LabFiles at LightningRod Labs

I have some NEW old stock Black Americana memorabilia for Sale. It is all in mint condition There are 13 items in the lot.

There are 6 Tin Signs:
8 ¼ by 6 Handy Helper
8 ½ by 6 Hot Cakes
9 x6 Two Girls Holding Hands
7 x 7 Playing Mama
7 x 7 Dreaming Of You
7 x 7 Happiness Warms The Heart.

1 post Card
I Love You

4 Note Cards:
5 x 7 Am De Bestest
5 x 7 Gold Metal
5 x 7 Ayers Cathartic Pills
5 x 7 J P Coats

1 gift card 3 7/8 x 2 ¼ Love’s Offering

1 Lithograph Print 6 x 9 Pillsbury’s Best

All of the items are reproductions that were made in the 1990’s by Victorian Gallery. I would like to get $50.00 plus shipping on the lot. Please e-mail me at donnaanderson@frontiernet.net if you have any questions . I do take Pay Pal

The first six items are tin signs.

This one is a post card

These next four are the 5 x 7 Note Cards

This is the gift enclosure.

This is the 6 x 9 Lithograph Print.

This is the LCD action Tank Attack game with super sounds, by Tiger Electronic Toys Inc. The copy right on the Box is 1988.

Game looks very good, almost no wear. I played it a bit and it seems to work good. The problem is the base is missing.The box is in good condition with some tape marks on end. I have no instructions or papers with it. You can see by the pictures how good it looks. This would be ideal if you have one in poor condition or that doesn’t work.

These cold winter days I have been cleaning out the back room of the Lab. Being somewhat of a pack rat, it is quite full and I hate throwing things away. I am hoping that someone could use this item. I am asking $8.00 plus postage for it. I will consider offers. You can reach me at rodander@frontiernet.net. I do accept PayPal.

I have this new Casio DP-1 drum pad set. It was packed in a cardboard box. Brackets for attaching it to a drum stand are still sealed in their plastic bags. The  instruction sheet is included. As you can see in the pictures, I removed one drum set from its bag for the pictures.


I don’t believe anything was ever opened before. Bar code number 79767 39016 along with “made in Japan” was the only other information on the box.

I could find no date.

Instructions state it is for connecting to a Casiotone Keyboard. My old Casio keyboard did not have the right jacks to plug the Drum Pads in. If it had I probably would have given this to my Grandsons, as it is it needs a good home
I am asking $29.00 plus postage for it. I am open to offers. I accept PayPal. I can be reached at rodander@frontiernet.net

This is a Parker Brothers game with a 1988 copyright on the box. As you can see in the pictures below it is a neat looking game. You can play baseball with the Major League Super Star players of the 1980’s

The instructions are included. The sticker sheet is somewhat wrinkled but it is mostly complete. It looks like two or three stickers have been removed from the top edge. A few of the round ones are loose on the sheet as you can see in the picture.
There is a sealed pack of Baseball cards plus four extra cards.  A Baseball Hall of Fame cartridge is included.

I played the game for a short while and not only did it seem to work good but it was fun. It doesn’t show much wear from handling. The battery cover is missing. I can also see from the picture on the box that four decorative light stands and two flag poles are missing. There is no list of what should be included. So we are back to what you see is what you get.
The box has great pictures and is complete. It shows some wear and has tape on the outside as you can see from the pictures. The inner packing has also survived. Interestingly there is still an original price tag of $99.99 still on the box.
I am asking $25.00 plus postage for it. I am open to offers and will be happy to answer any questions you have. I do accept PayPal. I can be reached by E-Mail rodander@frontiernet.net

Here is another strange thing I found tucked away in my stuff. It is two Thunder Cats Kids tents Made by Winnebago Industries Inc.  Here I thought Winnebago only made Motor Homes !
I have only the nylon part of the tent. The spring rods that hold it up are missing. The nylon part is the only thing I have.

