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Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
bopdrop
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Date: December 11, 2012 04:20PM
Please help me to jog my memory and possibly all of yours.
What was the name of the "ugly-cute" stuffed toy or pillow character that Polk Brothers used to give away in the 60's or maybe the 70's? I wish that I could give a "Polk-a-lei-lee" to the winner but my sincere thanks will have to do.
Thanks all!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/11/2012 05:26PM by bopdrop.
What was the name of the "ugly-cute" stuffed toy or pillow character that Polk Brothers used to give away in the 60's or maybe the 70's? I wish that I could give a "Polk-a-lei-lee" to the winner but my sincere thanks will have to do.
Thanks all!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/11/2012 05:26PM by bopdrop.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: December 11, 2012 09:46PM
This?
POLK-A-LAY-LEE
POLK-A-LAY-LEE
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
bopdrop
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Date: December 11, 2012 10:05PM
Uh, that would have been my imaginary prize for the name of the stuffed vinyl thing that Polk Brothers gave out. Thanks anyway.
(Our family actually HAD a Polk-a-lay-lee too!).
(Our family actually HAD a Polk-a-lay-lee too!).
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
toc1085
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Date: December 12, 2012 03:23AM
We're not thinking of Cuddley Duddley are we?
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: December 12, 2012 09:31AM
Cuddly Duddly was a Tribune creature.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
moderntimes
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Date: December 12, 2012 12:19PM
Was it the "Nauga"? nauga.com
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
bopdrop
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Date: December 12, 2012 01:49PM
[b]Holey Moley Guacamole THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!![/b]
I described that I thought Polk Brothers sold it but in my research, after [b]moderntimes[/b] brilliant memory, I found that actually it was Montgomery Wards who sold it.
Mega kudos to [b]moderntimes[/b] and thanks to all who replied! Whew, I can think again....
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2012 01:50PM by bopdrop.
I described that I thought Polk Brothers sold it but in my research, after [b]moderntimes[/b] brilliant memory, I found that actually it was Montgomery Wards who sold it.
Mega kudos to [b]moderntimes[/b] and thanks to all who replied! Whew, I can think again....
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2012 01:50PM by bopdrop.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
moderntimes
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Date: December 12, 2012 02:55PM
I will eagerly await the imaginary Polk-a-lay-lee to arrive in the mail.
Glad I could contribute to the FC forum.
Glad I could contribute to the FC forum.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
dkennycpd
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Date: June 07, 2014 03:48PM
we had a polk-a-lay-lee also.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
trainutlen
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Date: August 22, 2014 03:40PM
Had a Polk-a-lay-lee. My late mother actually worked with Sol Polk at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair. I beleive it was called the "Streets of Shanghai".Sol Polk was at my bar mitzvah in 1962-gave me a transitor radio, a huge deal back then
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
Cragin Spring
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Date: February 01, 2015 03:06PM
Not to get off the subject about Polk Brothers stuffed toy. But Polk Brothers for many years gave away at Christmas season if you bought a appliance a big plastic Santa Claus or Snowman. You had the choice of one or the other. They always displayed them in their windows right after Thanksgiving. They were very popular and displayed in front of houses for decoration. I use to see them a lot in Chicago but haven't seen one now for a long time. Most were old and put into the trash.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: February 01, 2015 08:30PM
I can remember the fire in Melrose Park. It melted box cars close to it. Here is some fire scene pictures:
http://www.firescenes.net/tag/polk-brothers-warehouse-fire-1987/
http://www.firescenes.net/tag/polk-brothers-warehouse-fire-1987/
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: February 01, 2015 09:01PM
Cragin Spring Wrote:
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> Not to get off the subject about Polk Brothers
> stuffed toy. But Polk Brothers for many years gave
> away at Christmas season if you bought a appliance
> a big plastic Santa Claus or Snowman. You had the
> choice of one or the other. They always displayed
> them in their windows right after Thanksgiving.
> They were very popular and displayed in front of
> houses for decoration. I use to see them a lot in
> Chicago but haven't seen one now for a long time.
> Most were old and put into the trash.
--We had the plastic snowman:
My aunt gave it to us and we had it well into the 1970's. We used to tie it onto the outside of the front porch banister. I think it finally started to fall apart from different factors. It was actually two hollow halves that were stapled together along an outside seam and it was lit from the inside with a surprisingly small light bulb.
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> Not to get off the subject about Polk Brothers
> stuffed toy. But Polk Brothers for many years gave
> away at Christmas season if you bought a appliance
> a big plastic Santa Claus or Snowman. You had the
> choice of one or the other. They always displayed
> them in their windows right after Thanksgiving.
> They were very popular and displayed in front of
> houses for decoration. I use to see them a lot in
> Chicago but haven't seen one now for a long time.
> Most were old and put into the trash.
--We had the plastic snowman:
My aunt gave it to us and we had it well into the 1970's. We used to tie it onto the outside of the front porch banister. I think it finally started to fall apart from different factors. It was actually two hollow halves that were stapled together along an outside seam and it was lit from the inside with a surprisingly small light bulb.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
Cragin Spring
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Date: February 04, 2015 01:48AM
Thanks for posting the snowman. That brings back good memories of Christmas gone by. What you mentioned about it falling apart, I found the Santa Claus sitting in somebody's trash about 4 years ago. I thought I found a treasure till I got close to it. It was cracked in many places and the back of the Santa was almost completely gone.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
hardwareman
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Date: March 20, 2015 07:21PM
There was a 'Polk Bros' at Grand & Thatcher in River Grove. It was torn down in 1970 to build an addition to River Grove School. There was also Palm Ace Hardware & Appliances down the street at 8324 W Grand Ave. They had lots of cool neon signs, much like Polk Bros. I wish someone had some early pictures of that area.
Re: Polk Brother's 1960's stuffed toy name?
Posted by:
thimmaker
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Date: April 16, 2015 06:09PM
We had both the snowman and the santa clause setting on our porch for many Christmas's. Correction though, they didn't GIVE them away with a purchase, they still cost you an additional 5 bucks.
Geo.
Geo.
