CarlJust thought id post these pics of the beginning of re arranging my new display in my room .
I needed to re evaluate my available space as the paperwork for the book seems to be taking over the room !
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Congrats on making a museum nobody else but me will see and congrats for racking up some debt! LOL! Well it’s a fun hobby and the hunt is a lot of fun! I’ve since sloweddown my collecting considerably though as I’m running out of room and money and quite frankly I’m just borrowing the stuff until it’s my turn to put it back on eBay! LOL!Edward
Very nice collection!
Congrats!
Thankyou... and yes I will. It’s fun to have and when I spot the same items in a photo or movie I get excited about it lol! It’s The little things.... ha! Ha!But enjoy it while you have it...it certainly is impressive
Yes Stony , there is actually 4 unopened packs .Is that an original pack of Lucky Strikes green? I see them from time to time unopened.
Yes Stony , there is actually 4 unopened packs .
Raleigh, Camel ,Philip Morris and Lucky strike .
I gave up smoking on July 12th 2016 but if you'd given me one of those before then I would have done my duty and smoked it despite the 70-80 year gap ;-)
I can't remember if I mentioned this here but I come from Auckland in NZ. During the war there were several very large US military bases around the city as it was a staging point for the war in the Pacific. It was also usual for families who were able in the area to these camps to billet US servicemen for periods so they might have a bit of "home life" before being sent off to the Pacific. My grandfather made their house available for US personnel to be billeted and my Dad who was born in 1928 always fondly remembered the "Yanks" who lived in their house for periods. They used to help around the house and bring chocolate, stockings and cigarettes and other goodies. The reason why I brought this up was the first cigarettes my Dad started smoking were US issue ones like Luckies, Old Gold and Chesterfield. My Dad also learnt to dance all the swing stuff from the Americans at their home.
Sadly I can't remember now all the names of the guys who lived at my Dad's place (Dad died back in 2012 so unfortunately I can't ask him) during that time except for one who was IIRC Huey Jamison (I have no idea if the spelling is correct as it's just how my Dad remembered it) who stepped on a landmine at Iwo Jima and was killed.
My Dad was a great fan of Americans from this and especially had a fondness for thick American style pancakes after these guys used to try and make them for our family using whatever was at hand due to rationing.
Sorry for the long-winded post but the old WWII smokes reminded me of all of this.
I too have a soft spot for American pancakes... the big ole soft spot right in the middle of my abdomen! LOL!Dad always had the fondest memories of the US guys who stayed with them at home. He always said how kind, helpful and fun they were. He also always preferred American cigarettes when he still smoked and like I said had a very big soft spot for American style pancakes!
I too have a soft spot for American pancakes... the big ole soft spot right in the middle of my abdomen! LOL!
thats fantastic! a tradition and a little something the boys left behind to be remembered by... they would be smiling ear to ear to know your kids ask for that for breakfast!!!! so awesome! I think I too will have pancakes, maple syrup, bananas and bacon for breakfast... yup, I'm gonna call it the GI Breakfast!One of the nice things Edward is when traditions run down through families. I inherited a love for American pancakes/flapjacks from my Dad and now my kids have too.
We have a holiday here tomorrow and the kids have already asked if they can have for breakfast "American pancakes" with maple syrup, bananas and bacon.
Making these wouldn't exist in our family without those US servicemen who stayed with my Dad's family. I know it's probably silly but I find it nice that an enjoyment of something that was passed down from a few GIs who lived with my Dad's family in the 40s is still around today with my offspring.