{"product_id":"vintage-1960s-adults-at-play-decal-nos-baxter-lane-co-mid-century-americana","title":"Vintage 1960s “Adults at Play” Decal 😜 — NOS Baxter Lane Co. Mid‑Century Americana","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAdults at Play? 😜 Vintage 1960s Decal, Baxter Lane Co., NOS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\" x 3\" ~ Little to no wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gLfsFxJnik\" title=\"1960s Adults at Play Decal\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e😜 It's laid out just like a road sign, \u003cstrong\u003eCAUTION\u003c\/strong\u003e across the top and \u003cstrong\u003eADULTS AT PLAY\u003c\/strong\u003e underneath, and that's the whole gag. Everybody who ever drove through a neighborhood knew the CHILDREN AT PLAY signs, and somebody decided the grown-ups deserved a warning of their own. This is a 1960s water-transfer decal from \u003cstrong\u003eBaxter Lane Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e of Amarillo, Texas, New Old Stock and still in its original wax-paper envelope, with no wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🚗 Where One of These Went\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the '50s and '60s a novelty decal was about the cheapest way there was to show off your sense of humor. They went on the back window of the car, the garage door, the camper or the wall of the rec room, right where the neighbors would see them. A grown-up's party room with CAUTION ADULTS AT PLAY on the door says plenty about the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🖨️ Baxter Lane Co. of Amarillo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaxter Lane Co. was Luther Baxter Lane's printing and postcard business in Amarillo, founded May 1, 1958 and dissolved April 29, 1988. The company worked the Panhandle souvenir trade, with picture postcards, comic cards and travel decals. Its cards still turn up in library collections. The Texas Medical Center Library's Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection has Amarillo hospital views like Northwest Texas Hospital, dated 1960, with \"Distr. Baxter Lane Co.\" printed on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e📬 The Envelope Dates It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing on it carries a year, but the envelope gives the company's return address as Box 175, Amarillo, Texas 79105. ZIP codes didn't exist until July 1, 1963, so this one was printed in 1963 or later, which puts it right in the '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e💧 Directions Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back of the envelope still has the original instructions. For a window, you clean the glass, soak the decal in water for 20 to 30 seconds, press it face down on the inside and work out the bubbles with a roller, a squeegee or a soft cloth, then slide the paper off and let it dry for a day. For a suitcase or anything you can't see through, it goes on face up instead. It even warns you not to use water that's too cold. Most of these got stuck on a window the day they came home, and the envelope went in the trash, so it's fun to have one with its directions still in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe supply is finite - once these last Baxter Lane Adults at Play decals are gone, they'll be very difficult to acquire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-punch-cork-bottle-cap-philadelphia-pa-1950s-treasures-gifts\"\u003eVintage 1950s PUNCH Soda Bottle Cap 🥤 Cork-Lined NOS Mid-Century Americana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1950s-jumbo-clown-circus-popcorn-bag-patriotic-red-white-blue\"\u003eVintage Jumbo Pop Corn Bag 🤡 - Clown Face Circus Carnival Concession Sack, Mid-Century Americana Paper Ephemera, NOS Unused\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1970s-birds-and-bees-sex-relieves-tension-decal-great-western-spearfish\"\u003eVintage 1970s “Sex Relieves Tension” Decal 😏 — NOS Great Western Enterprises Adult Humor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127745929497,"sku":"VAG-9186219852008","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/0153\/7561\/files\/il_fullxfull.7048628832_ekj0.jpg?v=1788994138","url":"https:\/\/touchofmodern.com\/products\/vintage-1960s-adults-at-play-decal-nos-baxter-lane-co-mid-century-americana","provider":"Touch of Modern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}