Megalomania Change Purse

This Megalomania change purse by Expression dates from the late 70s/early 80s and is from my childhood collection. It's about 2.5 inches in diameter and is marked $3.40.

Let's Chat Pencil Case

This plastic "Let's Chat" pencil case is by Sony Creative Products and features Penjamin Penguin. It's dated 1982. On the back it is also marked Expression.

I never saw a lot of Sony Creative Products items growing up in the 80s, but I did have a Let's Chat notebook that I remember getting in a dollar store-type place.

Megalomania Eraser

This Megalomania eraser by Expression is from my childhood collection.





It's 3 cm x 4 cm and features the space theme. It's marked $1.00 - pretty pricey for 1980!

Little Gang Stickers

These Little Gang All-Star Stickers feature four adventurous kittens having fun with hot air balloons, bombs, and sardine cans.


While the manufacturer isn't marked on these stickers, this is the same character on the "Scoop" Expression notepad I posted previously. I always thought of this character as "Scoop," although the notepad does say "Little Gang" and that makes more sense! Thanks to Flickr friend *Iron Lace* for pointing this out and solving a piece of the Expression puzzle - check out *Iron Laces*'s eraser with the same Little Gang character. This is made by Sony Creative Products. Now I've noticed that the Sony Creative products items I have do say Expression (but the Expression items do not say Sony Creative Products). Perhaps Expression was taken over by Sony Creative Products?

Megalomania Pencil Case

This Megalomania pencil case by Expression is about 8 inches long and made of metal. It features the flying saucer theme.

Inside:

The bottom indicates the price was $3.20. I've had this since the late 70s/early 80s.

A Stage of Life Pen

This pen features A Stage of Life: Gentle Hippo and his Beautiful Girl Friend:

It was made by Expression and isn't dated, but I've had it since the early 80s. The pen has yellow ink.

Megalomania Comb Set

This Megalomania comb set by Expression features the flying saucer theme. Inside the plastic case is a mirror and a pocket for the comb.

Marked $4.00 and not dated.

Megalomania Mascots

These two Megalomania mascots are furry plush with pompom feet and a rope tail. Each wears a tiny pink jingle bell and stands about 3 inches tall. I've had the one on the left since the early 1980s. The right, somewhat evil-looking mascot was a more recent acquisition from eBay.

Little Gang Scoop Notepad

Another character line from the Japanese company Expression was a group of four white kittens known as Scoop (or possibly Little Gang). This is a die-cut notepad in the shape of a bottle from the early 80s.

The front: News flash! New Star Discovered... We're Seeking Thrills and Adventure Everytime.



An inside page: Let's Challenge Something New! (the back features the same image as the front cover without lines)

The back cover: Create New Life with Expression (all for the price of $2.50)

Megalomania Stickers

Megalomania, a wide-eyed black kitten, was a character from a Japanese company called Expression. More rare than Sanrio, Megalomania and other Expression characters could be obtained at several toy/gift shops in the Bucks County, PA area including The Paper Unicorn, Foster's Toy Store, and The Paper Barn at Peddler's Village in Lahaska.

The character goods from Expression were actually more expensive than Sanrio items, but were worth it since Megalomania was and is my all-time favorite character. No trace of the company Expression seems to exist today.