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Streets Australia Flintstones Ice Cream Box

Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

Tweet These Flintstones icy poles from Streets Ice Cream Australia are from the late 70’s or early 80’s, and the box includes a great cutout Flintstones car on the rear. I’d love to add a wrapper or sign from this release, contact me if you have one or if you know exactly when these were […]

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Kiss Unmasked 1980 Record Store Promo Display

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Tweet This wonderful hanging cardboard circle was issued to Australian record stores in 1980 to promote the new Kiss album “Unmasked”. It’s double sided, and approximately 45cm in diameter. 1980 saw an onslaught of Kiss merchandise in Australia including the Peters Ice Creams and Nabisco cereals.

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He-Man Masters of the Universe by Streets Ice Cream Australia

Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Tweet This is the He-Man wrapper from the Streets Australia ice cream / ice treats from 1985. I assume there was a Skeletor wrapper too, if anyone has one (or a picture of one) I’d love to add it here.

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Pac-Man Ghost Muncher Cheese Snacks

Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Tweet Using characters to sell snack foods to kids had been around since Mickey Mouse ice cream in the 1930’s, but the popularity of Pac-Man and other early video games like Space Invaders and Donkey Kong opened up a whole new frontier for licensed products. This packet presumably came out of a large multipack, if […]

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Streets Space Invaders Ice Cream

Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

Tweet Only the most popular fads received the coveted licensed ice cream treatment in Australia, so it’s a testament to the legendary Taito Space Invaders video game to see this Milk Bar advertising sign from the early 80’s. While it was the first video game ice treat it wouldn’t be the last, as I’ll show […]

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Nabisco Australia Marvel Super Hero Poster Premiums

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Tweet Around 1980 Nabisco offered these posters as in-pack premiums in their Weeties and Crispies cereals. A great selection of Marvel characters were featured, courtesy of Newton Comics, Marvel’s Australian licensee through much of the 1970’s.

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Streets Paddle Pop Milk Bar Sign

Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019

Tweet Great example of late 1970’s / early 1980’s Milk Bar ad design for Streets Paddle Pop ice cream, featuring the new Bubble Gum flavour!

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Kellogg’s Australia Empire Strikes Back Masks

Posted on August 31, 2019August 31, 2019

Tweet These four masks appeared on the back panels of Australian Kellogg’s Cornflakes 750g cereal boxes in 1980 to promote The Empire Strikes Back. The smaller 500g boxes featured make of Luke Skywalker, C3PO, Bossk and Boba Fett.

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Star Wars Toltoys Panel from Celebration 2019

Posted on August 25, 2019September 27, 2019

Tweet This is a great panel presented by three of the most knowledgeable and respected collectors of vintage Star Wars items from Australia, at Star Wars Celebration 2019, check it out:

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1981 Corgi Batman, Bond and Buck Rogers Australian TV Ad

Posted on November 19, 2011November 19, 2011

Tweet Check out this awesomely low-tech 1981 Aussie TV spot for Corgi’s Batmobile, Bond and Buck Rogers range. This voice-over guy must have made a fortune in the early 80’s, he seemed to read almost every ad.