Morgan,
 
Cowboy boots cost more than Keds (high top black sneakers, for those who do  
not know). Now the Pez machines your surveyors ought to recover are those  
without "feet" (the feet were added in the 1970s so they could stand up better.  
The old ones are worth the bucks. Ironically, Ebay came into existence so Pez  
collectors could exchange their treasured artifacts. By today's standards, 
those  1950s Pez machines are 50-57-years old and, just like glass or clay 
marbles,  they contribute to understanding children's games. I might add that the 
plastics  used in that time period were "unobtainium" in today's plastic world. 
Remember,  one day a forensic archaeology lab will have a chemist to break 
down a sample of  our plastic artifacts from the Early Plasticene and be able to 
tell the  formulae, patent date, and plastic-maker of the day. But studying 
Pez machines,  marbles, or pogs will not tell you what kids did with those 
things when the  teachers guarded the playgrounds to prevent fights, gambling, or 
amorous  interludes on their watch. The Pez machines in Long Beach were 
smashed on the  spot if they caught you with them. None of mine survived the test of 
time.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.



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