Yep, they were the ashtrays. I couldn’t stand going to McDonald’s at lunch in high school because the smoke was so bad from all the kids 
My mother still has that exact wall phone in her house. My kids are one of the only people they know their age who have actually dialed a phone.
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We had that rocket slide. So fun! Mostly just climbed up to the top and talked.
All but one. But, well, I know I’m old, so.
Since this thread started on my 60th birthday, you know I recognized all of them. It did bring back the smell of cap guns and the taste of Hawaiian Punch, both made frequent appearances in my childhood. The real question is – how many of them do you still have/are you still using? That says something about you. Among other items, an only slightly different version of #23 clock is on my desk at work!
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That was good. I would be curious to have my kid sister look through these to see how many she recognizes. I’m almost 40. I feel like that’s probably somewhere near the borderline of recognizing these things? My grandparents still have that kitchen floor. 
I saw a clip about a woman buying the corningware casseroles at thrift stores and then gifting them to people who need a meal. When I was at the thrift store this weekend saw a pretty nice one with Christmas trees on it and thought what a good idea it was (but didn’t buy it as it was $10)
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I still have a secret stash of the film canisters because I find them useful. Unfortunately I just realized that I cannot remember where the secret stash is hidden away (but I must still have it somewhere).
I only managed 28 of the 32. One I missed was hiding under a desk to survive a nuclear attack. They did not teach this in Canada. There is a food item on the list that I am quite glad to not recognize.
Nothing quite like it. Bomb drills. Get under your tiny school desk and try to imagine the roof caving in. Walk in halls in total silence. Practice. Only later in life did I realize the actual need for it (bombs but not necessarily nuclear). Better your steel school desk than nothing.
We had a fun cub scout project with old film canisters (I had tons of the things–wish I still did). We put an Alkaseltzer tablet in it, poured in a bit of water, closed the cap fast and wait for it to blast off. They really shot high!
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I just found a box with film canisters in it. I used them to hold buttons.
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I have a shoebox full of the old film canisters (clear ones). Still use them occasionally. Does that make me old, or a hoarder?
Both.
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We didn’t have bomb drills but in junior high had tornado drills. In Wisconsin.
The school was a WPA project from the 1930s, and NO tornado was moving that building an inch. We all had to go to the first floor hallways and line up 3 or 4 deep.
I think they stop them because it is not easy to get 1000 12 to 15 year olds to behave in a very small space, even for 15 minutes. Figured they’d take their chances.
This was one of the first toys I ever bought my firstborn son. You could attach it to the crib. Nowadays I’d probably be arrested for child endangerment, LOL. He’ll be 43 in April. :::::sniff, sniff:::::
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We still have our’s; it’s up in the attic 
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All of them. Still use the Corningware casserole.
The list isn’t complete without lawn darts. The originals with spears on the ends. Who thought those were a good idea?
My 28 YO had something very similar to that on his crib. I admit it was a hand-me-down.
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That hung on the end of our bed until we got a new bed. Almost 30 years! She outgrew it but we just couldn’t take it down 
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