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Pet Rock is a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. They were rocks packaged in custom cardboard boxes [ 1 ] complete with ventilation holes and straw bedding imitating a pet carrier . [ 2 ]
Pet rocks, tube tops, ... Everybody remembers the big things of the ’70s: Disco balls, bell-bottoms, inflation (which is back in fashion). But it’s the random items of everyday life that are ...
Inspired by the American stunt performer who captivated audiences with his death-defying motorcycle jumps, this toy from the early ’70s featured a young Knievel in his famous red, white, and ...
During the summer of 1975, the pet rock became a sensation, with Dahl selling 6,000 of them a day, observed The St. Petersburg Times in 1976. The rocks were selling in stores for $4, half of which ...
Gary Ross Dahl (born December 18, 1936 – March 23, 2015) was an American businessman and advertising director. He founded and created the collectable toy Pet Rock—smooth stones from the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, in the mid-1970s—which was successful enough to make him a millionaire.
2 Images. 2 comments. 3 USB Pet Rocks. 2 comments. 4 1975/1973? 1 comment. 5 Merge with Gary Dahl. 1 comment. 6 Unsorted. 4 comments. 7 Strange Behaviour. 1 comment.
Technically, anything over 20 years old can be coined "vintage." But when you truly think of items worth this title, your brain doesn't go to Beanie Babies. Instead, it conjures up images of vinyl...
Stephanie McLean is a British model who was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for April 1970 and Pet of the Year in 1971. She was the first Pet of the Year in the US. She also appeared in Mayfair magazine on the cover of volume 5 issue 12 under the name "Gabrielle Nolan" and again in Mayfair magazine in volume 8 issue 8, this time under her own name.