We received these responses about toys that are missed:   
      
   "I wish I still had my Chatty Cathy doll.  One time I left her in the car   
   during a cold night and the next morning when I pulled her cord the cold made   
   the mechanism work slowly and she sounded like she had laryngitis.  I was sure   
   I hurt my doll beyond repair.  When I was in high school I gave her and my   
   Barbie dolls to a friend's young daughter to play with.  How I wish I hadn't.    
   I later asked if she still had the doll and if I could have it back if she was   
   done playing with it, but she did not.  Lorrie R."   
      
   " Hi Phil,  On my 5th birthday, I got a Sister Belle doll. I loved her to   
   bits...literally.  When I was around 10 years old, I came home to discover   
   that my mother had done some cleaning and my poor, battered Sister Belle was   
   gone.  I accepted that she was unfixable and moved on.  In my 20's I started   
   to collect dolls and at a show, I found a perfect Sister Belle!  She now lives   
   in a cabinet for safe keeping with her Brother Mattie (whom I did not have as   
   a child, but figured she needed company).  Seeing a Sister Belle doll on "Mad   
   Men" (Don's daughter, Sally, was shown playing with hers in a couple of   
   scenes) made me squeal like the five year old I used to be and also made me   
   appreciate the effort the show made to get the period details right (rather   
   than using just any generic doll, I mean) Thanks for the newsletter.  Julie"   
      
   "Phil, In 1955 when  I was about 3 years old I received a Wonder Horse hobby   
   horse for Christmas.  I named him "Smokey" and together we rode many miles &   
   had many adventures.  As I grew older I moved on to real horses & Smokey   
   became the mount of my younger brothers & sister until they also outgrew him.    
   Smokey was retired to the attic for a few years until the next generation came   
   long & then the next. So far 3 generations of my family has ridden my hobby   
   horse.  He was made of quality material and is still in good condition.  I   
   always smile when I think of him.  Marilyn B."   
      
   If you have an opinion, or a story, in reference to any of the above topic, or   
   any of our recent topics, we'd love to hear from you! Please send it to:   
   Phil@BigNews.biz and maybe we will run it in an upcoming newsletter.   
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   A request for identification:   
      
   "Dear Phil, I am wondering if any of your readers know anything about this odd   
   jewelry piece I came across recently.  It measures 1" x 3/4" x 1/2".  It is   
   hammered sterling silver and is marked STG PJ.  Is this a necklace pendant?    
   Any idea who PJ is?  I feel like this is a part to something but can't figure   
   out what.  Help!  Lara H."   
      
   You can see photos of Lara's piece of jewelry by copying and pasting this link   
   into yoru browser:   
   http://on.fb.me/12PrDd7   
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   Do you have an item in your collection that you need help identifying or just   
   would like to share with our readers?  Drop me an email with a photo attached   
   and we'll include it in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.  Send them to   
   me at phil@Bignews.biz   
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   We have even more interesting items that need to be identified.  They will be   
   posted in our next newsletter and on facebook within the upcoming weeks.   
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