Cap guns, OT

[Denise Rohleder]

No: HPFGUIDX 7136

I miss a rather unique device I picked up in a garage sale here locally when I was about 9-10 or so.  It used rows of caps (sold in the 70's without a blink to my age group) which were on white paper here.  It was a alloy material, prolly had lead in it because of the way it evidently broke (miniatures break in the same matter for those who accidentally stepped on their D&D figures after their brothers got into their rooms).  The form was a rocket like shape, with a rounded tip that made the contact with the ground when you dropped it, and it had 4-tail-wings (like an old caddy, lol) on the other end.  Very basic, but I loved it.  A spring kept a small weight on ribbon on the contact end, which you had to use your finger to move back to slip the paper up one slot.

It was kewl.

Now, all we have are snakes, poppers (what we call those streamer things), barely have sparklers with all the hubbub about kids burning themselves, and Roman Candles, bottle rockets (again, dangerous in the hands of frat men....don't ask.  Also, don't live in a U suburb with open windows.)

The price is also increasing....

Sighs.
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