By the numbers Plastic flamingos

1946: Year the flamingo was first included in a “Plastics for the Lawn” collection made by Union Products of Leominster, Mass.

1970: Popularity dives – Sears removes the flamingo offering from its catalog

1984: Popular once more, thanks to Miami Vice

Source: Wikipedia.com

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