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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5799
    #1

    Super Sharp




    This past weekend while I set up at Canadian Toycon, my son made a comment about what he hoped to find and how I'll probably go home with nothing, as usual. This is usually the case, as I'm pretty much into oddball things while he loves that unsold Star Wars prequelmerchandise, toy shows are pretty much his oyster.

    So, I was elated to turn a corner and run into these wonderful carded pencil sharpeners by Alco. I have been quietly trying to piece together a set of their Superhero school supplies for years, not by ebay searches but merely by finding them at shows and antique malls.

    Above is Batman and below is Wonder Woman in although that's pretty obvious, I don't know how many they made in this set as they're made later than the ones I remember but I look forward to finding out....






    The Alco sharpeners are in my book:




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    • VinMan
      Career Member Mego Maniac
      • Sep 6, 2012
      • 1039
      #2
      Very cool! Love how you are finding them also. Awesome!!

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        • Earth 2 Chris
          Verbose Member
          • Mar 7, 2004
          • 32531
          #3
          NICE!!! I really like that Batman one in particular. That's a pretty nice sculpt for the time period. I still have the Batman bust version, where he's holding that odd-shaped red Bat-thingee. I've had it since I was a kid. One of the few childhood items that remained intact over the years.

          Chris
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            • cjefferys
              Duke of Gloat
              • Apr 23, 2006
              • 10180
              #4
              Bah, your son had a better score with all those sweet Clone Troopers. But seriously, these were nice grabs on stuff you don't see everyday.

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                • HardyGirl
                  Mego Museum's Poster Girl
                  • Apr 3, 2007
                  • 13933
                  #5
                  Never saw those before...cool!
                  "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
                  'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
                  Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
                  If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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                    • Werewolf
                      Inhuman
                      • Jul 14, 2003
                      • 14623
                      #6
                      Never seen those before. Neat.
                      You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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                        • Chris
                          Persistent Member
                          • Dec 23, 2009
                          • 2279
                          #7
                          Batman looks pretty excited to be sharpening pencils...and I don't blame him.
                          If a Mego figure of God did not exist, it would be necessary for EMCE to invent him.

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                            • Marvelmania
                              A Ray of Sunshine
                              • Jun 17, 2001
                              • 10392
                              #8
                              Love the obscure things like this. At one time I had a fever for all of the Mead Marvel school items.

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                                • MIB41
                                  Eloquent Member
                                  • Sep 25, 2005
                                  • 15631
                                  #9
                                  IN LOVE with that Batman sharpener! You always find the coolest things Brian. Well done!

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                                    • Earth 2 Chris
                                      Verbose Member
                                      • Mar 7, 2004
                                      • 32531
                                      #10
                                      It just occurred to me that Batman is predating the Judd Nelson fist-pump by about 10 years.



                                      Chris
                                      sigpic

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                                        • boss
                                          Talkative Member
                                          • Jun 18, 2003
                                          • 7206
                                          #11
                                          My question is where do you stick the pencil in? ;-)
                                          Fresh, not from concentrate.

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                                            • Wee67
                                              Museum Correspondent
                                              • Apr 2, 2002
                                              • 10590
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Marvelmania
                                              Love the obscure things like this. At one time I had a fever for all of the Mead Marvel school items.
                                              It is a fever you spread, patient zero!
                                              WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better.

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                                                • ScottA
                                                  Original Member
                                                  • Jun 25, 2001
                                                  • 12264
                                                  #13
                                                  I heart these.
                                                  sigpic WANTED: Boxed, Carded and Kresge Carded WGSH

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                                                    • nvmbrsdoom5
                                                      Persistent Member
                                                      • Mar 1, 2005
                                                      • 1627
                                                      #14
                                                      These are great, love that Batman pose.

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