PowerPlant Posted May 9 Posted May 9 I remember a topic about vintage glue collecting, but I cannot find it unfortunately so I thought I’d start a new one… I have a couple of old school tube glues that came with kits I acquired over the years. One is a tiny tube of Tamiya cement that came with some of their kits in the 80’s, and the other is Britfix, also likely from the 80’s, perhaps even 70’s, but I can only assume. Both are completely new and unused. I have no practical use for them, as I prefer more contemporary thin cements, but would be curious to know if there is any interest in these things as vintage collectibles and if they are of any value? I would also appreciate any precise info about the age and any other relevant facts on these. Thanks in advance!
1930fordpickup Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Not sure of total value but I save all of the old tube glue that are in the old kits I purchase. Also old pIt bottles. That Britfix is a tube I have not see before. Only seen the little Tamyia in pictures.
bobss396 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 Recently I got a kit with a partial Testors red/white tube in it... right into the trash. The old yellow Revell tube glues were cool. We would talk grandma into giving up a hat pin as a stopper.
slusher Posted May 10 Posted May 10 I should have saved old paint bottles but when my nephew came over I kept missing paint and he was stealing it. I would have liked some from when I was young. Cool stuff..
JollySipper Posted May 10 Posted May 10 Here a while back I received one of those paint gift sets with the carousel for the small bottles of paint. The Testors set-up......... The date on the box says it's from the mid- 90s. It had a small tube of glue also, but I seem to have misplaced it. I did hang the plastic work mat on the wall so it wouldn't get ruined..... 1
NOBLNG Posted May 11 Posted May 11 Probably not very old, but here are the tube glues that I have.🤷♂️
bobss396 Posted May 12 Posted May 12 When we were hard up... we rummaged through the kitchen junk drawer... Duco Cement! It smelled awful... I don't think they make it any more. It came in a green tube. That was our last resort if a toy broke. Decent adhesives were not out then. CA glue was still a long way into the future.
deuces wild Posted May 17 Posted May 17 I still have an old tube of pactra (sp) glue laying around somewhere... And it's still pliable... If that's a word...🤔
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