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Mold-a-Rama Machines Still Alive and Kicking

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-have-a-lincoln dept.

theodp writes "The Chicago Tribune reports that bubble-topped Mold-a-Rama machines are still delighting folks, cranking out kitschy get-em-while-they're-hot plastic Abe Lincoln busts, triceratops, and charging rhinos. Some vintage figures are commanding over $150 on eBay — a Paul Bunyan figure from a Minnesota machine no longer in operation recently fetched $210."

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  1. The Wonders Of The Internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The age of new media that was so greatly proclaimed in the early days of the internet eventually turned out to be news stories with plain text and NOT A SINGLE FUCKING PICTURE of the thing they were talking about. NOT ONE SINGLE FUCKING IMAGE of a 'Mold-a-rama' machine.

    No, I'm not googling for an image. The story should include an image or three, one of the machine, one of an expensive bit of plastic from a long time ago, and another of a new bit of plastic.

    Get with the technology. People demand visual satisfaction. No wonder everyone eventually ends up looking at porn online. Visual Satisfaction.