Brian Austin Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 https://www.usdimestore.com/store.php/americandimestore/pg14121/plastics-museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, Brian Austin said: https://www.usdimestore.com/store.php/americandimestore/pg14121/plastics-museum That was a fascinating read. Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warra48 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Wow, I always thought plastic models didn't appear until the early 1950s, but your article clearly shows they pre-date WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 55 minutes ago, warra48 said: Wow, I always thought plastic models didn't appear until the early 1950s, but your article clearly shows they pre-date WWII. Well, those were not model kits, or scale models that most of us on this forum are familiar with. These were simple children's toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 When I was a kid, plastics were the hot-happening-great-new-opportunity. I recall some of my father's less visionary peers sneering at one of their friends who invested heavily in the emerging industry. Some folks made millions, some lost their shirts to scams, mismanagement, and incompetence. Nothing much really changes...just the particular tech and the names of the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 One word, just one word..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 "Here's to you Mrs. ....." We're both showing our age! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Plastic model plane kits date back to the 1930s. Here's one from 1936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 1:49 PM, Rodent said: One word, just one word..... Decades ago my banker uncle, while at a large family gathering, was verbosely lecturing his political financial guidance to us 20-somethings before my cousin (his son) turned to my brother and just said "plastics." I about died laughing. I still laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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