2 moose on it. I think my cousin gave us this one, I vaguely remember him saying he didn't like the moose one (I think he said it was too small for the wall). Of course looking back I think they were both tacky, but it was the 70's! Actually I think this photo was taken in the early 80's. It must have been Mom's birthday.

Salt & Pepper Sets

Another 2 sets of salt & peper that Mom had in her collection. She had over 300 in her collection and a lot of them are available on eBay. I guess a lot of people collected or still do collect salt & pepper sets.

Horse Bottle

I remember my father or older brother having a bottle of aftershave shaped like a horse's head, like this.

Rooster Salt & Pepper Set

Another salt & pepper set from Mom's collection. A rooster on a bell with the small glass salt & pepper shakers hanging on the sides.

Cat on Shoe

I vaguely remember a figurine like this. Was it a toothpick holder? Not sure, I think my aunt had it.

Cats Salt & Pepper Set

Another salt and pepper set from Mom's collection. I had forgotten all about them until I saw them on eBay while looking for other things. They looked familiar but I wasn't 100% sure we had them until I saw them in one of our old photos.

Drinking Bird

One of my aunts had a drinking bird like this on her kitchen windowsill. I remember being fascinated by it and wondering how it worked. It would bob up and down for ages.

Elsie the Cow

I don't remember this stuffed toy but my older sister does. It was hers and you can see it in her crib in the photo. Apparently it came in different colours and the head was plastic. Looks a little creepy to me, sis!

Bird Christmas Ornament

Mom had a few of ornaments like this. Birds with plastic fibres for the tails. They clipped onto the branches.

Jewelry Holder

My older sister had a jewelry holder shaped like a ladder with a poodle on top very similar to this.......at least I think there was a poodle on top. I don't think I could make up something that odd! Hers did not have a red tray on it though.

Whales Salt & Pepper Set

Another set of salt and pepper from Mom's collection, another set that was never used.