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.

Asbestos Suit

This is one of the strangest things I remember from my childhood. Dad was a fireman at the airport and he had one of these at home in the attic. An asbestos suit. I suppose they used them at one point when fighting fires. It was in a box and only taken out a few times, I remember my older brother wore it one year at Halloween. The suit was not for sale on ebay, just the ad and there was a link to this video about the suit. Strangely enough, when my house burned we found this in the rubble and it was mostly burned.

Edited to add a photo I found of my younger brother wearing the suit.

Lazy Dazy Doll

My sister had this doll, I think she got it for Christmas one year. Looking back on it, I don't think this doll would be sold today. You had to spank Lazy Dazy on the bottom, sit her down, then she would fall asleep. Child abuse!! :) I found the commercial on YouTube, I am posting that as well.