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.
Everyone knows that a mustache is a stylish addition to your eveningwear – but what if you don’t have enough time to grow one before your black-tie event? Strap one on your shirt, and dance the night away in style:
Via, but don’t forget how much we love mustaches around here.
This retro men’s shirt by Manhattan isn’t just called The Nut Shirt for the heck of it; it has brass nut-covered buttons, dude. Available from farmcountryamerica. And I might just bid on it for my screw-y husband.
Nick Janson, a 22-year-old locksmith who calls himself an “amateur escapeologist” re-creates a Houdini favorite, escaping from the straight jacket while hanging upside-down. Another cagey trick: escaping out of a locked padded cell.
Another scan from that 1954 issue of People Today.
And they guarantee you’ll lose weight too!
Another scan from that 1954 issue of People Today, this time an ad (one of the few advertisements in the magazine) for Kelpidine Candy. There was a gum too.
“Kelpidine” doesn’t sound tasty, but it’s not as unfortunate a name as Ayds weight loss candy.
Anyway, People Today is rather a mini-men’s mag, so I feel rather weirded-out that the ad depicts a “fat chick.” If this was a February issue of the publication, I’d be convinced guys were supposed to give their fat wives a box of Kelpidine for Valentine’s Day.
But I guess the guys were just supposed to buy her weight-loss candy “just because.”
When I saw this retro Royal Pudding football player ad…
I was reminded of this vintage My-T-Fine pudding pudding pantyhose promo…
And naturally I thought of Joe Namath and his infamous 1974 Beautymist pantyhose commercial.
I too made some money wagering off the video game. If you’re a retro gaming nerd, check out The Arcade Flyer Archive and Retro Programming.
James Dean could have just told Rock Hudson, “No, thank you.”
