everyday is halloween

i'm a child of the 1970s when holiday plastic blow mold decorations where the thing.  there were a few companies producing blow molds but the best known is Empire Plastics.  founded in 1953 Empire dominated the blow mold market until they sold their designs & equipment in the 1990s.  by 2001 Empire folded.  i'm not sure if blow molds are still produced in the quantity of yester yore.  & yet these designs, particularly halloween decorations are dear to me.  

this pumpkin man is from 1969.  he came with a light that was inserted in a hole in the back.  prop him up on a table or windowsill, plug him in, & you got the vibes of halloween.  i bought this dude without the lighting fixture, but no matter.  he's a little scratched, a little worn, a little left out in the weather.  & just like life, i love him all the more.

boo!