August 2011 – Page 2 – Kitschy Kitschy Coo

Biker Gang At Melvin’s Drive In

A snazzy gang of girls; circa 1940s.

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater’s Replacement

Touko Amano (from Bungaku Shoujo), sitting in, and eating, a watermelon.

Just Hatched

Vintage pottery planter of a freshly hatched duckling (or chick?), complete with eggshell hat, spotted at a thrift store today.

Dames & Dogs #42

Note the arcade sign in the background… Is she leaving that poor pup there while she goes to the arcade? Or has she just stopped to have her photo taken?

“The single suspender accents a new slant!” And they go so dern well with bandana shirts too. Amazingly, the hillbilly look was expensive. A $6.95 pair of pants in 1956 is equal to $56 today; a $4.95 top is equal to $40 today.

Vintage fashion Thermo-Jac ad from the Amarillo Globe-Times, November 9, 1956.

Vintage Pinup Barricade

Hey, Selma, the console TV doesn’t weigh enough — if we want to block the door, you’ll need to lay on top of it. (If her name was Theda, it might be a Theda Bara-cade!)

Via.

The Illuminants

So many bright ideas; so many hats. The Illuminants, Ziegfeld Follies Midnight Frolic; Via.

Weird Old Spanish Miniatures

While researching miniature toy maker Charles Hall, I stumbled into the following gems at this toy soldier collecting site:

You’d be forgiven for thinking that this was a member of the Ku Klux Klan! In fact it’s 54mm plastic figure of a hooded penitent from a holy week procession. Made is Spain but maker unknown, probably sold as a souvenier to raise funds for charity rather than a toy.