Does anyone remember Silly Putty?

[Ruth n Jersey]

Floridatennisplayers thread about someone losing their Slime reminded me of Silly Putty from back in the 50's. It was some sort of goo that came in a plastic egg and you could stretch it,bounce it, spread it out over newspapers and the print would show . I loved doing it on the Sunday comics.
We even tried to chew the stuff which definitely was not recommended.
The problem was that if left out of its little egg it would spread all over the place and was hard to get up. It also left terrible dull marks on furniture which I found out from the reaction my mother had after I let mine escape overnight.

 

[Keesha]

Yes.
Kids loved it and parents hated it. You could do stuff like this

 

[Judycat]

It was originally made to clean dirt off of wallpaper back when people heated their homes with coal stoves.

 

[win231]

I remember it very well. Silly Putty was worldwide. I got it here in the U.S. & when my mom took me to France with her to visit her sister, I bought it at a store in Paris.
Besides lifting newspaper print, I also liked chewing it.

 

[applecruncher]

I loved Silly Putty!

 

[RadishRose]

Sure, I remember. Newspaper ink changed after awhile, so picking up images and stretching them to look funny doesn't work as well.

They use it for therapy after wrist/hand surgery. You squeeze it.

 

[RadishRose]

It was originally made to clean dirt off of wallpaper back when people heated their homes with coal stoves.

@Judycat , I read that was Play Doh that was used to clean wallpaper. I bet Silly Putty would work too, but would be more expensive.

Silly putty was made by accident during WWII in an attempt to find a substitute for rubber. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68467/15-facts-about-silly-putty

 

[Aunt Bea]

A lot of fun for a dollar!

 

[win231]

@Judycat , I read that was Play Doh that was used to clean wallpaper. I bet Silly Putty would work too, but would be more expensive.

Silly putty was made by accident during WWII in an attempt to find a substitute for rubber. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68467/15-facts-about-silly-putty

Silly Putty was fun to chew, but it had no flavor.
Play Doh was delicious. I ate lots of it as a kid.

 

[charry]

i remember play doh....it smelt of marzipan, i used to sit and smell it alday lol ,

 

[toffee]

I love the smell it was oily putty-my dad used it on our window frames ...
playdoh like that too ==yes charry it was like marzipan yummm

 

[Ken N Tx]

Play Doh was delicious. I ate lots of it as a kid.

Wow, that explains a lot!!

 

[JaniceM]

Yup, Silly Putty's a classic! My older siblings had it, I had it, and I bought it for my kids. A couple of years ago, I ordered one as a little "extra" gift for my oldest grandchild.

 

[Pinky]

Silly Putty was fun to chew, but it had no flavor.
Play Doh was delicious. I ate lots of it as a kid.

Homemade Play Doh is the best .. especially with the better food colouring (not liquid). I used to make it for my daughter's Grade 1 class. We spent many an afternoon fashioning all sorts of things out of the stuff. Making "hair" with a garlic press comes to mind.

 

[Victor]

Where I live it is still for sale.

 

[Judycat]

@Judycat , I read that was Play Doh that was used to clean wallpaper. I bet Silly Putty would work too, but would be more expensive.

Silly putty was made by accident during WWII in an attempt to find a substitute for rubber. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68467/15-facts-about-silly-putty

Yes you are correct.

 

[DaveA]

I guess I'm showing my age but we bought both Silly Putty and Play Doh for our kids.

 

[Lc jones]

Yes I remember silly putty, we received it as a gift perhaps once and had so much fun with it ....I don’t remember ever having store bought play doh though, my mother made edible homemade play doh as she was a primary teacher and had all the recipes.

 

[Pinky]

Yes I remember silly putty, we received it as a gift perhaps once and had so much fun with it ....I don’t remember ever having store bought play doh though, my mother made edible homemade play doh as she was a primary teacher and had all the recipes.

Homemade Play Doh is more pliable, doesn't fade, and lasts longer.

 

[Lc jones]

Homemade Play Doh is more pliable, doesn't fade, and lasts longer.

And with my mom‘s recipe you could also eat it which we always loved.

 

[Gaer]

Where I live it is still for sale.

My God, Where do you live? In 1959?

 

[Lc jones]

My God, Where do you live? In 1959?

It’s also for sale at Walmart and the $ Tree.

 

[C'est Moi]

My God, Where do you live? In 1959?

You can buy Silly Putty in lots of places; even on Amazon.

 

[Gaer]

Oh! Didn't know!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I didn't know Silly Putty was still for sale either. I got mine in the 50's when it first came out. I wonder if they make it the same way. Play Doh wasn't around when I was a kid but had fun with it when my kids had it.