One thing I have that's rather unusual - remember when families used to have milk delivered to their homes in glass bottles each morning? Well, in 1962 (or early 1963, 'cause JFK was president) the round heavy paper inner "stoppers" were printed with a series of presidential portrait drawings, along with the years they served. I have an entire set of thirty-five. This was done by my local milk company in Brooklyn; I have no idea if it was also done nationally.
Signor V.
I remember the milkman vaguely. While you'd never see him, there would be a bottle of milk in the aluminum, insulated box on the front porch each morning.
That set sounds great. I remember when I was about 6 our local grocery store would sell these figures of the Presidents that captivated me. They were about 3-4" high standing on a small base that had the names and years in office. They weren't cheap plastic and were painted nicely- they looked like small colorful statues.
They were discounted if your grocery bill was high enough, and my family got several figures. Thnere were a few different presidents available each week. The store had a display of all the presidents right up to the then sitting president, Nixon. I would stare at the elegant display with my brothers and sisters while my mother and father shopped.
I have often wished we had collected and saved all the presidents. The grocery chain was Acme. Does anyone remember them by any chance?
