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Injection Blast from Plastics Past

Posted March 26, 2008 8:18 AM

Here's a suggestion to lure more kids' interest in plastics: Resurrect the Mold-A-Rama. A fixture of the sixties, the injection molding machine toy could mold and cool resin pellets, spit out a plastic figure, and even include a hollow center. An older Plastics.com blog posting recalls the Mold-A-Rama era and suggests places to indulge your plastic toy collecting habit.

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03/27/2008 7:19 AM

I remember these things. I think I may still have some of the souvenirs that I made as a kid buried in all the other junk around my house.

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03/27/2008 1:52 PM

They still have these at Zoos around the country. I have seen one at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and even at the Louisville Zoo.

You just have to pay attention to the cool stuff.
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04/14/2008 6:12 PM

I still have my "telephone dialer" from '72... and my small screwdriver

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