Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bet You Didn't See This Coming
Labels: brownies elves imps whatever, jewelry, kitsch, vintage, weird
Looking Forward To Spring? Maybe Not With This Old Lawn Sprinkler
It was in Indiana that I found this unusual lawn sprinkler clown made in Defiance, Ohio. Its tin body is held on a cast iron base, and one arm is articulated, holding the hose.
Labels: clowns, collecting, kitsch, lawn kitsch, vintage, weird
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
You Could Be "Shirt Changed"
Labels: 1950s, ephemera, fashion, vintage magazines
Tainted Love
Labels: cool, kitsch, retro style, romance
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
You Got Massage Oil On My Sander!
The tool, "when fitted with sandpapers, completes your handycraft projects. But when you add a massage pad, you can smooth out aching muscles" -- wait, it gets better -- "at a rate of 14,400 strokes per minute". I'm no massage conniseur, but the fastest massager I found online maxed out at 8,000 oscillations per minute. Dremel doesn't mess around. But, make sure you don't mix up the sanding pad with the massage pad...at that speed, a simple mistake could cause instant death. No gears, no brushes, no oil...no mercy. Found in the Jan 1956 issue of The Family Handyman.
Labels: dremel, massage, tools, vintage, vintage advertising
The DECCA Navigator
Inside that 1961 BEA "About Your Flight" Booklet.
Labels: 1960s, planes, tech, tourism, vintage ads, vintage advertising
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tin Man Tick-Tocks, But No Word On His Heart
Labels: cool, jewelry, vintage
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Retro Turquoise Smoking & Magazine Stand
It has a hanging magazine holder, a center stamped template for glasses, cigarettes, matches and a multi colored glass lined area. The turquoise painted portions are wood while the pole is a brass colored metal. It is 18 1/2" tall, 15 1/2" wide and 12 1/2" deep.
Labels: 1950s, cool, decorating, retro, tobacciana, vintage magazines
Far Out, Way Out, Or Way-Way Out?
These and more retro platform shoes at Here's Looking Like You, Kid.
Labels: 1970s, cool, fashion, kitsch, retro, space, space age
She Can't Believe She's In Reader's Digest Either
Ad from a 1968 Reader's Digest magazine; via Flickr.
Labels: 1960s, fashion, retro, vintage ads, vintage advertising, vintage magazines
Monday, January 12, 2009
Kitten Soft?
Labels: 1960s, fashion, gross, kitties, retro, vintage ads, vintage advertising
Magic Trick Fan
An ad in an 1890 issue of Peterson's Magazine.
Labels: antique, ephemera, novelties, vintage ads, vintage advertising
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Have A Coke & A Smile
Seeing as old Coke came with more than a glimpse of thigh, I can see why New Coke just couldn't make it.
Labels: celebs, food, vintage ads, vintage advertising
Using Peer Pressure To Hook Teens On Crossword Puzzles
Dozens of delightful puzzles
Tailored to your taste...and your tempo
Pick up speed as your do along:
Enjoy yourself with the "easies"
or...
Mess around with the "mediums"
or...
Tangle with the "toughies"
Crosswords for Teen Agers, by Murray Rockowitz, copyright 1958 (TAB Books, published by Scholastic), 6th printing, May 1963.
Labels: 1950s, 1960s, books, children, games, hip lingo, puzzles
Vintage Geek Link Round Up
Vintage Goodness helps us all declare our Vintage Geek Pride.
Speaking of geeks, Michael Duff made me smile with his comment on the definition of "geek":
Past Perfect Vintage gives us history lessons on the inaugural dress of former First Ladies.The Urban Dictionary defines “geek” as: The people you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult.
All this really proves is that the Urban Dictionary is written by geeks.
Cheetah Velour knows her stuff. The proof lies in the stuff she didn't buy -- and with good reason!
Crafting geeks, I wonder how well you know your pine cones!
Labels: collecting, cool, fashion, stuff, vintage
Saturday, January 10, 2009
F Troop Postcard 1967
Labels: 1960s, celebs, ephemera, retro, television
Little Black Sambo Fashions
Vintage 1950's dress, scarf and hat ensemble.
Labels: 1950s, fashion, racist
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Ma Bell Rings Yer Bell
Labels: 1970s, fashion, retro, telephones, vintage advertising
Baby Midget Velvet Grip Hose Supporter
The ad was found in a 1921 issue of Modern Priscilla.
Labels: 1920s, fashion, Save The Baby, vintage ads, vintage advertising
Macramé A Lampshade
Labels: 1970s, 1980s, crafting, decorating, free patterns, kitsch, retro
That 70's Furniture
Via Conde Nast.
Labels: 1970s, chair, decorating, furniture, retro
Good Night, Nurse?
Labels: 1960s, books, collecting, kitsch, nurses, retro
Reach Out And Touch Someone
1970 ad campaign tee shirt from AT&T (Bell System) phone company.
Labels: 1970s, fashion, retro, telephones, vintage advertising
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Hey 12 Year Olds, Knit Underpants For Sasha & Gregor
Labels: dolls, free patterns, knitting
How To Serve Kitschy Kitschy Food
Labels: clowns, kitchen, kitsch, vintage
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
You Always Wanted To Blast Her Skirt Off
Labels: cool, fashion, retro style, space age
Most Awesome Family Portrait Ever
Billy Dee Williams, Drew Barrymore, Ann-Margret and Bonnie Franklin, from Life, 1984.
Labels: 1980s, celebs, cool, old photographs, photographs
Thursday, January 1, 2009
When Snow Globes Attack
Labels: frosty the snowman, news, snow globes, weird
New Year, New You: Workout With Dumbells
I prefer Russell's method myself.
Labels: celebs, humor, new year's day, old photographs, self-improvement