Who wouldn’t want to toss fruit jar rings — or any rings, really– at this adorable elephant’s trunk? A “one hour evening project” from Deltagram, May/June 1943.
March 25th, 2011
Join Us At The Tavern
Vintage black and white photo of folks in a bar, tavern or night club. At our table, bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. The lady smoke Pall Malls; the gentlemen, Lucky Strikes. The other lady has her smokes hidden in her cigarette case or, as we called ‘em, “weasel pouch.” Two ladies at our table are wearing hats, as are several gentlemen seated at the bar.
Measures 5 by 7 inches; 1945 ink stamped on back, along with 7-17-28.
For sale from us at eBay.
March 25th, 2011
Craft Scan Friday: Dopey Baby Hat
Um, that’s a “dopey” hat for baby… We don’t know if your baby has to be dopey to wear it or not. We’d bet that any baby wearing said knitted hat will appear slightly dopey — but in that charming way babies can get away with. Anyway, enjoy the free knitting pattern.
Pattern from 1969 Bernat Handicrafter Learn To Knit Book #127.
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March 25th, 2011
Charmkins!
FYI, there’s just a few hours left on this Charmkins lot we’ve listed on eBay.
For posterity, and future identification, here’s what’s all included:
The 1980′s sensation, Hasbro’s Charmkins – the “scented jewelry playmates”.
This lot includes the plastic Charmkins Jewelry Carrying Case and the following charms / dolls and accessory items:
Dragonweed Mail Order Charmkin
Brown-Eyed Susan (the first one) & her Ribbon Choker
Flower Godmother ChrysantheMum
Blossom Petal Pusher
Half-An-Inchworm (no ID tag, but wears the pink keychain from Petal Pusher)
Sweet Bea and Honey Bee Train
Petal Pink Puppy & Ring Morning Glory & her Bowtie Barrette
Lily Belle
2 Lady Slippers
My Pixie Pony (who looks too much like Hasbro’s My Little Pony to be accidental)plus a pink picnic table (likely from the Whippoorwill Flower Mill playset) and a pink chord/necklace
March 24th, 2011
You Should Get Your Eyes Checked
Select photos scanned from pages in Professional & Technical Services Essential To Eye Care, copyright 1942, 1949, American Optical Company, U.S.A.
March 24th, 2011
Eat Your Strawberry Shortcake & Keep It Too
There are a lot of Wilton Strawberry Shortcake cake pans or molds on eBay, many are even authentic retro items. But we’re the only one with the Strawberry Shortcake Cake Decorating Kit by Wilton.
Included in the box is the heavy aluminum foil Strawberry Shortcake pan and the complete instructions for baking and decorating, which has three variations for decorating: Strawberry Shortcake with a letter, with a greeting card (likely for Valentine’s Day), and with a gift.
Box measures roughly 15 x 12 inches; foil pan is about 14 inches tall (outside edges). Copyright date is 1982, American Greeting Corp.
March 23rd, 2011
Stick That In Your Mary Poppins Scrapbook & Save It
This vintage Mary Poppins scrapbook is unused. Copyright date of 1964, Walt Disney Productions; measures 14 and 1/2 by 11 and 3/4 inches.
March 23rd, 2011
LOVE ME.
Don’t worry, people: they’re not real teeth. Who’d snuggle with a toy that had real human teeth in it? Insanity. No, these are fake teeth, which makes them all the more lovable. Just look at that face: don’t you just want to cuddle with it all night long, tucked in soundly next to your sleeping body, watching over you all through the darkness of night?
According to this forum post, Mrs McGettrick saw somebody selling a bag of fake teeth on eBay, and wondered who’d buy such a thing. Nobody can explain how she became the highest bidder. Of course, the next logical step is to install them into Ugly-Doll-looking things, and then call them Fugglers.
March 22nd, 2011
The World’s First Atomic Refuge
According to this vintage brochure for Meramec Caverns, the caverns had geological formations which would “give the greatest protection against atomic shock and radiation. A modern Noah’s Ark is anticipated.”
March 21st, 2011
Modern Woman Mondays & Some Sort Of A Hat Collide
Hey, ladies, “buy by the kit and save” when you make your own hats! From Fox Millinery Supply Spring-Summer Catalog 1966.
And, “Fruit & Berry Hats To Copy” — because, unlike Carmen Miranda, you need “new ideas,” and “helpful hints” to make “‘THOSE’ Clever Small Hats.” (Also included, “Make An Easter & Summer Veil Hat.”) From the 1961 Louie Miller catalog.
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