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Anybody here remember Ideals magazines? My grandmother used to subscribe to them for my older brother and me, and we waited with much anticipation for them, especially the Christmas editions with the fun and funny and beautiful illustrations and stories and poems. I loved the ones with the Santa and elves illustrations.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Anybody here remember Ideals magazines? My grandmother used to subscribe to them for my older brother and me, and we waited with much anticipation for them, especially the Christmas editions with the fun and funny and beautiful illustrations and stories and poems. I loved the ones with the Santa and elves illustrations.
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Wow, I sure do; I loved Ideals! I was living in a rundown, depressing suburb and looking at the beautiful pictures gave me something to daydream about. :)
 

This vintage decoration probably dates from the early 1960s. It was probably ordered from Miles Kimball. I remember it as a kid and I'm 70 now. The snowmen's noses used to blink at random intervals, but I think it was controlled by a special bulb that burnt out a long time ago. I spent one autumn about 15 years ago going around electronics stores in Albany looking for a replacement, but was never able to find one. The clerks would exclaim something to the effect, "That's and old bulb, probably made in Japan in the 1950s. Not much chance you're going to find the exact one now." I replaced it with a plain bulb that fit the socket. Now the noses just stay steadily lit.

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hollydolly said:
London Christmas lights..


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That looks like a painting! Beautiful!
 
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