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 Posted - March 22 2010 : 12:53:39 AM
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Actualy, these are my last few auction buys. The Bubble Yum are a habitual buy for me. The flat car came with them.
Tyco Mail Pouch, I just wanted one. I never had this piece before. This is not the nicest one, several scuffs and niks.
The LifeLike ESSO Gas Station, New in sealed box are seldom seen. I have partially built this kit, but still needs final details added...
The AHM Woolworth box car. I had to have one. Woolworth was my main supplier in the early 70s. 
 
Walt
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Posted - March 22 2010 : 01:02:14 AM
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oooo I wanna "hurt" you for the gas station!  kidding Nice finds & tobacco rare these days on anything As are the Bubble Yum ones  Are they still made?
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Posted - March 22 2010 : 11:27:08 AM
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Hey Ben! The Bubble Yum pieces are old Tyco from the mid 80s era...
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Posted - March 22 2010 : 11:36:35 AM
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oh I knew that I meant the gum Is it still made? *still wants the gas station*
Edited by - microbusss on March 22 2010 11:37:07 AM
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Posted - March 22 2010 : 5:43:54 PM
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Not sure about the gum. I don't recall seeing it lately. The ESSO gas Station is kinda rare. It can be found on auction sometimes usually built commonly missing pieces. I am certain that another company produces this very same ESSO kit. I want to think faller does. I will look later tonight to verify.
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Edited by - walt on March 22 2010 5:46:26 PM
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Posted - March 22 2010 : 6:40:45 PM
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Bubble Yum is still made, and is now owned by Hershey Company. Here is a link to the candy page. . Carl
Hershey.. The great Foreign Country Chocolate bar...
http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/bubbleyum.asp
This is information from Wikipedia page:
Introduced in 1975 by LifeSavers, the popular bubble gum was the first soft bubble gum ever created.
Bubble Yum quickly became so popular among kids and teens that by 1976, LifeSavers had to curtail its marketing so that the production could keep up with the huge demand.
In 1977, rumors began to spread that the gum's soft, chewable secret was the addition of spider eggs.
Sales began to dip noticeably in the New York area of the United States. In March, the Life Savers Company addressed the issue with an official full-page rebuttal printed in prominent U.S. newspapers (including the New York Times), to dispel the rumor and restore public confidence.
Sales of the gum soon surpassed sales of Life Savers candy, and it became the most popular bubble gum brand.
Nabisco bought Life Savers in 1981, and The Hershey Company acquired the brand in 2000.
Bubble Yum's current official mascot is Floyd D. Duck, an anthropomorphic punk-style duck character.
Numquam Immoderatio Satis Est
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Edited by - VintageHO on March 22 2010 6:49:09 PM
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 12:47:56 AM
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This is the most recent box art that I know of for this kit, made by Heljan. This is the very same kit as the Life-Like with the exact same pieces...
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