1972 Laughing Pumpkin

LAUGHING PUMPKIN 1972

 Laughing Pumpkin matched series - Party Paper Tableware

made by TUTTLE PRESS

 This cute series offered: 

Luncheon Napkins, Table Covers,

 7" and 9" Plates and Hot and Cold Cups

  Tuttle offered three floor and or 

counter display options to dealers, basically a small, medium and large, with varying product as shown in the images below taken from 1972 Fall and Christmas distribution catalog.

49 cent napkins and 69 cent table covers

Napkins and table covers, as well as, paper plates and hot/cold cups. for the counter or floor

the largest display-floor display only, four tiered, included two sizes of Napkins, table covers, 7" and 9" plates, hot/cold cups and hot cups, AND orange and black streamers.

 also available, was the FALL FESTIVAL series, 

 this picture shows example of the table cover and napkin display

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vintage Hallmark Plans-a-Party

Luau theme Plans-a-Party

 Hallmark Plans-a-Party

luau paper plate and cup

according to Hallmark's interactive timeline (you should check that out, if you already haven't!) Partyware was introduced 1960s through Hallmark's "Plans-a-Party" line.

Kitty Kat Party

 The line featured themed party supplies including 

paper plates, cups, napkins, invitations,nut cups, place mats, party hats, favors, coasters,centerpieces, and, eventually, even coordinating paper party dresses!

Slugger Sam baseball party, came with "Cap"party hats

Hallmark magazine ad campaign which suggested a different party theme each month

 Wedding Party- included a cupid centerpiece and honeycomb wedding bells

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Fire Up the Grill! nostalgic BBQ Invites

Suzy's Zoo, by Suzy Spafford, Corky Turtle in his apron "Chief Chef"

 cool vintage invites 

set just the right nostalgic tone for a summertime BBQ!

even if you're not going "themey-theme" on your get-together,

 a few special touches can add a lot of character to the gathering!

old school 80s BBQ

Contempo by Beach

 May 10, 1963, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BEACH PAPER TABLEWARE by PENN CORPORATION, Kalamazoo.

At it's peak,
Beach had over 500 employees and $60 million in sales.

IT'S A POTLUCK!

American Greetings

See more vintage Invites @ this link 

INVITES

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Patriotic Party Papers with Vintage Panache!

Gibson Invitations 12 per pack

 Vintage party goods

 add a special nostalgic touch to a party!

these Gibson invitations were part of their PAKAY party line

WE WANT YOU

 ...to come to the aid of the party

Pakay Party Papers by Gibson Greeting Cards, Inc.

 Pakay Party Papers were made by Gibson and included products such as these napkins also tablecovers, plates, cups, bridge tablecovers, placemats, coasters, guest towels, doilies and gift ensembles

1973 Tuttle Press paper luncheon Napkin display

 Tuttle Press from Appleton, Wisconsin, 
made a wide variety of party paper goods.
this page is from their 1973 dealer order catalog 
and features their JUBILEE red/white/blue design


  Tuttle Press offered napkins,invitations, table covers, plastic glasses, dessert plates, hot cups, dinner plates, name badges, streamers, decorated crepe, bunting, coasters, party hats, bridge tallies, and much more.

 Happy and safe 4th of July!

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14 in 14 ♥fourteen days of Vintage Valentines DAY 6 Sweetheart Party

 14 in 14
♥fourteen days of vintage Valentines♥

"Here's one party that will be frankly romantic!"

1959 Party Perfect Scholastic TAB book

 what does it take to have the perfect party?! Well, in 1959, at least according to the folks at Scholastic, it involved perfect planning by the "hostess with the mostest!" 

....YES it actually says "hostess with the mostest"!

Every good Sweetheart party has a romantic theme "The accent is on sweethearts and sentimentality"

#1 invite guests ......... their invitation idea: 

Ask your best friends to wear their hearts on their sleeves at 

your home on that well-feted February 14th LITERALLY!

♥Write out invitations on RED HEART CUT OUTS

-one side carries all the pertinent facts about when and where, also instructions to 'bring your heart along' 

-the other side has the guests NAME in LARGE Letters ...thereby creating a name tag 

"Since this party MUST have boys, 

plan your guest list with an equal number of guys and gals..." 

haha the text is cracking me up, but hey that's a cute idea!

they had their party games planned, too! this book suggests
"ROMANTIC RHYMES" 
this is an add a line game ...five minutes and the team with the longest poem wins!
"Valentine, if you'll be mine, the sun will shine, and I'll feel fine...."

