One sure way to make sure people don’t blow their noses in your head kerchief is to knit it. No one likes to snot on the knots.
Pattern from the 1969 Bernat Handicrafter Learn To Knit Book #127.
May 27th, 2011
It’s Craft Scan Friday, So Don’t Blow It
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March 12th, 2011
Laying A Finger Aside Of His Nose
What little boy wouldn’t want a Nose Shower Gel Dispenser
March 2nd, 2011
Tea Inside; Smoking and Crumpets Outside.
Bad dog! Smoking must be done outside, like your other business.
Vintage signed Burmel hankie via JonesAntiques.
February 27th, 2011
Bicycles Built For Ah-Choo
February 26th, 2011
Vintage Norwegian Travel Hanky
A vintage “how the Norwegians say it” hankie, presumably so you could politely pretend to sneeze while figuring out what to say — or what was being said to you — on your trip to Norway:
In case the images don’t make things clear (and they didn’t for this person of German descent), here’s a translation (courtesy of hubby, who is of Norwegian descent):
tusen takk = thank you
skål = cheers
pen pike = pretty girl
jeg elsker deg = I love you
værsågod = you’re welcome
god tur = nice trip
morn = ‘morning!
takk for maten = thank you for the meal
While discussing this vintage handkerchief, hubby noted the crosses on all the helmets…
“It’s so you can tell them from the Vikings,” I said.
“Norwegians were Vikings,” he replied.
Über fail for me.
Hanky found at HANKIESANDMORE.
February 16th, 2011
The Dionne Quintuplets Were Nothing To Sneeze At
January 7th, 2011
Gretchen Was A Huffer
Vintage Vicks VapoRub ad found in the November 1964 issue of Family Circle.
December 19th, 2010
Why Train Engineers Wore Handkerchiefs
Another bit from Caricature, circa 1915. This bit about a dirty-faced train engineer in Tickville is credited to George Bingham.
October 22nd, 2010
Just Ethel’s Luck
She finally got to the show, finally got a photo of her in her pretty hat published, and there Ethel is – blowing her nose. …Looks like Johnny’s eating a booger too. Oh, everyone was so proud.
This is the back cover of “367 prize winning household hints” from The Armour Radio Show Hint Hunt, a booklet from the daily CBS radio show. (Some tips are better than others — or at least the prizes awarded would be different.)
According to the booklet, which looks to be from the 1940s, there was to be a series of Hint Hunt booklets; however, this is the only booklet I’ve seen, the dirty rotten liars.
May 24th, 2010
You’re A Much More Dedicated Seller Than I
Etsy seller seafoamSAFARI is so dedicated to photographing her vintage wares that she made time at her own wedding to have a photo of herself and the bridesmaids pose with her vintage handkerchief inventory. Well, at least that’s what I think. I could be lying; it might be prom. Or I could just be jealous.
