Along with the usual childhood collection of He-Man, G.I.Joe and Star Wars figures, I was also really into collecting stickers and pencils. While I was home over the holidays, I found one of my pencil boxes from grade school, filled with pencils and the occasional love letter. Not sure why I decided to collect these things, but I think it had something to do with the really cute girl who sold them in the school library. I was such a sucker. But recently, I found out that I wasn’t alone. At least, not entirely. I found a couple of other folks who appear to have the same fascination, although they are lacking in the Rainbow Brite pencil department. Check these collections:
http://www.pencilpages.com/gallery/eagle/eagle.htm
http://www.brandnamepencils.com/
And then if you want to take it further, you can reminisce about the erasers, as well. I know I definitely had a ton of these. I had some that were like ice cream cones, and elephants. Basically, I think all of this stuff was just used for school fundraisers. And also, kids and fads go hand in hand. Check these peeps:
http://joewoodworker.com/erasers/erasercollection.htm
These next ones are the ones I remember.
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/suba/3D/Animals1.jpg
I can't quit with this line of thinking till I cover all the bases. You know what's next: Plastic Charm bracelets.
http://www.inthe80s.com/clothes/undadog_8hotmailcom0.shtml
Believe it or not, there are no sites devoted solely to these things. I guess I am a little disappointed, considering the fact that girls at my school would cut off your leg to get that plastic Hairdryer charm from your anklet.
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