Category Archives for Weird Items

Armistead’s Ague Tonic Mouse Trap Tilt Toy

Found among other junk is a promotional advertising toy. It is a mouse in a meat storage room that you have to get into the mousetrap. The mouse has a little ball under it that it rolls on. The clear cover is close enough to keep it from flipping over, yet still slide around. There is a tiny little metal flap on the trap. It keeps the mouse in the trap unless you give it a little shake. But it also makes it a little harder to get into the trap without a shake as well.

The Armistead’s Ague Tonic label on the back and the pork meat on the inside show the connection of two businesses at William M. Akin & Company. Established in 1848 by William M. Akin Sr..

armistead ague tonic toy front armistead ague tonic toy back

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Waldo Pencil Hugger

Where’s Waldo? On muh pencil! Or rather sitting on my desk for now.

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Chip Bug & Novastorm Badge

Some things I found while cleaning.

I had this thing since gradeschool and found it while cleaning my room. Funny little pin you can wear.

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Collectible Novastorm badge pin that came limited with the game for PC. (PSX version was better.)

Wiimote Keychain Light

So I signed up with Nintendo Power’s offer and received my free wiimote keychain. It grips easily with my finger on the B trigger and my thumb on A just like a real remote! However, the actual button to turn on the light is 1. Weird. All is identical to the real thing minus the battery back and nunchuck port.

wiimote keychain 1

Wiimote Keychain 2