Retsy Series 1 · Card 0238 · 80-TEC

Here Boy Keyfinder

Whistle once. Your keys whistle back.

A plastic keychain that beeped back whenever you whistled, which worked great unless anyone else in the room whistled.

Card no.: 0238 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1986
Type: Whistle-activated key finder
Found at: Mail-order gadget catalog
Cost back then: $12.99

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness8/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1986

The story of Here Boy Keyfinder

Here Boy keyfinders turned every lost-key hunt into a concert. Dad whistled, the couch cushions beeped, and the dog ran in circles. The trouble was the teakettle, the TV and your little sister, who learned that whistling at dinner made Dad's pocket squawk. It was the first gadget a kid could prank with just their lips.

Fun fact

Movie theaters reportedly sounded like a flock of electronic birds whenever a character whistled on screen.

Six finishes

187 copies of Here Boy Keyfinder exist

Here Boy Keyfinder comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Here Boy Keyfinder, Retsy card 0238 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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