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Remember when stickers were a new thing?

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Posted - September 10, 2016

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  • 5835

    I'm so old I remember when tee shirts were underwear, not bumper stickers for people!

      September 10, 2016 3:55 PM MDT
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  • 34171
    No I not that old.
      September 10, 2016 6:23 PM MDT
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  • 34171
    Lol I have never heard anyone refer to t-shirts as bumper stickers....I like it.
      September 10, 2016 6:25 PM MDT
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  • 6988

      September 10, 2016 6:55 PM MDT
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  • 6988

     And chrome horn rings in cars started to fade out?

      September 10, 2016 6:57 PM MDT
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  • 5835

    Actually I don't remember when I first became aware of stickers, but I was aware of decalcomania. They were sold in every five & dime store and they were almost exclusively flowers. A decalcomania, commonly called a decal, was printed on paper with a layer of water glue. You would soak it in water for a minute or two and then slide it off the paper and onto whatever surface you wanted to have flowers, usually a dresser or hutch, but often a hope chest or some other piece of furniture that didn't get used much. Decals did not stand up to wear. But for a small coin you could turn your drab painted surface or bare wood into a drab surface with a colorful flower. Until very recently, people just did not appreciate wood grain. Their lives were filled too d*m MUCH wood grain!

    Decals are unknown now. I can't even find an illustration at google!

      September 10, 2016 7:07 PM MDT
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  • I think models came with those.

      September 10, 2016 7:14 PM MDT
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  • No, but it is awesome.

      September 10, 2016 7:15 PM MDT
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  • 5835

    You're right. Model airplanes and boats.

      September 10, 2016 7:17 PM MDT
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  • 6988

     There was a local company here that made decals for industry. They are long gone.

      September 11, 2016 6:22 AM MDT
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