Posted 9 years ago
kerry10456
(206 items)
Hello....This is the "Official" Smokey Bear 2" dia. pocket watch by Bradley Time (Division of Elgin). © Official Licensee Forest Service, U.S.D.A is printed on dial above the 12 o'clock marker and Made In USA below the 6. These support a simple "Dollar" watch mechanical movement with sweep second hand. Produced circa 1974. There is a wristwatch variant of these, but the hour and minute hand are shaped has shovels.
Thanks for looking and hope you've enjoyed seeing this one.
Kerry
very cool Kerry !!
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In 1974, I just do not recall any firends having even watches, let alone character watches .... Interesting
LOL. Eye4....sheltered childhood :-)
Not sure .... Our dads had watches I remember ... What age would a kid have this ?
Eye4, just joking......I wore a mickey watch all through High school, was very common in St. Joseph, Mo. in the late 60's-ear;y 70's to have a Mickey or Large "Mod" style watch
Example of a watch and age category, would be a Cub Scout watch, Brownie watch ect.... ages 8 years old and up
Patches, we put character patches on our jeans and jean coats ...
"Keep on Truk'n" and Peace signs were also popular
And Neil Young wore a hat just like Smokey ....
Yep ... I do not think I was in a hurry to have a watch ... That usually meant you had to be somewhere ...
must been your geography,,,,I remember most of my friends having some sort of watch when they were 14-15 years old
Rule on my block ... Ditch the watches .... "I didn't know late it was mom, we were not near a clock !"
Either a watch or ID bracelet was worn by 3/4 of my age group in school
lol....we didn't need exact time....be home when the first street light came on.....
Street light rule was bendable .... Leave when they come on? Be home before they are on? Leave when they come on but walk real slow? I forgot to look up ?
Hey, love your watch here !
Thanks Eye4... :-)
You are very welcome ... Always interesting posts that trigger thoughts ...
Eye4, I will post the "Andy Panda" Walter Lantz tomorrow
Thanks :) what will I wonder upon it's sight ? Can't wait my friend.
Clearly Eye you caused your Mum stress! Always an answer lol.
I don't remember any of us wearing watches until we started work. I might have if character watches were big here but I don't remember them much in Aus.
Too cool.... thanks Kerry
(Kids these days never wear watches, they use their phone. Booooring)
Thanks race4four, I went to while still in school, worked weekends and after school hours, might explain why I had one earlier..
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Isn't there a time period when the name changed from "SMOKEY Bear" to SMOKEY "The" Bear??? I remember an elderly lady telling me that a few years back but never looked into it. Just wondering if you knew.
Hello shareurpassion, Smokey Bear is always the correct.....in 1952 a song was produced titled Smokey the Bear....the word "the" was to keep the beat...lol Thanks for stopping by
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Really very cool!! Thanks for share kerry, as usual a pleasure!
Thank you very much Virginia.vintage, always my pleasure to show, very appreciated
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Oh, wow!
Apparently there are two varieties , mine has the saying on the side--ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES-- rt side front face