Month: October 2011

Modern Woman Mondays: Bored Housewife Edition

Estell and Patsy were ahead of their house cleaning – and ahead of their time, for certainly they ought to have had their own television show.

Photo via Lynnstudios.

There Might Just Be A Reason For The Masks

We don’t always wish to be remembered for our costumes… Would you be proud to discover your ancestor in this vintage Halloween photo, circa 1920s? Wouldn’t you prefer to remain ignorant to grandpa in blackface? I’d prefer he was the gas-mask wearing guy. But never ever the horn-playing clown. I’m fine, however, with cross-dressing grandma. I have plenty of those in my family tree. (I’m pretty sure I posted pics of that somewhere… But I couldn’t find them, even with Google’s help. Bummer.)

Photo via Lynnstudios.

Look for the other Kitschy Kitschy Coo Halloween posts here and here.

Vintage Ephemera Requesting Sergeant’s Dog Book

An old postcard of the 12th Green Drumlins “Pay As You Play” Golf Course, Syracuse, N.Y. used to send in for the FREE 40-page illustrated Dog Book from Sergeant’s Dog Medicines. As I said, it kind of makes you wonder if Theodore ever got his book, doesn’t it?

Craft Scan Friday, Walrus Edition, Goo Goo G’joob

A child’s cardigan and matching socks set to knit as shown in this fab photo from Coat’s & Clark’s Favorite Designs to Knit & Crochet, book number 198, copyright 1970.

Instructions / patterns below.

A 1962 Bouffant Optical Illusion

When I first looked at this cover of the 1962 Christmas Recipes booklet, “To you, best ever, from” Wisconsin Power and Light Company, I thought the image was of one woman with a huge bouffant — or some furry hat. But apparently it’s a woman and her child.