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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. Milwaukee County Zoo by Paisley+Phrog · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The Milwaukee County Zoo still has many, many Mold-A-Rama machines still in operation, and enough different molds that I'm still able to find the occasional new one. (I have 20 or so in my collection from around the country). My daughter now shares my fascination with them, and loves the whole thing. I just hope that the places that make the parts that keep these things running don't go away any time soon.

    Mold-A-Rama is more than a cheap souvenir, it's a minute-long event. The noise, holding them upside down, the almost-too-hot plastic, the smell...they're a flash to childhood that only costs $1.

  2. Just plastic? by frisket · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Should modify them to mold chocolate...