Astro Nits

[Tinplate6]

I love those prizes that used to be offered by the cereal companies, just looking at them brings me back to my childhood.

 

I recently completed my set of Astro Nits, these were produced by a company in Australia, called R&L, known for its excellent cereal premiums, such as The Tooly Birds, Funny Fringes, and Crater Critters.
 

These are the typical 1950’s style cartoon aliens I remember seeing in magazines when I was a kid.

 

 

 

Although none are larger than 1 inch, each one actually has the characters names embossed on their feet, as well as the company name (I had to use a magnifying glass to see it). They have that wonderful nostalgia factor. 
 

Hopefully, all of mine are original, as the molds were sold to a company in Mexico, that continues to produce them today in day glow and metallic plastics.

[Andyman]

Those are pretty funky. If I were to find one by itself the context would be lost on me.

[Tinman]

I have a set of these as well, with a lot of extras I purchased putting together my grouping.  All of yours appear to be original Brady and you're correct, there are a lot of Mexican releases out there.  I also included the advertisement; I'm looking to print it and include it in my display.

 

 

[Tinplate6]

Bill, I thought you had a set…very nice, but the box ad is fantastic! What I like is that the name of each character is included in the ad, as well as the retro artwork. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Andyman]

Too bad that rocket didn't come with them.

[Tinplate6]

Hey Andy, that could be your next project!

 

 

[Roboto]

Fantastic sets!!