"ELOPEMENT"
the guests race through a dress-up game.... the bag is packed to run off and elope on a rainy night... galoshes, gloves, raincoat, umbrella ...each player has to dress themselves run around the chair once , undress, repack the bag...all without making a sound (sneaking off to elope..get it?!)

What was on the menu??

I totally did NOT guess this menu.....

TUNA TOMATOES
TOSSED SALAD
BUTTER ROLLS
PICKLES and OLIVES
and a VALENTINE MARASCHINO CAKE!

♥MORE VALENTINES TOMORROW!♥

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1960s vending machine Beatles Record!

Last weekend my dear Mother
was texting me frantically from an estate sale.to get my booty over there!... three days later we emerged and started looking through all the boxes of treasures we bought to see what was actually there!!! (yes, we went home at night but too exhausted to unpack everything!) have you been to a sale like that? it's awesome 
AAnnnyyywhooo...... long story short .... at the VERY end of the sale I ended up grabbing a projector and some discs I THOUGHT went with it.........
fast forward 2 later that night......... started checking out the projector and opened the little blue folder and saw "REVOLUTION THE BEATLES" ........hhhhhhmmmmmm?! this doesn't go with the projector! 
here's what I found........

 did you know they tried to market mini records in vending machines?!  If you didn't, don't feel too bad, it didn't take much to miss the very brief period these little discs were offered...1968-69...less then two years!  Americom Corporation of New York introduced a new music format for singles called the pocket disc.  Some came in little blue or red cardboard folders and they were sold at the counter or in special vending machines.

3.75" diameter!

Those were the Days Mary Hopkins

 Mary Hopkins was one of the first artists 

the Beatles signed to their Apple label

QUICK JOEY SMALL (RUN JOEY RUN) & (POOR OLD) MR JENSEN
Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus Buddah Records

 Check them out at Auction...HERE

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sources and more info about POCKET DISCS
http://www.friktech.com/btls/tapes/pkd.htm http://yokono.co.uk/collection/beatles/usa/flexi/pocket.html

WWII War Bride ♥ 1940s Bridal Shower Cards

Weddings are always a special occasion when couples save greeting cards as cherished mementos. These wonderful little cards ...measuring approx 3"x3 3/4" each..... were given to a WWII war bride at her shower....still, almost 70 yrs later, they are together and give a peek into her story, as well as the era.....
..... although so tiny, these little cards were made with great attention to detail.......
♥these adorable anamorphic puppies are shown leaving the church...Bride with real lace veil embellishment... specialty paper and die~cut details, made in USA "A Gift for your Bridal Shower .....It's a 'SHOWER' right now,k but never you mind, Every 'DROP' is wished Of the happiest kind!"
♥this cheerful little card, made on lightly patterned specialty paper...... has die-cut and silvery details.....color and silver printing inside as well.... the bow has a lightly patterned plastic film embellishment..... "A Shower Gift for You........... Here's wishing that 'Sunshine' May follow your 'Shower' And this gay little gift Add more joy to the hour......."

♥This sweet blue card with the every popular shower theme...an umbrella and rain:)....was part of the same line, by the same company.... the edge has a charming die-cut detail and the umbrella has a real pink paper doily embellishment...the beautiful colorful printing and silvery details are inside, as well.... "A Bridal Shower Gift.....Along with this gift~But a drop in the shower~ Goes a wish that much joy....Will be yours from this hour...."





♥a very beautiful example.....this little card was made in USA printed on a lightlycheckered specialty paper.... it is french folded and has a die-cut bell with a pretty patterned silver foil embellishment....colorful graphics printed inside and out, on the front .......Bride and Groom atop a gift......"A Wedding Gift With Best Wishes....... Congratulations! Best wishes, too~ For the joy that belongs To folks like you!"

♥...cute!cute!cute!cute!cute!! this little chick was made in USA by Nat'L PTG. Co. Inc. the raised white detailing is inside and out.....the die~cut detail allows the card to have a middle opening.... "A Gift for the Bride.....Just a little Gift For a very charming Bride With the Best of Wishes Safely tucked...inside!"
on WarBrides.com you can read War Bride stories, look up passenger lists and much more......

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