Found this at the Liberty Thrift Shop in Collegeville, PA. This was probably made when souvenirs were actually worth purchasing. “Pencil Parking”? I won’t use it for pencils but will definitely use it to store paint brushes.
Pencil Parking! Wildwood, New Jersey Vintage Travel Souvenir
Submitted by denny
July 14th, 2011
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Allee Willis
Insanely jealous of this one! Such a waste of space to store 4 pencils though. And I love that it’s decorated in 22K gold – for what?… a bunch of pencils?!
Do you actually store liquid in the jug part? Mmmm, lead poisoning.
denny
Another great find that I nabbed when shopping with mom in PA. This is a beauty!
k2dtw
Great post!!!… WOW..Wildwood is/was famous for it’s 1950’s Motels..Signs..Architecture!!!.. Wonder how much is still there?
http://www.wildwoods.org/doowop.php
Allee Willis
I would either love this place or go wayyyyyyyyy the other way. Could be cutesy restored/repro 50’s which would drive me nuts. But if kept in vintage state I’d be in heaven.
k2dtw
Gotta love and support “Doo Wop” Preservation!!!….smile
http://architecture.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=architecture&cdn=homegarden&tm=30&gps=230_227_1089_547&f=10&su=p1005.2.149.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.doowopusa.org/index.html
k2dtw
Wellll… from what I hear…. You might be walking thru the Pearly Googie Gates of Architecture….smile.. I hear it’s good, but not what it was from it’s 50’s glory days?? ..Lots of 50’s/60’s beach restaurants and vintage motels w/great signs…
It’s vintage “Jersey Shore” without MTV….smile
Try to get Charles Phoenix to post on Wildwood, NJ???…