Pick your favourite monster flicker rings!

[zombiehorror]

..............the Munsters rings aren't getting more support though.

I long for a set of those as well!  Does that count?!

[Hepcat]

Only if you modify your vote.

[dlhenderson]

I always default to Frankenstein, but this time I picked The Phantom. I think I related this story some time ago, but when I was like 12 years old there was a gum ball machine in a local store (possibly Murphy's). The display contained some monster flicker rings, including a Phantom. I started pouring nickels into the damn thing, determined to snag a Phantom. I swear to god, every time I turned the crank a Cinderella ring popped out! It was like a "one-armed-bandit"! I finally gave up the ghost.

[Flower]

I've never seen a Monster Ring vending machine .. When were they available?

[Hepcat]

I started pouring nickels into the damn thing, determined to snag a Phantom. I swear to god, every time I turned the crank a Cinderella ring popped out! It was like a "one-armed-bandit"!

I finally gave up the ghost.

Oh ye of little faith.

I've never seen a Monster Ring vending machine .. When were they available?

I'd say 1967 but I'm just guessing. Another member may have more accurate information.

[dlhenderson]

This was around 1965 or so.

[Hepcat]

The Casper rings are cool, but i wish they would have made rings with Spooky and Hot Stuff as well.

Yes, I agree! And Wendy and Nightmare too! Given that two different Casper rings were mixed in with the six Universal monster rings, that would have brought the set up from eight to twelve rings in total.

[Monolith]

I have a set of unused flickers. They're like precious little gem stones!



I just thought you might like to see what the backs look like...

[Hepcat]

Wow! Great stuff! So the flicker part was made in the States by Vari-Vue and then they were attached to bases made in Hong Kong.

[Hepcat]

Vote for Casper!

[dlhenderson]

Those are very cool, Monolith.

[Hepcat]

So I voted for:

Casper
Frankenstein Monster
Lily Munster

[jimm]

Yes, I agree! And Wendy and Nightmare too! Given that two different Casper rings were mixed in with the six Universal monster rings, that would have brought the set up from eight to twelve rings in total.

I picked up one of these little vendor inserts today along with a 3 stooges machine insert, cool stuff, no rings though

[Hepcat]

Cool! How much did you pay? Did they have any more?

[jimm]

I bought a pile of stuff for 20 bucks, so not much. Asked about more uni-monster stuff, won't see the guy for a few months til the next card show though