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May 17th, 2013

Free 3D Mustache

by Derek

It seems you can 3D print anything these days, from a bikini to a gum-chewer’s face to a gun —  but some people in Colorado are putting the technology to an even better use:  manufacturing fake mustaches in fancy colors!  If you live in Denver you can get one of your own this weekend, by attending the “Intro to 3D Printing” class at The Concoctory on Saturday.

3d-printed-mustache-the-concoctery-denver

May 13th, 2013

Kitschy Kischy Coolie

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Ahh, when racism ran rampant… Another coolie, this one by W H Bossons (of Congleton, England), who apparently specialized in, err, interesting faces. More on Bossons here. This specific item is for sale in our case at Antiques On Broadway.

vintage bossons coolie head

May 11th, 2013

Turtle Outfits

by Derek

I refuse to believe these have any practical use.  The only explanation is that this Etsy shop is where turtle superheroes get all their outfits.  Supervillains, maybe, but I’ve never heard of a turtle supervillain before.  Turtles can’t be evil, can they?

turtle-outfits-crocheted-hats

(they’re so you can see your turtle when they wander away in your lawn.  Don’t worry, it’s a turtle, you still have several days to catch up with them before they’re out of eyeshot. )

May 9th, 2013

Happy Hippo

by Derek

Oh, Wal-Mart, I think you might be mistaken…or the reason that hippo is so happy is because he got his rhino costume in the mail and is trying it on for the first time:

happy-hippo-is-it-a-rhino

May 6th, 2013

Wrestling From Chicago, 1954

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Comical illustration is the heavyweight of this vintage newspaper ad.

wrestling 1954 syracuse post standard

May 4th, 2013

Dames & Dogs #72

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Elke Sommer pup 1963

May 3rd, 2013

Presidential Hats

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Garry Moore, narrator of The Right Man (a show about past American presidential campaigns which aired prior to the 1960 election), wearing “headgear suggesting the days of Abe Lincoln (stovepipe), Grover Cleveland (soft beaver), Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Rider model) and something that looks as if it might be a brown derby.”

san antonio light oct 23 1960 garry moore in presidential hats

April 26th, 2013

The Terrifyingly Pastel Kitsch Hell Case

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

An case of retro kitsch collectibles, including Care Bears, My Little Ponies, figurines, jewelery and bits and bobs in sheer pastel bags, and whatnot at Antiques On Broadway in Fargo, ND.

terrifyinlgy pastel retro

care bears and other scary pastel retro kitsch

terrifyingly pastel case

pastel kitsch hell

April 25th, 2013

I Love Cars That Love Shell

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Vintage newspaper ad for Shell gasoline with TCP, 1959, featuring illustrated cars so cute I could coo!

shell ad 1959

April 24th, 2013

Thundarr Eats He-Man For Lunch

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

And Thundarr carries He-Man in a cool blue lunchbox until Thundarr is hungry — because F-U, that’s why.

Thundarr the Barbarian Dome Lunchbox