A vintage Butterick Brownie costume pattern; via.
Category: Ephemera
Antique Witch Costume Brings Big Bucks, Some Assembly Required
This antique Butterick pattern for a witch costume dating to 1898 recently sold for $199.99. Images from the seller, wiskeycowboy.
See Also – Sewing Pattern History: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four.
Muddled Meanderings in an Outhouse
Poetry straight out of the potty, Muddled Meanderings in an Outhouse by Bob Ross features photos of old outhouses too. We’ve got a copy for sale at Exit 55 Antiques; you can call the store direct at 218) 998-3088 or contact us here if interested. Otherwise, there’s Amazon and eBay.
When Ghosts Won’t Say Boo
They use signs to introduce themselves to you. Photo from Lynnstudios.
Some Wait For The Candy To Come To Them
Via Lynnstudios.
Duck Hunting
Consider it training, hunting for vegetarians (depending upon the donut recipe), or just a silly party game, this vintage shooting gallery game idea came from that vintage donut party book.
Wrestling From Chicago, 1954
Comical illustration is the heavyweight of this vintage newspaper ad.
Presidential Hats
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.”
I Love Cars That Love Shell
Vintage newspaper ad for Shell gasoline with TCP, 1959, featuring illustrated cars so cute I could coo!
Nancy Was A Shaun Cassidy Fan
I found this vintage Arrow Scholastic Book Services order form inside one of the retro ’70s books. You’ll notice that Nancy was ordering the Shaun Cassidy Scrapbook. Which proves just how much of a fan she was, because this slip was the bookmark in that very book. Maybe they gave the order slips back when they passed out the books… Maybe not. I prefer to think of Nancy as ordering an extra copy. You know, to keep one clean and drool free. Wherever you are, Nancy, we salute you!
While we’re talking about Shaun Cassidy, note the photos of him with Darth Vader, a Harlem Globe Trotter, and John Wayne which are found inside the book.
