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When I was about seven years old my father bought me a two dollar
pocket watch for Christmas.I took it apart,and took all the wheels out
of it.I remember sitting on the floor for hours at a time spinning
those wheels like little toy tops.Trying to get them all spinning at
the same time.It wasn't that much of a gift as far as gifts go.It
stands out in my mind though as a unique gift that I will always
remember.Anyone remember such a special unique gift? |
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-My Aunt bought me an N-Guage train engine (Burlington Northern) that I
absolutely adore still. Lets see ... she bought that for me ... ummm ... 35+ years ago ... and I still smile every time I think of it. Way cool.
btw, yes, I still have it and yes, it still runs. -My grandmother bought all of her grandsons those old pocket watches for
Christmas one year. I was also about 7 or 8 years old when I got mine. I
had it for several years, but it did not keep great time because I had the
back off of it as much as I had it together. These were also those
inexpensive watches that one got at either G. C. Murphy's or Woolworth's,
but for grandma to get them for her 5 grandsons must have taken much of her
disposable income for a couple of months. My parents built an apartment
for her in our house so she would have a place to live for free, have some
independence, yet still have friends and family close by. I cherish those
years that I spent with grandma. -When I was in the eighth grade ('59), my parents gave me a Toshiba
transistor radio. It was very small for radios at that time as it was the
size of a pack of cigarettes. I came with leather case and an earphone. I
would lay in bed late at night with the radio under my pillow and the
earphone in my ear listening to faraway stations such WWL, New Orleans, and
WLS Chicago.
I remember the battery(s) were rather expensive and I went thru quite a
number of them.
Also in the 5th grade, I received a microscope that I still have. |
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