I’m having a hard time letting go of a few things. These two vintage games, made by 3M, are on the top of my list right now. My head is saying to get rid of them. I don’t need them. I have no reason to be attached to them. I picked them up about a month ago at a rummage sale. It was a bag sale and my mom pointed them out. They were marked $8.00 each but I fit them both in a bag along with a bunch of other stuff for $5.00. I had never even heard of these games before I picked them up that day, I put them on eBay last week and didn’t get any bids on them.
My heart on the other hand is saying hey, these are cool vintage games. They’re both from the 1960’s and they look awesome. We could really use some games around here that aren’t electronic and these are pretty neat. It looks like all of the parts are here and they’re still in good condition. They look fun! Oh-Wah-Ree has a leather pouch of brightly colored marbles and a leather pouch of stones.
They are both the size of big books. In fact, they are called Bookshelf games because you can put them on your book shelf along with the big encyclopedias that you probably don’t have anymore. They are so big though that I would really like to get rid of them. I have them sitting next to my TV right now and they’re driving me crazy. I want that spot cleared off. I could move them but do I really want to take up that much room somewhere else either? I don’t think so.
Does anyone know anything about these antique games? Should I feel bad getting rid of them or should I be keeping them? What would you do with them?
I’ve never heard of these games but I think it would be cool to make wall hangings out of the box fronts. You could just cut out the tops and frame them. And then get rid of the rest if it seems like no one will take them.
I never would have thought of that! I think they might be just the right colors for the room I’m working on too. Thanks for the great idea!!