The tents are made of Nylon and appear unused. They are 72 inches long, 35 inches wide, and 32 inches high at center. As you can see in the pictures there is a long zipper for the door way .
The graphics are very neat and slightly different on each tent even though the style number on both tents is 11854.


I just couldn’t throw these away. I am sure there is some clever use for them. as you can see on the label they are 1.7 Oz Nylon.


There were no boxes or instructions, no posts or rods, no stakes. I want to say again there is only the nylon tents.
I am asking $9.00 for the pair plus the postage. I am open to offers and suggestions.
I can be reached at rodander@frontiernet.net. I also accept PayPal for payment.

This is Sesame Street Cookie Munster Popper Game by Lewco. Corporation. It Has a 1988 copy right date.
I have the three Cookie Munster toys and the 17 cookies that go with them. They are about 8 inches high and I think they look really neat.

They are clean and show little or no wear. I have no boxes or instructions for them. They are made to play with by pushing the bottom of the cookie jar down to where it catches. You then take turns putting the cookies in till the bottom pops up. That makes the cookies fly out. They do work but I have no idea how long they are suppose to stay down and they are old. I have thought of making a real cookie jar out of one of them or maybe a planter for flowers. I know they are too good to throw away. I am asking $10.00 for the three of them, plus postage. I will always consider offers. You can reach me at frontiernet.net. I do accept PayPal also.

I have a Tonka GoBots Command Center number 7240. It is dated 1984 and is packed in a catalog order box. The box is in poor condition from age and none of the inside packing is there.
The Instructions are included and from them I was able to check the contents. Everything is there and as you can see from the pictures. Most of the parts are still on their plastic trees.



The plastic parts are in very good condition. I have repacked every thing in bags to keep it nice and to prevent loss. The Decal sheet looks good but it has some wrinkles from being loose in the box for so many years. I have packed it tight, between two pieces of clean flat cardboard. That will prevent further wrinkles and hopefully improve it.
I have considered assembling and displaying this item in my lab but I just don’t have the room.
I am asking $50.00 plus Postage for it. I do accept PayPal. I can be reached at rodander@frontiernet.net

I dug out this Touch Down Pinball game. It is a Tiger Electronics model 7-923 with a copy right date on box of 1988.  However the box had a slip marked 11/29/89 in the box.

The box has very attractive graphics as you can see in the pictures below. It is in nice condition with a little wear on edges and some tape damage on ends. It works well and sounds much like the old pinball machines.
It looks nearly new with only a few small scratches in the plastic. Itis packed in its original box with all parts and instructions. I don’t think it was ever played with much. This is an unusual old toy in very good condition. I think it would make a neat display piece.
I am asking $19.00 for it plus whatever the cost of postage is. I can accept PayPal.
Contact me at rodander@frontiernet.net

I have a JVC digital video camera model no. GR-D30V. It says 700X digital zoom, 16X optical zoom, 520 resolution. I have the battery and the charger but no tape. The controls all seem to work. As you can see on the pictures below the screen is all garbled lines.

The camera is clean and looks good. I had planned to repair it myself, so I have been saving it for a couple of years. I have decided this is beyond my ability and ambition. I do not have the owners manual but that is available on line.
I am asking $50.00 plus postage for it. I am open to offers. I do accept PayPal. I can be reached at rodander@frontiernet.net

I have two Vonage D-Link broadband telephone adapters. The first is brand new sealed in its plastic box with all accessory’s.  It is labeled internet phone service and starter kit The original price tag is on it yet, stating $49.99.

The second was used and has no package and no instruction book. I will include the phone cable. They are both Model VTA-VR .
My son used the system for a time in his business and had the new one as a spare.

I contemplated adopting this phone system. I figured it wasn’t worth the effort for this old man to learn something new.

They have been on my shelf for over a year. I really know very little about them, so it is now time for me to sell them.
I will sell both for $35.00 plus postage. I would be open to offers as I need to move them along. I do accept PayPal. Contact me at rodander@frontiernet.net