Retail Store Displays
A Gallery of M.U.S.C.L.E. Retail displays used
from 1985 to 1987 |
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10 Pack floor display |
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This fine piece is from my personal
collection, and was my most recent M.U.S.C.L.E. find. A very ingenious
M.U.S.C.L.E. four pack store display which was made to look like a
wrestling ring. The display holds 144 four packs, and stands about
four feet tall.
In the 90's, I must have
bought hundreds of 4-packs from a toy dealer in Oregon that I used to
know. Just out of curiosity I dropped him an e-mail asking if he
had any type of M.U.S.C.L.E. items still available. To my
surprise, he said that he had an empty display in excellent condition
complete with
factory shipping box,
and
instructions
for assembly. This great piece
now sits in the corner of my office in my designated "M.U.S.C.L.E.
Shrine". This is a valuable lesson that every toy
collector should take to heart, and one I live by... it never hurts to ask!
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M.U.S.C.L.E. 10 Pack Counter Display |
These counter top displays held twenty four of the
10 pack Garbage cans. I bought a lot of the
original pink ten packs from these displays when the toy line first came out.
I didn't particularly care for the colored M.U.S.C.L.E.'s, but there were a few
of my favorite figures that I wanted in color, so I stuck with buying
4 packs from that point on.
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M.U.S.C.L.E. Store Shelf Tag |
This is a store shelf tag from 1985. These were
hung on the upper shelves in toy aisles to grab the attention of passers by.
Both sides of the tag have the same picture on it, so people walking from either
direction could see it. As you can see.. the artwork is very similar to the
pictures featured on the Nestle' Quik Can promo.
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